IFU Awards presented to Hans Jürgen Hofsommer and Tetra Pak

*****Press release*****

11-10-19

IFU AWARDS PRESENTED TO HANS JÜRGEN HOFSOMMER AND TETRA PAK

The IFU (International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association) has, once again, awarded one company from the juice industry and one person for his long standing active support of the juice industry: Tetra Pak received the “IFU Award for Innovation” for their production concept solution combining UV and filtration technology, Mr. Hans Jürgen Hofsommer received the “IFU Award for Significant Contribution”. Both awards were presented during this years` Juice Summit Gala Dinner in Antwerp, Belgium.

Mr. Hans Jürgen Hofsommer is the founder of GfL laboratory in Berlin, dedicated to serving the juice industry with expert analysis. He has been a long standing member and supporter of IFU being the Methods of Analysis (MAC) chair in the 1980’s and 1990’s developing the extensive catalogue of IFU methods of analysis. He truly is a dedicated contributor to the juice industry.

Maria Norlin accepted the award on behalf of Tetra Pak and gave the worlds` first presentation on this technology combining UV and filtration at the IFU Technical Workshop in Athens earlier this year. The IFU Technical Workshop is the place to be to learn about ground breaking technology.

Maria Norlin has worked at Tetra Pak Processing Systems since 2008 across different areas of expertise, such as technical product management within Mixing, Blending, Dosing, as well as product management within Heating.

Maria is currently leading a team of food technologists and product managers responsible for developing and managing the Tetra Pak JNSD Processing Portfolio and technology expertise. She has a Master of Science in Chemical Biology, with a focus on Bioprocess Engineering from Linköpings University, Institute of Technology in Sweden.

Tetra Pak`s technology utilises sterile filtration in conjunction with heat processing for juice, nectar and still drinks which reduces energy consumption by 2/3rds: A sustainable solution for the future.

Congratulations to the awards winners! The possibility to nominate individual persons, associations or companies for the 2020 Awards will be announced in summer 2020.

Links:

Presentations from the IFU Technical Workshop 2019 (for members only): https://ifu-fruitjuice.com/page/TechnicalWorkshopPresentations

Registration for the IFU Technical Workshop 2020: https://ifu-fruitjuice.com/event/TW2020

GfL - Gesellschaft für Lebensmittelforschung mbH: https://www.gfl-berlin.com/home

Tetra Pak press release: https://www.tetrapak.com/about/newsarchive/tetra-pak-wins-ifu-2019-innovation-award

White Paper - New production concept: Redefining JNSD beverage line architecture with filtration and UV  https://www.tetrapak.com/about/cases-articles/jnsd-beverage-lines-with-filtration-and-uv

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