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Whether you’re keeping up with production or food industry trends, turn to Airgas for your critical needs in food production, food processing and food transportation.

Respond rapidly to trends in food production, processing and transportation

Improve safety, quality and productivity with sustainable solutions from Airgas, an Air Liquide company

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Quickly adapt to safely meet food processing trends

The food industry is changing every day. Staying on top of the latest food processing industry trends is critical to your business. Food safety remains a top priority, but today’s savvy customer also demands healthier food options with more locally sourced or ready-to-eat products, less additives and a shorter route to their table. You must reliably deliver safety and quality to your customers all while remaining efficient, flexible and safe.

  1. Increase productivity and quickly adapt your food processing chain to meet rapidly changing consumer demands and emerging food industry trends
  2. Comply with food industry standards, including Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and others to ensure safety of your product, plant and employees
  3. Ensure quality and preservation of the products: taste, aspect, shelf life and clean labels

From farm to fork and everywhere in between, you need sustainable solutions to deliver quality, safe products.

See How Airgas Can Help You with Food Production and Food Processing

Freezing and Chilling Food
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Discover how you can increase shelf life, preserve taste and ensure safer food with our food freezing and chilling solutions.
Modified Atmoshpere Packaging
Shopper selecting packaged meat at supermarket; with title in upper left corner: Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP).Shopper selecting packaged meat at supermarket; with title in upper left corner: Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP).Shopper selecting packaged meat at supermarket; with title in upper left corner: Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP).
Find safer ways to extend shelf life and reduce spoilage with our Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) solutions and expertise.
Food-grade Gases
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See how you can increase food safety and improve food quality with premium food-grade gases, available in any supply mode.
Alternative Proteins
A photo of colorful plant-based protein alternatives on a table such as beans, peas, chickpeas, lentils & others.A photo of colorful plant-based protein alternatives on a table such as beans, peas, chickpeas, lentils & others.A photo of colorful plant-based protein alternatives on a table such as beans, peas, chickpeas, lentils & others.
Find out about the gases and process expertise needed for alternative protein production and ingredients used in plant-based products.

Sustainable solutions for your food production process

With more than 40 years experience in the food industry, Airgas has been a pioneer in the development of food-grade gases, equipment and process solutions. Our processes to reliably and consistently produce food-grade gases provide you with the confidence to meet food safety and quality standards, while improving sustainability.

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Check out this example for the poultry industry to discover how Airgas helps increase your efforts to be more sustainable along every step of the food production process.

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Years Experience

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Global Food Experts

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Worldwide References

Bill Adams, PhD, Director of Food and Pharmaceutical Solutions for Airgas

Hear from one of our food industry experts

As food industry trends emerge, Airgas works with you to develop innovative and sustainable solutions. From clean label foods to producing meatless alternatives and using more locally sourced products, we’re ready to help you adapt your processes and stay productive.

Bill Adams, PhD,Director, Food and Pharmaceutical Solutions

Bring even more efficiency and quality to the food value chain

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Access gases nationwidewith the support of a local team:

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Optimize your processwith solutions tailored to address your unique production needs and backed by our network of experts:

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Maintain product quality,minimize food safety risks and improve production capacity:

  • State-of-the-art, turnkey food freezing and chilling equipment
  • Complete process evaluation including product testing
  • Engineering, installation, set up
  • Ongoing service, maintenance and spare parts packages for equipment: contact us at833‑PRTS‑AESIAESspareparts@airgas.com
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Increase visibility, control and savingswith supply chain solutions:

  • Streamline account and order management using digital tools via Airgas.com
  • Improve operations management and reduce risk with traceable cylinders via lot numbers and barcoding
  • Increase visibility and improve inventory management with EZ-VEND®VMI and other vending solutions
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Improve safetyfor your team and in the communities around you:

  • 60+ QSSP- and OSHA 30-certified safety specialists
  • iMSafe™ on-site safety assessments
  • Full line ofsafety products and PPE
  • Cylinder equipment including regulators, gas detectors and accessories for safe gas handling

Resources

Premium Gases to Preserve Food Quality An artisanal pan pizza on a serving board.

Premium Gases to Preserve Food Quality

Learn more about how our reliable, continuous supply of food-grade gases in various supply modes helps you consistently and efficiently produce safe, quality food products.

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The Big Chill Cryogenic food freezing equipment.

The Big Chill: Challenges of Cost-effective Food Freezing

Cryogenic food freezing or mechanical? Check out thisAirgas Thinksarticle. Know why selecting a system that safely, economically and efficiently preserves food is one of the biggest challenges your operation faces.

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Serving up a smarter Bid Process Food freezing equipment for twice-baked potatoes.

Serving Up a Smarter Bid Process: Food and Beverage

Take a few moments to read thisAirgas Thinksarticle to learn why spending a little extra time on your RFP process up front will help you receive better quality bids and achieve significant time and cost savings.

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Airgas Dry Ice Packaged meat side-by-side in two rows.

Airgas Dry Ice: Food Production and Processing

Find out more about the steps Airgas Dry Ice takes to make sure your dry ice is safe to use in all food production, processing and transportation applications.

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