USA
Our Anaheim, California location is the newest operation for spice value enhancement. Supporting our strong philosophy of growth, our 130,000+ square foot of combined Anaheim facilities – grind, blend, pack and store spice and seasoning blends for the Food Service and Retail industries. With an array of blenders and packaging machines complemented by a Food Service R&D lab, Harris aims to forge new paths in food and taste innovation.
Vietnam
The Harris Freeman Vietnam spice processing facility in the Binh Duong Province is located about 25 miles from Ho Chi Minh City. The facility is newly built, encompassing a total 173,310 square feet (16,101 sq m) which includes on-site cleaning equipment for spices to ASTA standards, advanced grinding machinery, and 180 plant and office personnel.
Salient Features:
- 12 processing lines for spices, including 3 dedicated to Whole & Ground Black Pepper
- Certified ISO 17025 lab testing capability for physical, chemical, microbiology parameters
Capability:
- Full range of ground black pepper granulation sizes
- Whole black pepper of varying densities
- Continuous process steam sterilizer
- Metal detector & magnets on all packing lines
- Retail and pouch packing lines, tea bag cut (TBC) line
- Cryogenic grinding
- Certifications — HACCP, ISO, BRC, FMSA, Kosher, Halal, SEDEX
- Rainforest Alliance certified sustainability program
India
Our strategic partner in India, Jayanti Spices, own and operate 3 processing facilities in close proximity to key spice growing regions. The flagship plant is a 175,000 square foot plant in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu possessing a processing capability of over 10,000 MT of spice per annum. This state-of-the art plant is BRC certified and professionally managed by experienced technical, operational and commercial personnel.
Salient features:
- 4,300 sq. ft in-house laboratory
- 10 processing lines individually structured to meet quantity and quality standards.
Capability:
- Grinding, Blending of bulk spice indigenous to India as well as non-Indian spices & herbs
- 3 steam sterilizers within the facility-1 Batch and 2 Continuous processes
- Lab testing capability for physical, chemical, micro/macro-sanitary & microbiology parameters and Pesticide Residues
- Metal Detector & Magnets on all packing lines
Turkey
Located in the Aegean Free Trade Zone of Izmir – Turkey, SteamLab, a subsidiary of the Jayanti Group, is an important herb & spice partner for the Mediterranean & North African herbs. SteamLab processes, mills and sterilizes routinely with exacting standards. An important gateway to Europe, SteamLab has retail and food service packaging capability and services some of the well-known name brands in Europe. SteamLab’s sustainable sourcing of herbs in Turkey is a testament to the shared Harris philosophy.