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Press Release: Universal Pure Acquires Stay Fresh Foods

VILLA RICA, GA (July 17, 2019) – Universal Pure Holdings LLC (“Universal Pure”), the largest independent provider of high pressure processing services in North America and a portfolio company of Tilia Holdings, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Stay Fresh Foods LLC (“Stay Fresh”) as of July 1, 2019. The transaction combines two recognized … Continued

HPP Summit Series: Session Highlights with Shawn Stevens

In October we kicked off our first ever HPP Summit Series of monthly webinars. Every month we will spotlight expert speakers from the food, beverage, and HPP industry. Each session will be live and interactive, including speaker Q&A sessions. Following the webinars, we will provide an on-demand version to all attendees. We  are excited to … Continued

HPP Summit Series: Session Highlights with Manny Picciola

In October we kicked off our first ever HPP Summit Series of monthly webinars. Every month until October 2019, we will spotlight expert speakers from the food, beverage, and HPP industry. Each session will be live and interactive, including speaker Q&A sessions. Following the webinars, we will provide an on-demand version to all attendees. We … Continued

HPP Summit Series Speaker Spotlight : Manny Picciola

  To kick-off the HPP Summit Series, we are pleased to present our friend Manny Picciola, Managing Director, L.E.K. Consulting. Manny is the Head of the Food and Beverage practice in Chicago. During his 15+ year consulting career, Manny has managed and executed client engagements spanning Corporate Growth Strategy, Business Design, Mergers & Acquisitions support, Integration, and … Continued

Differentiating Private Label Products with High Pressure Processing (HPP)

With many grocery stores developing their own private label brands, the competition is rising among these retailers to differentiate their products. Quality, taste, price point, and packaging – these are all important factors for consumers when they are deciding which brand to purchase. But what happens when all brands are equal in these aspects? What … Continued

Petfood Forum TV Interview With CEO Mark Duffy

From gourmet dinners to specialty meat toppings, the pet food industry is booming with innovation. Pet owners are more concerned than ever about what they are feeding their four-legged friends. The “humanization of pet food” continues to gain momentum, which is driving pet food manufacturers to seek out ways to clean up their product labels … Continued

2018 Food Safety Summit Interview With Universal Pure CEO Mark Duffy

Earlier this year, our team participated in the 2018 Food Safety Summit in Rosemont, IL. This was our first time exhibiting under our new Universal Pure branding, which included our redesigned trade show booth. We were well represented as “the largest provider of outsourced HPP services in North America.” In addition to his speaking engagement … Continued

Using HPP to Produce Cleaner-Label Raw Pet Foods

Following the their presentation at the Petfood Forum last month, our CEO, Mark Duffy, along with Nature’s Variety’s COO, Aaron Grimm, were featured in the Petfood Industry Magazine. Below is an excerpt of the original article.   By Alyssa Conway April 25, 2018               “High-pressure processing is an effective … Continued

High Pressure Processing (HPP) Enables Cleaner-Label Pet Food

Over the last several years, the “cleaner label movement” has had an influential impact on the food and beverage industry – health conscious consumers are demanding products with less additives or preservatives and more whole foods in their most natural form. Shoppers are educating themselves and reading the labels more carefully to protect themselves and … Continued

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