Maarten Beijen

Octofrost Processing Branche: Industrie, Machines

Bedrijfsomschrijving

OctoFrost AB is a globally recognized supplier of food processing equipment with a deep focus on thermal treatment such as blanching, cooking, chilling and IQF freezing. OctoFrost cooling machines & equipment can be used for processing a wide range of IQF products (fruits, vegetables, berries, seafood, meat, poultry, pasta, dairy, and grains) and are designed with keeping customers’ needs in mind: a natural appearance of the products, optimal food safety, high yield and energy efficiency.

With a global coverage of sales and customer service, the company has over 300 successful installations at customers located in more than 50 countries across 5 continents. OctoFrost is committed to a world with better food quality and reduced food waste by improving solutions for freshly frozen food.

OctoFrost™ food processing equipment is more than just a safe buy. By interacting with traders around the world, we are helping our customers get new orders for their top quality OctoFrost™ IQF frozen products through the online networking platform OctoFrost Link.

Our skilled and passionate staff strives to be at the forefront of the food processing equipment industry, making sure that our clients’ needs are met. We are rewarded by numerous repeat orders and recommendations from our customers worldwide.

Short History
The company was established in 1999 in Malmö, Sweden, where the headquarters remain. In 2015, the company name changed from IQF Frost AB to OctoFrost AB, IQF Frost Inc. to OctoFrost Inc., and ProFrost AB to OctoFrost Technology AB. All companies are part of the umbrella company—OctoFrost Group with the existing owner structure.

In 2017, OctoFrost Group took over 100% of the shares of the Dutch Innotec Systems BV, a well-known manufacturer of customized industrial food processing machinery and industrial food processing lines. Innotec had strong expertise in thermal processes like blanching, cooking, and chilling. This acquisition made OctoFrost Group a key player in the industry.

OUR VALUES
Vision
We are committed to a world with better food quality and reduced food waste by improving solutions for freshly frozen food.

Mission
Our mission is to reach out to all food producers worldwide, listen to their needs, develop and manufacture IQF processing solutions with a focus on product appearance, food safety, high yield and energy efficiency.

Our Values
The company OctoFrost was founded based on a customer need with a technology that distinguishes us from existing solutions. The innovation continues with us through our continuous improvements on real customer problems. We act on the global market and are competing with organizations from all over the world, which makes us drive to further improvements.

The three main bullets below have been the guiding light in how we work and strive to succeed.

Core Focus
The three main values that have been the guiding light in how we at OctoFrost work and strive to succeed include:

Customer Focus
Our customers’ real needs shall guide us in how we act in our development. The aim is to give our customers more than what they expect (soft values). We have a living contact with all our customers for direct feedback on the performance of our IQF technology.

Entrepreneurship
We shall revolutionize the IQF industry by a better understanding of aerodynamics and freezing results and use it as an advantage for OctoFrost. New business concepts shall be developed, tested and evaluated. Our IQF freezers shall perform better through continuous improvements. Through our focus and knowledge, we strive for being the most respected player in the IQF industry.

Efficiency
Our internal processes shall be effective and measurable, free of unnecessary and non-value adding activities. We are cost-conscious in how we act. Our starting point in the design of OctoFrost’s IQF freezing tunnel is standard solutions, but with innovative design and functions when there is a clear customer value. We learn from industry and adjust to the changing environment that our customers are facing.

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