Frozen pizza has become a staple in freezers across the United States. Whether your family has a standing pizza night every week or a stash of frozen pizzas in the ice box to reach for in a pinch, people have been enjoying frozen pizzas for decades now. This demand has sparked a competitive market in the frozen food industry. Brands would be well served by incorporating smart pizza tech in their pizza production models. Quantum Technical Services’ new pizza technology is capable of keeping up with the ever-changing trends in the frozen pizza industry. From automated circle placers that place the frozen pizza’s cardboard plate onto a conveyor to state-of-the-art cheese and topping applicators that can dress up to 80 feet of product per minute. Quantum’s thoughtfully designed machines can help change the game when it comes to ramping up your company’s pizza production. Without sacrificing quality.
In this article, we will highlight how far new pizza technology has come by diving into the history of frozen pizza and discuss how Quantum’s advanced automated pizza production technology can help your brand streamline your production process.
History of Frozen Pizza
To keep frozen pizza at home, one must first have a freezer. Which was not a common household appliance until the 1940s. Italian Americans had already begun to popularize pizza in pizza parlors. It was Joseph Bucci from Philadelphia who filed the first patent for frozen pizza. But a slew of other pizza innovators were close behind. Totino’s became a household name in the 1960s, with other big names such as Tombstone and DiGiorno following soon after. All of the brands toyed with varying packaging methods and changed their recipes to create a frozen pizza that tasted as fresh as delivery. They were ultimately successful in the eyes of consumers, and today, the frozen pizza market is worth around $5 billion. That number continues to climb as smart pizza tech improves, and American households continue to enjoy this convenient, delicious alternative to takeout.
Automating Pizza Production with Quantum
Quantum takes pizza-making technology seriously—we design and manufacture all of our equipment and machinery in-house. You can fully customize many of our machines and calibrate them to prepare your brand’s specific recipes exactly the way you want. The machines can be programmed to pump out as much as 80 feet of product per minute. But can also be scaled back to avoid food waste during leaner times. Here are some of our favorite products:
Cheese and Topping Applicators
Quantum offers eight different models of cheese and topping applicators. Additionally, which can disperse a variety of shredded cheese and sliced vegetable toppings to your pies while leaving a clean, clear ring of crust. Our targeted applicators offer the most precise application of toppings, while our waterfall applicators are the most efficient at covering large quantities of pizza in the shortest amount of time. The TC-5 Series even reduces food waste by returning the excess product back to the hopper to be placed atop another pie.
Sauce Applicators
Perhaps the most tedious and challenging part of the pizza-making process for people is sauce spreading. Which is simplified and streamlined with Quantum’s targeted sauce applicators. These machines can keep up with upcoming pizza production changes by applying the exact amount of sauce your pizza requires without wasting product or encroaching on the crust. While adding sauce can be a messy process, the QTMC5 machine is made of easy-to-clean stainless steel that can be fully washed down. It also can handle more than just pizza sauce. The QTMC5 can dispense barbecue sauce, ranch dressing, and cheese sauce as well.
Meat and Pepperoni Slicers
Slice your own pepperoni, Canadian bacon, and sausage with Quantum’s line of smart slicers. The QTSS series expertly slices and places up to 60 feet of product per minute on a multilane belt. Some of the slicer machines feature a cantilever design that can fit over existing belts. Making them great options to add to a preexisting pizza production setup.
Benefits of New PIzza Technology
Reduced Waste
Food waste in pizza production is a serious concern for those in pizza production, but smart pizza tech significantly helps reduce the amount of wasted toppings and sauce. You can program automated machines to apply specific amounts of cheese, meats, toppings, and sauces to each pie. But also it can even recycle excess product back into the machine to be used again.
Saves on Labor Costs
Pizza making done via manual labor can be inconsistent and subject to human error. Not to mention costly when it comes to payroll. Automated assembly lines require just a single purchase of the machine, with only light maintenance every once in a while. Quantum fully trains any users who purchase our equipment on how best to use it. Because we manufacture all of our machines ourselves, we are experts in how to keep them running. We have our own service shop should your machines need repair, and we provide preventative maintenance to keep your production line up and running.
Quality Control
Customer loyalty is built on products that maintain consistently high quality. Pizza production is streamlined and kept reliable with the use of automated machines like Quantum’s. Automation ensures that all toppings and sauce are spread evenly and that each pie is packaged correctly. This gives customers a product they know they can count on and builds invaluable brand loyalty.
Stay on Top of Pizza Production Trends with Quantum’s Smart Pizza Technology
If your company needs to make at least 20 pizzas per minute, you should strongly consider automating your pizza production system. Embracing smart pizza tech will help your brand stay on top of upcoming changes in pizza production. Quantum’s extensive catalog of automated machines features some of the best tools to help you achieve that goal. Contact us today to find out more about our products and how automated pizza machines can change your pizza manufacturing business for the better.