CHICAGO, Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT
Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced today that its JBT FoodTech
business has signed a contract valued at $4
million with Malaysia-based
PML Dairies, a wholly owned subsidiary of F&N Holdings Berhad.
JBT FoodTech will supply filling, closing and sterilization
technologies at PML Dairies' new Pulau Indah milk processing
plant.
F&N is the biggest canned milk producer in South East Asia with products including
sweetened condensed, evaporated and sterilized canned milk, milk
and dairy products, pasteurized juices and ice cream.
"We are very pleased with F&N's continued confidence in
JBT's leading in-container processing technologies," said
Juan Podesta, Vice President and
General Manager for JBT FoodTech's Food Processing Systems
Division. "This project is an excellent example of how JBT FoodTech
is partnering with global customers and supporting the development
and expansion of the Asian food industry."
The order was received in fourth quarter of 2010 with the
project completion scheduled for the second quarter of 2011.
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology
solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation
industries. JBT Corporation designs, manufactures, tests and
services technologically sophisticated systems and products for
regional and multi-national industrial food processing customers
through its JBT FoodTech segment and for domestic and international
air transportation customers through its JBT AeroTech segment. JBT
Corporation employs approximately 3,300 people worldwide and
operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations
located in over 25 countries. For more information please visit
www.jbtcorporation.com or www.jbtfoodtech.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical
nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond
the Company's ability to control. These risks and uncertainties are
described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that may be accessed on the Company's website.
The Company cautions shareholders and prospective investors that
actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the
forward-looking statements.
SOURCE JBT Corporation