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Whether you’re producing small batches or large volumes, DC Norris has a wide range of food manufacturing equipment designed to meet your needs. Our systems are built to handle a diverse array of products, from soups and ready meals to pet food and beverages, all while prioritising efficiency, food safety, and product quality. Explore our frequently asked questions below to learn more about how our innovative solutions can help you streamline your production, reduce costs, and increase throughput.
Yes, we provide a range of equipment for wet pet food production, including Sous Vide and Jet Process systems designed for optimal quality and efficiency.
Yes, DC Norris has designed systems for producing a variety of beverages, such as fruit-based drinks, oat milk, and maheu in regions like Africa.
Our equipment can handle a diverse range of food products, including ready meals, casseroles, soups, sauces, condiments, rice, pasta, vegetables, and proteins like poultry, fish, and meat.
Steam or Electric Kettles for liquid based products, Steam or Electric Sous Vide Cook Tanks for solid muscle items, Cook/Quench/Chill systems for Pasta/Rice/Vegetable type products
Tumble or Belt Chillers for tumble chilling portioned liquid product in bags, Batch Coolers for cooling large batches
Yes, our systems are ideal for central production kitchens producing high volumes of ready meals. We’ve worked with facilities producing from 5,000 to over 500,000 meals per day, using scalable solutions such as Jet Cook™, Sous Vide, Cook Chill, and automated filling lines.
DC Norris systems are specifically designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce operational costs, with technologies like our Jet Cook and Cook Quench Chill systems.
Yes, our Automation Software Systems, including Recipe Manager, provide full traceability and control over your production processes.
We can help you increase throughput with our high-performance systems, which are designed to maximise efficiency while maintaining product quality.
DC Norris offers an on-site Product Development Kitchen in the UK and South Africa for pre-order trials, along with expert process and product development training to ensure ongoing support.
Our Cook Chill Systems are ideal for extending shelf-life, ensuring product freshness and quality while meeting food safety standards.
DC Norris provides systems designed for both hot and cold filling applications, depending on the specific needs of your product.
Our systems are capable of performing reduction cooking, ensuring that your products are prepared with optimal flavour and texture.
Our Sous Vide Cook Tanks are perfect for long, slow cooking at low temperatures, delivering superior flavour and tenderness.
DC Norris systems offer the flexibility to produce a wide range of products with the same equipment, helping you optimise production without compromising on quality.
We offer both manual and automatic can openers designed for high-speed production, capable of opening up to 1000 cans per hour.
You will require a steam boiler for our Kettle Systems and the Cook Quench Chill System. Cooling systems such as Ready-2-Cool and Tumble Chillers require a glycol supply, and compressed air is also needed for various system functions.
DC Norris systems can be scaled to meet your production needs, whether you’re producing small batches or large volumes efficiently.
DC Norris equipment is engineered to meet stringent food safety standards, with full traceability and hygienic design features that comply with industry regulations.
Yes, DCN offer a complete installation, commissioning and training service
Yes, DCN have sold equipment all over the world, we have a sister company based in the US, and Agents in many countries