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EnWave Provides Positive Update on Bonduelle’s InFlavor® Dehydrofrozen Vegetable Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EnWave Corporation (TSX-V:ENW | FSE:E4U) (“EnWave”, or the "Company") reports today that Bonduelle Group (“Bonduelle”), a long-time royalty partner of the Company, has officially launched its InFlavor® dehydrofrozen vegetable product line to its food service customers and has confirmed plans to launch retail product in late 2019. Bonduelle’s InFlavor® dehydrofrozen vegetables make use of EnWave’s proprietary Radiant Energy Vacuum (“REV™”) technology to provide a premium frozen vegetable offering to consumers.
Pursuant to this commercial momentum, EnWave has agreed to extend the term of Bonduelle’s exclusive right to produce dehydrofrozen vegetables in North America (the “Extension”) using REV™ technology. In order for Bonduelle to retain North American exclusivity over dehydrofrozen vegetables it must commit to the purchase of a 400kW REV™ machine before September 30, 2019.
Additionally, Bonduelle will make a milestone payment to EnWave in exchange for the Extension and have agreed to buy-out the operating lease on the 120kW quantaREV® machinery currently operating at Bonduelle’s plant in Sainte-Martine, Quebec.
Bonduelle has been recognized for its ground-breaking InFlavor® process by the Association pour le développement de la recherche et de l’innovation du Québec (ADRIQ) who awarded Bonduelle the Innovation Grande Enterprise award in November 2018. Bonduelle has demonstrated significant commitment to innovation in its field with the commercialization of its InFlavor® dehydrofrozen vegetable products.
About Bonduelle
Founded in 1853, Bonduelle’s mission is to become a “world leader advocating wellness through a plant-based diet.” The group diversified its operations and increased its geographic reach. Bonduelle is well established in America, with over 3000 collaborators, and a large number of processing facilities, including 8 in Canada, 4 in the United States and 1 in Brazil, where frozen and canned vegetables, as well as a range of sauces, baked beans, beans, soups and a new line of fresh salad bowls are processed. In addition to manufacture products sold to large retailers, the American subsidiary also markets vegetables under its own brand names such as Bonduelle, Arctic Gardens, Del Monte and Graves in Canada. |
