A new nitrogen-flush jar filling line is churning out 4-oz jars of yeast at speeds up to 80/min with headspace oxygen levels consistently under 1% at Universal Foods' Red Star Yeast Div., Milwaukee, WI.
The popularity of home bread machines in recent years has meant that consumers are buying more yeast and in bigger quantities than ever before. While Red Star continues to offer its venerable 7-g foil packets, it needed to upgrade its aging jar line to keep up with surging demand for the larger sizes.
