The Duravant family of operating companies serve the food processing, packaging and material handling segments.

Serpentine Cook/Chill Systems & Crust Freezers


Custom designed continuous cooking and or chilling systems are ideally suited for large volumes of similar type products in the range of 2,500 to 20,000 pounds per hour. The serpentine continuous flow process delivers exceptional product consistency as every piece of product travels through the same process throughout its cycle.
  • Serpentine Continuous Cook & Chill System

    With separate cabinets designed to water or steam cook and chill via water, brine or glycol, our serpentine continuous cooking and chilling systems are ideally suited for large volumes of similar type of...
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  • Vertical Crust Freezers

    Our Vertical Crust Freezers freeze the surface of every meat log to your specifications, using either Freon or ammonia at -40°F (-40°C). Our machine is the only Vertical Crust Freezer on the market...
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Benefits of Serpentine Cook/Chill Systems & Crust Freezers

Marlen’s serpentine continuous flow systems deliver exceptional product consistency as every piece of product travels through the same process throughout its cycle.

  • Continuous flow process.

Ideally suited for large volumes of similar type of meat and poultry products, the serpentine continuous flow process handles capacity ranges from 2,5000 to 20,000 pounds (1133 to 9071 kgs per hour, increasing production while maintaining product uniformity.

  • Optimum product uniformity and exceptional product consistency.

Every piece of product travels through the same process conditions throughout its cycle, resulting in exceptional product consistency.

A picture of Marlen's production facility in Riverside