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Probably no other product has gained such popularity with consumers as hummus. A few years ago, this oriental delicacy was still a vegan niche product that could only be found in special delicatessen shops. Today, hummus is a “must have“ product in the chilled shelves of groceries. The sales of the small chickpeas experiences sensational growth worldwide and this trend still seems to go on. On the one hand, this is shown by the sales figures and on the other hand by the lively enquiries for suitable filling and packing machines we have been receiving for several years. And because many people consider hummus to be a summer product, this trend will certainly continue in the upcoming barbecue season.

Grunwald has been involved in this trend from the very beginning and supplied the corresponding filling and packing machines to manufacturers of delicatessen products in Europe, Australia and Oceania, the Middle East and the USA. Each machine delivered finally documents a special success story. These are the stories of Grunwald customers who shared in the success of hummus by acting in a market-oriented manner, modernising the processing equipment and further developing their product portfolio.

Decorating products like a champion The combination of Grunwald filling machines with several, quickly exchangeable mobile fillers offers a machine concept which allows for an almost infinite flexibility and a wide variety of toppings. Depending on the product presentation desired, the fillers are inserted in the docking station of the filling machine. In this case, for example, the servo-controlled piston filler type Semidos would be suitable for the pumpable hummus products in combination with a vibratory filler for dry spices and herb mixtures. Or the request for adding a precise number of chickpeas. We also met this special challenge a long time ago. The filling machine specially developed for this purpose - our “little pea counter“ - ensures that a uniform product presentation with consistent topping can be guaranteed. In addition, this technology generally ensures that no cup leaves the machine without decoration, because customers look at the product presentation with a critical eye.

Appropriate filling technology to highlight your products For a perfect dip experience, our customers design their hummus products with different toppings and high recognition value such as

• Precise spreading of different dry herbs and spices.
• Dosing of a precise number of chickpeas.
• Toppings with oil-based vegetable mixtures.
• Design of different product presentations and logos.
• Centric dosing of pumpable vegetable dips, if requested also up to the bottom of the cup.

For the sales success of the hummus products it is an interesting aspect that the toppings produced have an individual design and look like handmade even when being filled in fully automatic operation. These options for the topping of the hummus products can be guaranteed for production speeds of up to approx. 10,000 cups/h.