In February this year (2023), OptiCept entered into an agreement with Dole in order to investigate how the CEPT® platform can contribute to making Dole's production facilities more efficient. Now a first test has been carried out at one of their facilities in the Philippines with a Balder and the results are well within the goals set for the project.

The juiceCEPT® technology has contributed to significantly increased extraction and in addition to showing good values regarding nutritional content and for quality parameters that define taste and aroma.

"The results are everything we could wish for, and I am delighted with how the organization has approached this project. This validates that our CEPT technology works in the juice extraction segment, potentially opening up a huge market for us. In parallel, there are further business opportunities for us to work on with Dole", comments Thomas Lundqvist, CEO, OptiCept Technologies.

The project is now moving forward in a commercial discussion. Another paid visit is planned as a basis for the final quote for the current production line, which needs up to 6 Balders. A Balder has a list price of 350,000 Euro.

Dole Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd., founded in 1851, has its headquarters in Singapore and is the global operational headquarters of the Dole Group. Dole is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of high-quality fresh fruit with revenues of approximately billion USD 2.5. Dole's operations are conducted in 30 countries by 40,000 employees and include around 162 distribution and manufacturing facilities.