Kooljet

AT A GLANCE KOOLJET WHAT: Manufacturer of cooling systems for perishable foods WHERE: Headquarters in Brantford, Ontario, Canada WEBSITE: www.kooljet.com Designed to chill D esigning and building custom equipment that performs in environments from plus 55 degrees F. down to minus 76 F. is no simple feat. But for the innovative team at KoolJet in Brantford, Ontario, it’s all in a day’s work. Seriously, they know how to chill. Since its inception in 2001, KoolJet has developed expertise and knowledge among farmers, fisheries, food processors, and beverage companies. Its effective and efficient refrigeration and air movement equipment is designed to properly cool, freeze, and preserve perishables for maximum weight, appearance, and nutrition. Meat, shrimp, and fish products are often rapidly frozen using blast freezing rooms. KoolJet manufactures ultra-low setpoint, high capacity refrigeration packages, and low-temp, high velocity blast-freezing air handlers designed to rapidly freeze products before they are transferred to longer term holding areas, where demands on the refrigeration system and air movement devices are quite different. Business View Magazine recently spoke with KoolJet Vice President, J.D. Wasir, and President/CEO, Pat Occhicone, about their thriving company and the very cool innovations they’re bringing to the commercial refrigeration sector. The following is an edited transcript of that conversation.