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From the freezer to the table

Marine biologist Clarence Birdseye is the inventor of frozen food

Every year on 6 March, we celebrate "Frozen Food Day" around the world. This date 6 March 1930 marks the day when residents of the small town of Springfield in the US state of Massachusetts were able to buy packaged food in frozen form for the first time. This was the birth of frozen food. Vegetables, fruit and fish were offered.

We have the marine biologist Clarence Birdseye to thank for this revolutionary innovation in the field of food preservation. On his research trips to Labrador in Newfoundland between 1915 and 1922, he repeatedly witnessed how the Inuit used the cold in their icy habitat to preserve their staple food, fish, for a long time: they froze it.

Frozen food is better

For consumers

Today, frozen food is a modern aid for fast, practical, healthy and sustainable nutrition. It fits perfectly into our fast-paced times, when work and family often have to be balanced.

For the kitchen at home, frozen food offers many decisive advantages:

Natural

Preservation without preservatives: food is preserved in its original form with all its nutrients.

Vitamin-rich

Flash-frozen directly at harvest: The natural vitamins are preserved and are not lost through long transport routes and storage as is the case with fresh products.

Fresh

Not tied to the season: Enjoy fresh, seasonal products all year round.

Individual

Saves time and money: frozen food can be stocked and prepared quickly.

Considerable

Frozen food has a long shelf life and is easy to portion: this avoids food waste and is good for the environment.

Tastier

The cold encloses all the flavours and thus preserves the typical taste of the food.

Frozen food is better

For professional users

For professional chefs, frozen food has long been an indispensable product that ideally complements fresh food.

For professional users such as hotels and restaurants, canteen kitchens and caterers, frozen food scores with decisive advantages:

Economic efficiency

By eliminating almost all preparatory work, energy, water and personnel costs can be saved.

Hygiene

The freezing process largely inhibits microbiological processes that lead to food spoilage or a proliferation of pathogenic germs. This reduces microbiological risks of frozen products to almost zero.

Product safety

Industrially manufactured frozen products meet all the requirements for safe and hygienically perfect food, taking into account food hygiene regulations, the HACCP concept and national and international standards.

Shelf life and storability

In addition to product safety, constant availability and preparation safety, frozen foods are characterised above all by problem-free storage and a long shelf life.

Flexibility and seasonality

Frozen products are always available at any time and are therefore absolutely season-independent.

Preparation reliability

Frozen products simplify everyday kitchen procedures considerably and are available in various degrees of convenience.

Portionability

Frozen foods can be taken as needed, flexibly adapted to requirements.

Fresh

Frozen food retains a high content of vitamins and nutrients – even after a longer storage period.

Calculability

Frozen products promise more stable prices and thus better calculation security. They make the professional kitchen largely independent of the respective daily prices. This makes good long-term costing possible.