Stonhard Floors Help Food Plant Adhere to Food Safety Regulations

Wright Foods prides itself on being a state-of-the-art, aseptic food processing company that not only meets, but exceeds federal regulations for food safety and quality assurance; so it’s no surprise Stonhard was selected for manufacturing and installing floors for their 60,000 square foot facility in Troy, North Carolina.

As the technology leader in shelf-stable food processing, Wright Foods strives to provide the best tasting, most nutritious and highest quality shelf stable foods. Food safety and process consistency are the foundation of their business, including rigorous adherence to production equipment maintenance, coupled with extreme care in handling ingredients, packaging materials, and finished products. In addition, as an SQF-certified processor, Wright Foods holds themselves to meeting or exceeding the most stringent FDA standards.

After calling in four flooring companies to prove which product could meet or exceed their high standards for quality, Wright Foods chose Stonhard.

With a daily emphasis on quality and food safety, management required a monolithic floor that would be easy to clean and did not harbor dirt or bacteria. In addition, Wright Foods sought a long-term flooring solution; floors that would withstand heavy forklift traffic, thermal shock and cycling, while maintaining a slip resistant surface.

As part of a daily sanitation process, Wright Foods exposes their floors to extreme temperature differences, while also requiring some areas of the floor to be exposed to direct high-temperature steam. Based on these requirements Stonhard’s Stonclad UT was chosen; it is impact and abrasion resistant, able to withstand heavy forklift traffic and severe thermal shock, and seamless to inhibit growth of bacteria.

As a result of the successful installation, Wright Foods committed to using Stonhard for future projects.

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