Clayton Industries case history

Clayton helps preserve tasty tradition and saves costs

LEFT Goodberry’s food processing center BELOW Operations: Performing clean in place (CIP) activities after making a batch of custard.

money in upfront equipment and operating costs. We split the differ- ence and specified a 100 BHP steam generator with a 200 BHP feedwater skid. If business grows as expected they’re all set up to add another 100 “Clayton’s exceptional customer service made us glad we chose them. They answered our questions and stayed in close communication with us.” BHP unit without having to make a substantial capital improvement to ramp up.” Goodberry’s began producing product in the new facility in February 2020. “Vertically integrating our mix produc- tion allows us to control the quality and source of the ingredients and to take a slower, and as a result, better batch processing approach that is unheard of in our industry,”Henry said.

Clayton’s versatility and dependability in production

high quality frozen custard dreamed of (and dreamed up) by founder Harry Brathwaite. “Clayton’s exceptional customer service made us glad we chose them,” said son Henry. “They answered our questions and stayed in close commu- nication with us.” Will added, “We never push custom- ers into what they don’t need. Price helps sell, but much like Goodberry’s going the extra mile to share the flavor of real frozen custard, treating customers the way you’d like to be treated is our company ethos. They depend on us to be here for them.”

“We use the Clayton for a variety of functions,” said Garrett Jenkins, Production Engineer for Goodberry’s. “The hot water jackets on our tanks heat the product quickly and then hold that temperature to complete the pasteurization process. The Clayton design helps us run other proprietary processes that create our unique texture and flavor.” “Our old school, slower processing methods are the secret to getting what we want, so we need efficiency,” he continued.“ Typically we have batches running in parallel, and it takes four hours to make a batch, which includes packaging. At the end of the day we use the steam generator to heat up our wash cycles to clean our tanks. With Clayton’s fast start up and large capacity, you can put a lot on it and it rises to the challenge.” Product is packaged in liquid form and delivered to Goodberry’s local stores, where their custom-built freezing machines contribute the last step in serving up the all natural,

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