Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided that may be applicable to refrigeration assets, including refrigeration plants and cold-storage facilities comprising large numbers of refrigeration assets. The performance of refrigerators and refrigeration devices may be monitored based on temperature and electrical current and other measurements known or deemed to be correlated with refrigeration performance. Refrigeration assets in need of repair may be identified and a repair process may be specified, classified, managed and optimized. The immediate effectiveness and long-term persistence of repairs may be determined over time. The refrigeration assets may be classified according to reliability, performance, make, model and manufacturer. The effectiveness of repairs may be classified based on measured performance results following repairs.

Abstract: A method of preparing a food concentrate material, by the following steps: forming a slurry of water, dehydrated potatoes and whole grain tapioca flour; adjusting the pH of the slurry to a neutral value; heating the slurry; performing particle reduction of the slurry; steam heating the slurry to destroy viable bacteria and enhance starch formation; flashing residual steam and volatile constituents from the slurry; cooling the slurry; incubating the slurry with cellulase, bacterial amylase, and fungal amylase; and, heating the slurry to degrade the enzymes.