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Food & Beverage Processing
Industry-wide challenges and support
Your trusted partner in food and beverage processing
Vikan is the world’s leading supplier of hygienic cleaning tools for the food and beverage processing sector. We develop, manufacture and market professional, compliant cleaning solutions that help minimize the risk of product contamination.
We know the many different hazards you must control in your diverse food and beverage production environments and can support you in maintaining those environments in a way that protects your products and your business.
As a recognized leader in research and product development, Vikan has been setting standards in effective, durable cleaning tools and advanced services worldwide for decades.
Our profound knowledge of the food and beverage industry, coupled with our extensive product range, unique model for co-innovating with customers, and service-minded approach means that Vikan is ready and able to support you with all your hygiene and product safety challenges.
Who we work with
Industry-specific solutions for food and beverage processing
Food and beverage processing covers a wide range of production environments, each with its own hygiene risks, regulatory requirements, and operational challenges. From raw agricultural inputs to finished, ready-to-eat products, effective cleaning and hygiene practices must be adapted to the realities of each sub-industry.
Select your industry below to explore how Vikan supports your specific production environment with hygienic cleaning tools, expert knowledge, and solutions designed to help you reduce contamination risk, maintain compliance, and protect product quality.
Suggested products for the food & beverage industry
The food and beverage sector requires strict adherence to sanitation rules and regulations. Tools from Vikan are made out of tough, compliant materials such as polypropylene and stainless steel. Unlike foamed plastic or wooden tools, our high-quality products have smooth surfaces for easy clean-up and better hygiene.
Our tools are hygienically designed, which makes them easier to clean and less likely to harbor bacteria.
Vikan tools come in up to 12 colors, making them ideal for integration with color-coding plans. Color coding helps prevent cross-contamination between raw and finished products, as well as keeping allergens separated.
Regardless of your operation’s size and complexity, Vikan has the tools and expertise to help you execute your color-coding plans.
Industry challenges and support
Food and beverage products can be contaminated at any point in production.
As a processor, you have a legal responsibility to identify these points and control the hazards identified at each.
Key contamination hazards include:
Microbes
Cross-contamination of product by other food/beverage products, including allergens
Foreign bodies
Chemicals
All of these challenges present a risk to food and beverage quality, and many to product safety, which can lead to loss of business and damage to brand reputation.
Fortunately, the risks they pose, to both consumers and businesses, can be significantly reduced through the appropriate selection, use, and maintenance of manual cleaning equipment.
More Insights
Hygiene and food safety expertise
Vikan’s in-house hygiene experts and global collaborations make us a trusted authority in food safety, compliance, and hygienic cleaning best practices.
Colour-Coded Segregation
Learn how Vikan’s colour-coded segregation system helps ensure hygiene, compliance, and food safety across all food production environments.
Vikan Site Survey
A Vikan Site Survey identifies hygiene risks, optimises cleaning tools, and helps food plants improve compliance, audit readiness, and overall safety.
Food grade documentation
All Vikan products that come into contact with food and food-contact surfaces are documented to be fully compliant with food-grade regulations in EU and USA.
Food Handling
Vikan’s extensive range of hygienic, ergonomic and application-specific food-handling utensils meet the most exacting needs in food processing environments.
Foreign Bodies
Foreign body control is essential for safety, compliance, and brand protection. Learn why risks occur—and how to prevent them effectively.