Industrial Solution for Ready-Meal, Bento Plants, Central Kitchens & Chilled Food Factories

As a professional Chinese food processing equipment manufacturer, we supply a fully automated Cold Chain Rice Production Line, designed specifically for chilled ready-meal producers, central kitchens, airline catering companies, and large-scale food factories.
This production line ensures stable rice quality, rapid cooling, strict microbial control, and safe cold-chain packaging—perfect for factories producing chilled rice boxes, meal packs, vacuum-packed rice, MAP packaged rice, and ready-to-heat chilled meals.

⭐ What Is a Cold Chain Rice Production Line?

It is a complete industrial system that covers:

1. Rice cooking (automated or robotic)

2. Controlled cooling (blast chilling / spiral cooling / IQF optional)

3. Portioning & weighing

4. Cold-chain packaging (tray sealing, MAP, vacuum packaging)

5. Metal detection & X-ray inspection

6. Cold storage integration

The system ensures the cooked rice reaches safe temperature, maintains fresh taste, and stays microbiologically stable for distribution under 0–4°C.

⭐ Key Features of the Cold Chain Rice Production Line

1. Automated Rice Cooking System

• Precise ratio control for rice & water

• Steam or gas heating

• Automated rice washing, soaking, cooking & steaming

• Consistent texture, aroma, color

Compatible with: jasmine rice, long-grain rice, sticky rice, sushi rice, basmati, etc.

2. Rapid Cooling System (Core Cold Chain Module)

To meet global food safety standards, rice must be quickly cooled from 90°C → below 10°C within a controlled time.

You can choose:

◎ Blast Chiller Tunnel

• Air-cooling, high-volume

• Suitable for boxed rice / meal trays

◎ Spiral Cooling Line

• Continuous cooling

• Space-saving solution

• Suitable for high-capacity production

◎ IQF Cooling (Individual Quick Freeze) – Optional

• For grain-separated frozen rice

• Very low dehydration loss

• Ideal for fried rice or quick-serve rice bowls

All cooling systems maintain product structure, moisture, and food safety.

3. Automatic Weighing & Portioning

• Multi-head weigher / linear weigher

• Accuracy up to ±1g

• Suitable for:
  ✔ Bento boxes
  ✔ Ready-meal trays
  ✔ Vacuum rice packs
  ✔ Chilled rice cups

4. Cold Chain Packaging Solutions

Available packaging options include:

• MAP Tray Sealing (Modified Atmosphere Packaging)

• Extends shelf life

• Ideal for chilled ready meals

• Vacuum Packaging (Retort or Chilled)

• For single-serve rice packs

• Suitable for chilled or frozen logistics

• Heat-sealing Rice Pouches

• For OEM chilled rice suppliers

5. Sterilization & Safety Modules

• UV sterilization

• Metal detector

• X-ray foreign body detector

• CIP cleaning

• HACCP & ISO22000 compliance

Ensures global food safety requirements.

6. Full Automation & Smart Control

• PLC + touch screen system

• Optional MES factory management system

• Real-time temperature, batch data & production monitoring

⭐ Production Flow Chart

Rice Washing → Soaking → Automatic Cooking → Cooling (blast/spiral/IQF) → Portioning → Tray Filling → MAP/Vacuum Packaging → Metal Detection → Cold Storage → Distribution

⭐ Advantages of Choosing Our Cold Chain Rice Production Line

✔ Meets international cold-chain standards

✔ Maintains rice’s soft texture after cooling

✔ Prevents clumping, hardening, or excessive moisture loss

✔ Supports high-volume production (300–600 kg/h standard)

✔ Modular design to fit different workshops

✔ Strong ROI for food factories expanding into ready-meal markets

✔ Optional robotic integration for unmanned production

⭐ Applications

• Chilled ready-meal plants

• Airline catering factories

• Central kitchens

• Supermarket meal suppliers

• Frozen/chilled food factories

• Bento box producers

• Commercial kitchens with delivery operations

⭐ Customizable Options

Based on your note “Parameters Customized According To Customer Needs”, we can customize:

• Output capacity (80–1000 kg/h)

• Spiral, tunnel, or IQF cooling options

• Rice type & cooking algorithms

• Packaging method (tray, cup, pouch, vacuum pack)

• Full automated unmanned production

• Multi-line layout design

• Energy type: steam / gas / electric

We also offer factory layout design, on-site installation, and after-sales service worldwide.