When more than a pinch of salt is needed….

When the highly successful Maldon Crystal Salt Company in Essex needed to fulfil an order from a Norwegian snack food company, they approached Hanningfield Process Systems Ltd.

The dilemma Maldon faced for its famous soft white flaky crystals was they were too large to apply to the crisps. Maldon needed to find a way of milling the flakes down so that they would stick to the crisps. Two flavours were to be created using Maldon sea salt on these luxury hand cooked gourmet crisps.

The Maldon Crystal Salt Company produces one of our greatest table salts. Maldon sea salt is pure and unique. It has been hand harvested from the River Blackwater in Essex for over 150 years and still uses the traditional methods handed down through generations. World renowned for its quality, texture and delicate flavour, Maldon sea salt is a sought after essential ingredient for the health conscious and gourmet alike. Exported to over 40 countries and championed by top chefs around the world, Maldon sea salt is prevalent in renowned restaurants and homes alike by discerning connoisseurs who appreciate the finest ingredients for their food.

After some trials at Hanningfield’s factory in Rochford, the Uni-Mill proved to be the successful solution in order to process the quantity Maldon needed. Colin Ellis, Managing Director of Hanningfield Process Systems said, “We were delighted to be able to respond to Maldons request immediately and organized a ‘next-day’ trial. We used a variety of screen sizes in the Uni-Mill, until one produced the correct size of salt–flake for the hand-cooked crisps and were very confident that the Uni-Mill could easily handle the quantities required.”
To date the crisps have been launched nationwide in the Norwegian supermarkets and are proving to be a great success!

Steve Osborne, Managing Director of the Maldon Crystal Salt Company said “There is no way we would have ever met the salt volumes our customer required without the Uni-Mill. Thanks to Colin and his team at Hanningfield for their quick response in helping us to get this project off the ground.”

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