JBT Corporation
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| Company type | Public (NYSE: JBT) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1884 (as the Bean Spray Pump Company) 1928 (as Food Machinery Corporation) 2001 (as FMC Technologies, Inc) 2008 (as JBT Corporation) |
| Headquarters |  Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Key people | Charles H. Cannon, Chairman, President and CEO |
| Products | Food processing equipment Jetways |
| Revenue |  $841.6 Million USD (2009) |
| $32.8 Million USD (2009) | |
Number of employees | 3,300 (2009) |
| Website | [1] |
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT), is an American food processing machinery and airport equipment company. JBT Corporation was incorporated in 2008 when FMC Technologies divested its non-energy businesses. JBT Corporation is based in Chicago, Illinois. Its Airport Equipment Division manufactures and services the Jetway brand of airport passenger loading bridges and other Ground Support Equipment such as Cargo Loaders, Deicers and pushback tractors.
JBT Corporation is organized in two business segments: JBT FoodTech and JBT AeroTech.
JBT FoodTech provides solutions and services for food processing companies. Markets served include:
- freezer solutions for the freezing and chilling of meat, seafood, poultry, ready-to-eat meals, fruits, vegetables and bakery products
- protein processing solutions that portion, coat and cook poultry, meat, seafood, vegetable and bakery products
- in-container processing solutions for fruits, vegetables, soups, sauces, dairy and pet food products as well as ready-to-eat meals in a wide variety of modern packages
- fruit processing solutions that extract, concentrate and aseptically process citrus, tomato and other fruits
JBT AeroTech markets solutions and services to airport authorities, airlines, airfreight and ground handling companies. Product offerings include:
- ground support equipment for cargo loading, aircraft deicing and aircraft towing
- gate equipment for passenger boarding and on-ground aircraft power and cooling
- airport services for maintenance of airport equipment, systems and facilities
JBT AeroTech also supplies the United States military with equipment for cargo loading, aircraft towing, and aircraft cooling.
In addition, JBT Corporation has an automated guided vehicle business that supplies solutions for material handling in the automotive, printing, food & beverage, manufacturing, warehouse, and hospital industries.
JPT Corporation was created in 2008 when FTI announced the spinoff of its airport and food equipment businesses into a separate company named John Bean Technologies Corporation.
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