VALUE ADDED CASINGS SMOKE, COLOUR AND SPICES. THE CASING WITH THE B EST T RANSFER T ECHNOLOGY A ND EFFICIENCY.

K A L L E G R O U P

K A L L E G R O U P

VALUE ADDED CASINGS

®NaloProtex

®NaloPro

®NaloProSpice

®NaloSpice

CLEAN LABEL

APPLICATION MATRIX

®Spice-Kote

®Flavour-Kote

®NaloFerm

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CONTENTS

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Cost savings with NaloPro Spice

Traditional production process

20%START STOP

ONE STEP PROCESS REDUCTION IN PROCESSING TIME.CONSISTENT PRODUCT QUALITY.IMPROVED FOOD SAFETY.

Value-added casings are the latest casing segment at Kalle. A prime example of the company's commitment to innovation, they demonstrate how Kalle can improve quality for consumers whilst helping manufacturers boost their effi-ciency.

Value-added casings provide a range of benefits that go far beyond the traditional function of the sausage casing. They eliminate entire production steps by transferring smoke, colour, flavour and /

or spices directly from the casing onto the product surface. This takes place during the cooking process of the filled meat, cheese or tofu. The product is then ready for use and remains in the casing until cut or opened.

CASING REPLACES MULTIPLE PRODUCTION STEPS

Normally, when a sausage is to be smoked or sea-soned it has to be removed from the original cas-ing after cooking. It is then smoked, caramelized or coated with spices and other seasoning. In a fur-ther step, the new coating is established, usually by applying heat. The finished sausage is then repacked for storage in a plastic sleeve until it reaches the slicing system. With value-added cas-ings from Kalle, sausage manufacturers can avoid all of these steps which will reduce costs and increase product safety. That not only reduces costs, it also increases product safety. Since the cas-ing is not removed, it provides total protection for the filling from the cooking process through to slic-ing.

COST SAVINGS OF UP TO 20 PER CENT

Depending on the application and existing produc-tion process, companies can achieve cost savings of up to 20 per cent by eliminating cooking cycles and unnecessary process steps. Kalle value-added casings have been respectively received by the market. They are a major growth driver and easily the fastest-growing segment in the Kalle Group.

CATERING FOR NEW CONSUMER TRENDS

Through the transfer of aroma and flavour compo-nents, a value-added casing becomes an integral part of the finished product. Kalle works together with sausage manufacturers to develop the required flavour profiles. Food safety is assured through close co-operation between Kalle R&D and the cutomers product safety team. This direct communication has led to the development of a whole host of products that address the growing demand for healthier nutrition and clear listing of ingredients. Using natural smoke types and plant-based colouring agents, it is possible to create attractive products with no exposure to unwanted substances.

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VALUE ADDED CASINGSTHE C ASING F OR T HE B EST RESULT I N T HE C OLOR TRANSFER PROCESS.

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The woven-reinforced casing transfers a most intensive colour, smoke or flavour in a one-step process during cooking.

DIAMETER RANGE

» Filling diameter from 38 mm to 207 mm» Flat width 58 mm to 310 mm

CONVERTED FORMS

Ready-to-fill strands

TRANSFER VARIATIONS

» 1. SMOKE

Surface treatment of liquid smoke with multiple colour / flavour profiles.

› › Beachwood Smoke Hickory Smoke

› › Hardwood Smoke (mix) Mesquite Smoke

Other aroma profiles available on request

» 2. CARAMEL COLOUR

Available in 3 colour variations from light for poultry products, medium for Brown Sugar Ham up to black for Roast Beef

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3. COLOUR AND FLAVOUR TRANSFER

› Oil fried

› Grill flavour

› Hot Paprika

Other flavours available on request

4. CLEAN LABEL

› Dark Smoke

› Herbal Extract

› Dark Roast Flavour

Other aroma profiles available on request

NaloProtex Smoke light NaloProtex Smoke medium NaloProtex Smoke dark

NaloProtex Colour light NaloProtex Colour medium NaloProtex Colour dark

®NaloProtex

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

NaloPro is a multilayer plastic casing with an absorbent layer based on modified starch.

DIAMETER RANGE

» Filling diameter from 78mm to 182 mm» Flat width from 120 mm to 280 mm

CONVERTED FORMS

Ready to fill shirred strands

RECIPES

» 1. SMOKE

Available in 3 different color shades: light, medium dark, all color shades are available in several different flavor profiles

› › Beachwood Smoke Mesquite Smoke

› › Hickory Smoke Hardwood Smoke

Other aroma profiles available on request

» 2. CARAMEL COLOUR

Available in 3 different color shades: light, medium dark, all color shades are available in several different flavor profiles up to black colour for black forest ham.

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» 4. COLOUR AND FLAVOUR TRANSFER

› Oil fried

› Grill flavour

› Hot Paprika

Other flavours available on request

» 5. CLEAN LABEL

› Dark Smoke

› Herbal extract

› Dark Roast Flavour

Other aroma profiles available on request

®NaloPro

NaloPro Smoke light NaloPro Smoke medium NaloPro Smoke dark

NaloPro Colour light NaloPro Colour medium NaloPro Colour dark

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SPICE VARIETIES

› Pepper coarse and fine

› Paprika Flakes

› Mediterranean Herbs

› Curry

Tailor-made spice formulation upon request

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The plastic NaloProSpice casing transfers coarse spice, ground spices and herbs to ham products, scalded meat and pasties. Our one-step-process casing.

DIAMETER RANGE

» Caliber 78 mm to 153 mm » Flat width 120 mm to 240 mm

All size recommendations are referring to recommended stuffing diameters.

CONVERTED FORMS

» Ready to fill shirred strands» Sheets in different sizes

DECLARATION

The declaration of the spices is specified separately.

STORAGE CONDITIONS

Always store NaloProSpice casings in a cool and dry place using the original packaging. Protect from frost. By observing these recommendations the specified storage time can be achieved.

®NaloPro Spice

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

» The woven-reinforced casing transfers spices and herbs during an one-step process.

» NaloSpice RS for cured raw sausage

» NaloSpice V for scalded products and cooked ham products

DIAMETER RANGE

» Flat width 80 mm to 250 mm» Caliber 55 mm to 170 mm

CONVERTED FORMS

» Sewn as a casing (tied pieces) with clipping aid and easy opening

» Sheets in different sizes

» Reel form in different sizes

DECLARATION

» The declaration of spice profiles relating to the types is specified seperately.

STORAGE CONDITIONS

Always store NaloSpice casings in a cool and dry place using the original packaging. Protect from frost. The shelf life of the NaloSpice will be specified in a separate document.

®NaloSpice

Jalapeños

Gyros

Dill

Pepper mix

Herbes de Provence

Tomato basil

Curry

Leek

Black pepper

Paprika

The colours of the spices and herbs in these images arenot binding and are only meant to serve as a reference.

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WHAT IS CLEAN LABEL?

Clean Label is clearly an ethical approach to provide the consumer, with the confidence that they are consuming products, which are supporting their health and well being.

» Kalle´s Clean Label products are free from artificial preservatives, coloring, irradiation, synthesis pesti-cides, fungicides, ripening agents, fumigants, drug residues, and growth hormones” They will be pro-cessed, packaged, transported and stored to retain maximum nutritional value.

CLEAN LABEL PRODUCT FEATURES

» Consumers have a choice on which ingredients they consider as healthy and acceptable (free from allergens, gluten and lactose.) Clean label prod-ucts are sold in the absence of any regulatory defi-nition.

CLEAN LABEL PRODUCT RANGE

CLEAN LABEL

» Healthy food for the consumer. We do not using unnecessary additives.

» Kalle do not using processing aids for all clean label casings and impregnations otherwise they will be declared, this is a food safety guarantee.

WHY CLEAN LABEL?

» Consumer demand for control on food choice

» Food regulations are ensuring that consumers are protected against deception and harmful ingredients

» Consumers, retailers, industry and regulations drive for increased transparency in food labeling.

COLOUR AND FLAVOUR TRANSFER COLOUR APPLICATION

Oven Roasted TurkeyDark Roast Flavour Light

Brown Sugar HamMedium

Black Forest Ham, Roast BeefDark

Dark Roast Flavor is imparting a brownish color with roast flavor, based on isolated liquid smoke compounds.

Herbal Extract Dark Black Forest Ham

Herbal extract can be diluted into different colour shades. It is a liquid, which contains proteins. It needs to be refrigerated.

Dark Smoke (exclusive) Dark Black Forest Ham, Roast Beef

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

STORAGE

Always store NaloProtex, NaloPro, NaloProSpice and NaloSpice casings in a cool and dry place using the original packaging, protect from frost. The shelf life of each product is specified separately.

FOOD SAFETY

NaloProtex and NaloPro are complying with §§ 30,31 of the German Food, Commodities and Feed Law (LFBG), with article 3 of European Regulation 1935/2004/EG. The plastic layers comply with the Ger-man Commodities Regulation as well as with the European Regulation 10/2011/EU. NaloPro and NaloProtex are in conformity with the applicable regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Food additives and flavorings are in conformity with applicable European directives or regulations as well as with corresponding FDA regulations.

NaloSpice and NaloProSpice are complying with §§ 30,31 of the German Food, Commodities and Feed Law (LFBG), Recommendation XLIV of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) arti-cle 3 of European Regulation 1935/2004/EC and applicable regulations of the Food and Drug Adminis-tration (FDA) in the United States.

The food ingredients comply with the German LFGB, the European Regulation 178/2002/EC and with applicable regulations of the FDA.

Material specifications provided by Kalle are detailing the information on the applicable food regulation for the specific ingredients.

PRODUCT

PERMEABILITY SHIRRED, READY TO STUFF

CUT PIECES

SMOKE TRANSFER

SPICE TRANSFER

FLAVOR TRANSFER

COLOR TRANSFER

NaloProtex Barrier

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NaloPro HighBarrier • • •

NaloProSpice HighBarrier • •

NaloSpice Textile

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Expand your product range with this spiced casing solution. Spice-Kote is a specially knitted polyester material designed to carry and transfer spice particles to the surface of your product. Additionally, by blending our own spices we have the ability to custom formulate blends that will distinguish your pro-ducts from the competition.

Using Spice-Kote is efficient for any plant. Spice-Kote is available in square or smooth pattern fixed cir-cumference in clipped, rolled or shirred form.

» Using Spice-Kote is efficient for any plant. Spice-Kote is available in square pattern or smooth pat-tern fixed circumference in clipped, rolled or shirred form.

» Reduce labour costs and increase throughput.

» Spices available in irradiated or steam sterilized form to fit your regulatory needs.

» Product can be clipped, rolled or shirred.

» Improve food safety, reduce material costs and reduce employee handling.

» Control the amount of spice over the complete surface or eliminate spice over part of the casing for a topical or hand rubbed appearance.

» Ability to run in a steam cook cycle.

» Increase slicing and pack yields while reducing waste.

SPICES

» » Black Pepper (fine or coarse) Sun Dried Tomato

» » Mediterranean Herb Curry

» » Italian Herb Mesquite Rub

And many more…

®Spice-Kote

Inches mm Inches mm2 3.00 75 9.50 2403 3.15 80 10.00 2503.5 3.25 83 10.25 2604 3.50 90 11.00 2805 3.65 93 11.50 2906 3.75 95 11.75 3007 4.00 100 12.50 3208 4.40 110 13.75 3509 4.75 120 15.00 38010 5.10 130 16.00 40511 5.40 135 17.00 43012 5.80 150 18.25 46513 6.30 160 19.75 50514 6.75 170 21.25 54015 7.25 185 22.75 58016 7.70 195 24.25 615

Spice-Kote SFRS (smooth pattern)

Suggested Stuffing Specifications

SIZEDiameter Circumference

Inches mm Inches mm6 3.25 85 10.25 2607 3.75 95 11.75 3008 4.25 110 13.25 3409 4.75 120 15.00 38010 5.25 135 16.50 42011 5.50 140 17.25 44012 5.75 145 18.00 46013 6.25 160 19.75 50014 6.75 171 21.25 54015 7.25 185 22.75 58016 7.75 195 24.25 62018 8.25 210 26.00 66020 8.75 220 27.50 700

Spice-Kote SQRS (square pattern)

Suggested Stuffing Specifications

SIZEDiameter Circumference

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Increase your sales by creating products using the flavours customers need. Flavour-Kote offers supreme performance and appearance to add value and attractive appearance to your products.

» Available in shirred form for automated stuffing.

» Consistency in colour and vibrancy.

» Customer blends available for natural appearance.

» Superior peeling.

» Reduce labour handling.

» Increase output food safety.

» Increase output, slicing and pack yields.

» Reduce waste.

» All flavours are allergen free.

» Control the amount of desired flavour.

Flavour-Kote gives you the ability to create various products using the same meat block/recipe by simply changing the casing.

FLAVOURS

» » Buffalo Barbeque

» » Capicola Ham Glaze

» » Honey Glaze Honey Maple Glaze

Other flavours on request.

®Flavour-Kote

Inches mm Inches mm

Ultra-Kote & Flavour-Kote

SQFU & FCRU (fixed circumference)Suggested Stuffing Specifications

SIZEDiameter Circumference

6 3.25 85 10.25 2607 3.75 95 11.75 3008 4.25 110 13.25 3409 4.75 120 15.00 38010 5.25 135 16.50 42011 5.50 140 17.25 44012 5.75 145 18.00 46013 6.25 160 19.75 50014 6.75 170 21.25 54015 7.25 185 22.75 58016 7.75 195 24.25 62018 8.25 210 26.00 66020 8.75 220 27.50 70024 9.75 250 30.75 780

SIZEInches mm Inche s mm

Ultra-Kote & Flavour-Kote(all patterns except fixed circumference)

Suggested Stuffing SpecificationsDiameter Circumference

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Polymer or “plastic” casings were always intended to be used for cooked meats or cheese, it seemed contradictory to associate them with curing. However, development continues and we have now discovered new grades of polymers that allow permeability levels never thought possible.

With NaloFerm, Kalle presents a polymer casing that combines characteristics unparalleled to date:

» Curing of dry meat products in the same chamber with traditional casings and without any drying times concerns.

» Soaking time is reduced, salt is not required

» Protection against mould growth without any additives on the casing or in a dipping solution.

» Protection against excessive drying on the outside since permeability is perfect for a controlled curing process, therefore there is no need to start curing in humid conditions.

» Due to its lower wall thickness, up to 30% addi-tional meters can be shirred on the same com-pressed length compared to traditional cured meat casings.

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HIGH P ERMEABLE POLYMER C ASINGS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVE TO NATURAL OR COLLAGEN CASINGS

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Monolayer oriented polymer casing with perme-ability level sufficient to cure meat or cheese. Weight loss is comparable to casing categories tra-ditionally used for these applications. The casing can also be used for cooked products which require a strong smoke application. NaloFerm is available as a straight and ring shaped casing.

CALIBRE RANGE

» Straight casing from 30 mm to 100 mm » Ring from 30 mm to 58 mm

Calibres always refer to the filled diameter.

COLOURS

Clear, hazelnut, smoke, mahogany, cherry

PRINTING

» Printing up to 6 colours by water based or solvent based technology.

» On ring casings, the position of the print can be defined (External, flank, internal)

CONVERSION

Reels, (ready-to-use) sticks, cut pieces

SHELF LIFE

» Generally 36 months, printed reels 12 months» Presoaked sticks 6 months

USAGE INSTRUCTIONS

Fill casings dry or dip them briefly in unsalted water. Proceed with curing process as before. Drying can start immediately with no need to worry about dry rind. Immediate drying can save valuable curing time.

TECHNICAL DATA

Permeability water vapour (at 30 µm wall thickness)According to DIN 53122, measured at 23°C and 85% relative humidity

Permeability oxygen (at 30 µm wall thickness)According to DIN 53380, measured at 23°C and 53% relative humidity

Shrinkage (straight casing, average)

Temperature range

200-400 g / m² · d

40-60 cm³ / m² · d · bar

16 %

- 40 °C to + 80 °C

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ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about our products, your Kalle sales team will be happy to provide you with comprehensive advice. You can also visit us on the internet and find out more about our wide range of products.

This information is based on our present knowledge and is intended to provide general notes on our products and their uses. Recommendations are not legally binding. Our general terms of busi-ness apply. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable law.

THE COMPANY

Based in Wiesbaden, Germany, the Kalle Group is a leading supplier of industrially produced sausage casings. As an innovative partner for both the industrial and the butchery sector, Kalle is the market leader in value-added casings. This is a new segment created by Kalle based on deli- vering value in the form of colour, flavour and spice particulate transfer which subsequently pro-vides gains to processors in efficiency, yield and food safety. Furthermore, it leads the world in fibrous and cellulose casings, to go along with a strong position in the polymer casing segment.

In addition to its innovative range of value-added casings, Kalle creates a steady stream of new and customized solutions for the manufacture of new products. Over the past 20 years, the company has enjoyed consistently strong growth.

The core business is making casings for sausages and other foodstuffs. However, Kalle also pro-duces sponge cloths and supplies functional ingredients, high-quality aromas and flavors for the food industry.