For years, Fresh Pak cut fruit by hand. While labor-intensive, and time-consuming, it gave them a level of quality control that they liked. Allowing them to oversee every step of the process so they could be sure that what left their facility met their standards.

So, when ABL came in and started talking about machine-cut fruits and vegetables, well, naturally there was skepticism. In fact, Vince didn’t think it was possible to do what ABL fruit processing machines could do.

Machines were mostly used for canning, this means there was a greater acceptance for imperfections when it came to the end product. But today, stores are selling more fresh-cut fruit than whole. And while convenience is a huge factor to customers, they don’t want to sacrifice quality.

When Vince and Fresh Pak brought in their first ABL machine in 2011, it was more of a test run to see if the machines lived up to the hype, and it didn’t take long to discover that they did.

What the team learned changed their whole approach to the business. It not only streamlined their operation by making the whole process faster and more efficient, but ABL machines also met and lived up to every single quality standard that Fresh Pak had become famous for.

If that wasn’t enough to make a believer out of Vince, the fact that his first machine paid for itself within six months almost certainly did. Ten years later, Fresh Pak has 11 ABL machines at their facility: two washers, four peelers, and two chunkers, with two more peelers and one more chunker on the way.