Apparatus and Method for Processing and Distribution of Peishable Food Products
First Claim
1. A method of processing and distribution of a perishable food product for supplying remote retail outlets with cabinet ready products, the method including the steps of:
- placing primal products in a sealable reusable container;
removing the primals from the container and processing the primals into retail products;
storing the retail products in a central storage facility;
receiving a retail order;
selecting retail products in the central storage facility dependent on the retail order, and;
transporting the selected products in a sealable reusable container to a remote retail facility in cabinet ready form.
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Abstract
A method of processing and distributing perishable food products, including the steps of processing the primals and storing in a central location until ordered, a method of containerization of meat products including compression and storage, a method of processing meat products including chilling and monitoring demand, for the meat, a method of processing food products including modifying the atmosphere in the container and altering pressure as necessary, a method of loading containers into a vehicle comprising separate conveying means for loading and unloading, and a conveyor sorting apparatus having an endless belt and an article contacting surface moving substantially perpendicular to the primary conveyor.
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1. A method of processing and distribution of a perishable food product for supplying remote retail outlets with cabinet ready products, the method including the steps of:
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placing primal products in a sealable reusable container; removing the primals from the container and processing the primals into retail products; storing the retail products in a central storage facility; receiving a retail order; selecting retail products in the central storage facility dependent on the retail order, and; transporting the selected products in a sealable reusable container to a remote retail facility in cabinet ready form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. Apparatus for processing and distribution of a perishable food product for supplying remote retail outlets with cabinet ready products, the apparatus including:
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a sealable reusable container for storage of primal products; processing means to process the primals into retail products; a storage facility in which to store the retail products; a control system to receive a retail order, select retail products in the central storage facility dependent on the retail order, and; transport apparatus to transport the selected products in a sealable reuseable container to a remote retail facility in cabinet ready form.
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33. A method of containerization of meat in a meat processing or distribution operation comprising the steps of
providing a container having a base and at least one wall dependent therefrom, providing a compression apparatus and a shelving apparatus, receiving a meat primal, selecting one of the compression apparatus or shelving apparatus dependent on the primal, placing the meat cut in the container on the shelving apparatus or in the compression apparatus, placing the selected apparatus in the container, and closing the container.
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35. Apparatus for storage, treatment or distribution of meat comprising,
a container having a base and at least one wall dependent therefrom, and accessory apparatus adapted for disposal within the container, the accessory apparatus being selected from compression apparatus, shelving apparatus or product cooling apparatus or a combination thereof.
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36. A method of processing meat, the method comprising the steps of
placing one or more meat primals in a container, storing the container in a chiller, monitoring the length of time for which the meat has been stored in the chiller, monitoring demand for the meat, and introducing meat into the chiller based on the demand.
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