Heat and Control Opens Office in Cape Town, South Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Heat and Control, Inc., an equipment manufacturer and food processing industry supplier, celebrated the grand opening of its new office in Cape Town, South Africa, and 30 years of business in Africa.

Heat and Control South Africa specializes in value-added processing of products such as meat, seafood, poultry, meat alternative products, ready meals, fruit and vegetables, cereals and pet foods. The solutions help customers achieve higher capacity, lower production costs, greater efficiency and improved product quality, the company said.

“In the last five years, we’ve expanded our personnel in this region by 50%, and we have a direct presence in Nairobi, Kenya, as well,” said Jeff Rossouw, Heat and Control general manager (Africa).

Heat and Control’s customer base spans both small local food manufacturers and larger multinational companies. The company is committed to bringing innovation to food processing in Africa with the help of strategic industry partners Ishida, Ceia, Key Technology and Urschel.

“Across industries and applications, we design specialized solutions for all manner of food processing applications, and not just for snacks,” Rossouw said. “Whatever your production needs and however you measure success, you can count on us to deliver researched solutions with precision and passion.”