MUNDELEIN, IL / ACCESSWIRE / July 29, 2015 / Z Trim Holdings, Inc. ("ZTH") (PINKSHEETS: ZTHO ), an AgriTech company providing value-added ingredients to a variety of industries, today announced their success in showing the food industry how their multifunctional products extend yields while improving texture at this year's Institute of Food Technologists ("IFT") Annual Meeting & Food Expo. The IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo is the only annual event that brings together the brightest minds and the most respected food professionals from around the world in industry, government, and academia. From trendsetters in product development to senior-level executives from the world's top food companies to department heads from leading universities, you'll find them at IFT15.
Z Trim demonstrated an 8% yield increase in a sausage manufactured by Big Fork Brands. Big Fork Brands, www.bigforkbrands.com is a Chicago-based, family-owned company specializing in handcrafted, artisanal sausages using all-natural pork and nitrite-free hardwood smoked bacon.
"The meat and poultry industry is hampered by higher prices at a time when consumers are more educated and are demanding natural ingredients," said Z Trim CEO Ed Smith. "Our Natural Z Trim offers the meat manufacturers an extended yield and a better-finished product meeting both the consumers and manufacturer's needs. Z Trim is proving to be the perfect choice."
"This was Big Fork's first time working with Z Trim," said Lance Avery, founder and chef of Big Fork Brands. "Z Trim's claim is that it helps in moisture retention and can increase yields. After seeing and tasting our sausage for three long days at the trade show, Big Fork is a believer that Z Trim works, both in moisture retention and yield extension. Very impressive! We are looking forward to adding Z Trim to our product line."
"We went through over 200 pounds of sausage in three days," said Lynda Carroll, Z Trim VP of Applications. "We demonstrated to food scientists and meat manufacturers from all parts of the world how Z Trim's technology is a proven winner when it comes to cost savings and a better eating experience."
The Company invites interested parties to watch a demonstration video of Z Trim extending meat products on its home page at www.ztrim.com. Applications range from beef and steak patties to pork, poultry and fish products. The product can also provide cost savings in seasonings and blends for meat products. The Company's applications team stands ready to engage additional potential customers of all sizes interested in learning more.
ABOUT Z TRIM(R)
Z Trim Holdings, Inc. (www.ztrim.com) is an AgriTech company that owns existing, and has developed new, products and processes to transform biomass for uses in the food and industrial markets. Using revolutionary technology designed to produce value-added ingredients across virtually all food industry categories, the Company's food division currently sells a line of products that can help food manufacturers reduce their costs and solve many production problems. These all-natural ingredients, among other things, help to reduce fat and calories, add fiber, provide shelf-stability, prevent oil migration, and add binding capacity -- all without degrading the taste and texture of the finished products. Perhaps most significantly, Z Trim's products can help extend yields, and thereby increase its customers' gross margins. The Company's industrial division, opened in 2012, offers eco-friendly ingredients to oil drilling, hydraulic fracturing, petroleum coke, steel/aluminum, paper and other industries. These industrial ingredients are highly functional in applications for adhesives, binders, viscofiers and emulsifiers.
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
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SOURCE: Z Trim Holdings, Inc.