Cream cheese production - all you need to know
Today, spreadable cheese is so much more than just a spread. Cream cheese can be a cake topping, an on-the-go snack, a cooking condiment, or even a topping for green tea. It can be chilled or ambient, high or low-fat, and made with fresh milk or recombined powders. But whatever the spreadable cheese products in your cream cheese production portfolio, to taste success you’ll benefit from our unique combination of market insights, technical knowhow, and expertise in the product itself.
Processing lines for spreadable cheese
Spreadable cheese line for Tetra Pak® A1
Only highly flexible and lean lines can handle multiple recipes with large variations. Combining your unique know-how with our expertise in the cornerstone technologies of mixing, heating and ultra-filtration enables you to produce a wide range of appealing products – from classic cream cheese to spreadable processed varieties made from cheese blocks or powder recombination.
Best-practice lines for spreadable cheese
Best-practice Continuous line for spreadable cheese
This line produces spreadable processed cheese from recombined ingredients, supported by fast mixing and optimized product transfer that enables minimum product losses. This allows you to tailor-make recipes of consistent quality. Our line produces a wide product range – from fermented to directly acidified varieties. All with high versatility and food safety. The end-products can be hot filled for chilled distribution or aseptically packaged for ambient shelf life.
Best-practice lines for spreadable cheese
Best-practice Batch line for spreadable processed cheese
This multifunctional, all-in-one line handles mixing, heating and cooling in a single unit. It is a highly efficient, lean option whose ultra-compact design requires limited floor space. Our line flexibly processes cheese blocks, powders and liquid ingredients and possesses heating capability of up to 140°C. All with high versatility and food safety. The end-products can be hot filled for chilled distribution.
Best-practice lines for spreadable cheese
Best-practice Line for classic cream cheese
This line produces classic cream cheese from fresh milk. Steps include standardization of the fat-to-protein ratio and fermentation of the base. Our line handles full-fat and low-fat varieties, using cold or warm concentration. All with high versatility and food safety. The end-product is hot filled for chilled distribution.
Best-practice lines for spreadable cheese
Best-practice Line for recombined cream cheese
This line produces cream cheese from recombined ingredients. It supports high-yield production and allows you tailor-make recipes approaching the freshness and softness of classic cream cheese. Our line produces a wide product range – from fermented to directly acidified and low-fat to full-fat varieties. The end-products can be hot filled for chilled distribution or aseptically packaged for ambient shelf life.
Best-practice lines for spreadable cheese
Explore growing trends in Spreadable Cheese
Download Tetra Pak’s report to explore how food manufacturers can take advantage of increasing demand for spreadable cheese. The report covers:
- Key consumer trends that are driving growth
- New product development opportunities
- How to maximise success in the spreadable cheese market by partnering with Tetra Pak
Naigai - tea with cream cheese
Adding cream cheese to tea - naigai tea - is a huge trend in China that’s catching on in Europe, too.
Watch the film now for the full story
Naigai - tea with cream cheese
Adding cream cheese to tea - naigai tea - is a huge trend in China that’s catching on in Europe, too.
Watch the film now for the full story
Diversify your product portfolio in spreadable cheese with Tetra Pak
Explore how Tetra Pak can support you in creating high-quality, healthy and great-tasting, ambient spreadable cheese products. Download our infostory to explore:
- A step-by-step visual guide showcasing our end-to-end capabilities
- Smart packaging solutions that enable smart cost savings
- How to successfully fast-track your product to market with Tetra Pak’s support
Achieving the lowest possible total cost of ownership (TCO)
Learn why it’s crucial to think beyond the price tag and to consider the total cost of ownership (TCO) before you invest.
Achieving the lowest possible total cost of ownership (TCO)
Learn why it’s crucial to think beyond the price tag and to consider the total cost of ownership (TCO) before you invest.
