CHICAGO, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT
Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced today that its JBT FoodTech
business signed a contract with a global food and beverage company
in excess of €5 million (approximately U.S. $6.7 million).
JBT FoodTech will provide a completely new fruit-based beverage
blending line to be installed in Asia. This new beverage line will be used for
the production of orange juice-based drinks.
"We are very pleased with the continued confidence expressed by
the fruit-based beverage industry in JBT's leading fruit processing
and sterilization technologies," said Steve
Smith, Vice President and General Manager for JBT FoodTech's
Food Processing Systems Division.
The order was received in the second quarter of 2012 with the
project currently scheduled to be operational in the second quarter
of 2013.
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 3,200 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 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