Starfrost HELIX Spiral and IQF Freezing Systems

Starfrost is a British maker of industrial freezing and chilling equipment for the food industry, operating since 1984 from a manufacturing and food test facility in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and a subsidiary of Star Refrigeration. It helps bakeries, ready-meal, meat, seafood, vegetable and dessert producers freeze or chill products quickly and consistently while saving energy and floor space.

Its range includes HELIX spiral freezers, chillers and coolers for high throughput on a small footprint, TURBO fluidised IQF tunnels for loose products such as peas or diced vegetables, HYBRID inline IQF tunnels, VELOCITY impingement freezers with high-speed dual-direction airflow positioned as an alternative to cryogenic freezing, CONTACT plate freezers that crust-freeze soft products without belt marks, and carton freezing tunnels with automated loading. Each system is custom built, and the company provides design, installation, commissioning, spares, maintenance and upgrade services. Customers it names include FRoSTA, Greggs, COOK and Albert Bartlett.

• HELIX spiral systems: freeze, chill or cool products at high throughput in a compact footprint.
• TURBO fluidised IQF tunnel: modular design for 24-hour freezing of free-flowing products.
• HYBRID inline IQF tunnel: low-maintenance tunnel with bespoke conveyors for consistent IQF results.
• VELOCITY impingement freezer: high-speed dual-direction airflow as an alternative to cryogenic freezing.
• CONTACT plate freezer and hardener: instant crust freezing that avoids belt marks and raises yield.
• Carton tunnels and services: automated carton freezing plus design, installation, spares and upgrades.

• Frozen dim sum, spring roll and bakery plants installing spiral freezers to increase output in limited factory space.
• Vegetable and sweet corn processors using fluidised IQF tunnels for free-flowing frozen products.
• Seafood exporters crust-freezing fillets or marinated products with contact freezers to avoid deformation.

• Higher capacity: customers cited on the site report gains such as 20% (FRoSTA), 30% (COOK) and 60% (Newburgh Foods).
• Better yield and lower energy: FRoSTA reports a 4% yield improvement and a 12% energy cost reduction.
• Less dehydration and fewer marks: impingement and contact freezers freeze fast without belt marking.
• Tailored lines: every spiral and IQF system is custom built and supported through its lifetime.

Growth in frozen bakery, ready meals, plant-based and seafood products is pushing processors to add freezing capacity that uses less energy and space. In Vietnam, exporters of frozen shrimp, fish and vegetables and fast-growing frozen dim sum and bakery producers need reliable spiral and IQF freezers to scale output and meet export quality standards.

Operating since 1984 with UK headquarters, manufacturing and a food test facility in Lowestoft, Suffolk; a subsidiary of Star Refrigeration. The company reports over 600 installations and customers in more than 60 countries on 6 continents, and is SafeContractor approved. No office in Southeast Asia is listed on the site.