January 20, 2010 (FinancialWire) — JBT Corp. (NYSE: JBT) said that its JBT FoodTech business has signed a $6.1 million contract to supply freezing solutions for a new plant in Hau Giang province, Vietnam.

The contract is with Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock, a Vietnam-based seafood processor.

Under the award, JBT FoodTech will supply and integrate eight Advantec impingement freezers and four spiral freezers for the new Hau Giang facility. MPC has been Vietnam’s shrimp producer for the last ten years and, according to JBT, the new plant will enable them to double the amount of shrimp they process for worldwide export.

Chicago-based JBT offers solutions to the food processing and air transportation industries. JBT designs, manufactures, tests and services systems and products for regional and multi-national industrial food processing customers through its JBT FoodTech segment and for domestic and international air transportation customers through its JBT AeroTech segment.

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