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Your challenges

Ensuring reliable water treatment while meeting strict environmental standards, including:

Reducing water intake / safe ingredient water: zero consumer health impact

Reduce the impact of water use on the environment from wells or municipalities but also safeguard the safest ingredient water to avoid any impact on consumers health.

Reducing discharge cost / meet upcoming regulations

Without adequate treatment, you might be paying high cost to the local water authority for discharging untreated raw wastewater to the sewer. Or, upcoming regulations might force you to build a new treatment plant or expand your current treatment plant.

Reducing water cost and focus on water stewardship to meet sustainability goals

Reusing wastewater for process cleaning purposes and reusing process water from pasteurization lines and cooling water towers can help you meet your sustainability goals.

Missed opportunities to get more value out of your wastewater

There’s a lot of value left in your wastewater. Recovering resources from your water can turn it into an energy source, heat source, or when you start selling resources f.e. as fertilizer you will turn cost into profit!

Meeting regulations / compliance

To ensure the continuity of your core operations you must meet environmental regulations related to water.

How can NSI meet your needs?

Based on your requirements and contract type (DBFMO), we select our in-house solutions based on our extensive (waste)water knowledge of the food and beverage industry.

Our reference base includes clients from multinational to local companies across the following industries:

  • Breweries, distilleries, and wineries
  • Soft drink and beverage producers
  • Convenience and food processing
  • Potato and crisps processing
  • Dairy processing
  • Edible oil processing
  • Meat & fish processing

Our concepts and systems are based on our extensive experience and application knowledge within the global industry.

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Based on your requirements and contract type (DBFMO) and our extensive (waste)water knowledge of the food and beverage industry we will select the best fit of our inhouse solutions.

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  • Municipal
  • Industrial

Dissolved Air Flotation solutions (DAF)

  • Drinking water
  • Wastewater
  • Industrial water
  • PFAS
Our DAF systems are engineered to provide high removal efficiency, operational flexibility, and reliable performance under varying conditions.
  • Industrial
  • Municipal

Aerobic treatment

  • Industrial water
  • Wastewater
Aerobic biological treatment is a process that uses oxygen and microorganisms to remove COD and BOD, breaking down organic pollutants present in the wastewater into simpler, non-harmful (...)
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  • Industrial
  • Municipal

Water consultancy services

  • PFAS
  • Micropollutants
  • Process water
  • Drinking water
  • Industrial water
  • Wastewater
  • Rainwater
  • Source water
  • Resource Recovery
  • Sludge
If you are reviewing your (waste)water management strategy and treatment objectives, you may run into several questions. To meet sustainability targets, optimize or debottleneck (...)
  • Municipal
  • Industrial

Filter and screening systems

  • Wastewater
  • Drinking water
  • Industrial water
Filter and screening systems remove large particles from surface water and wastewater. By capturing debris early, they prevent pipe blockages and protect your equipment, helping (...)
  • Industrial
  • Municipal

Membrane filtration

  • Process water
  • Industrial water
  • PFAS
  • Micropollutants
  • Wastewater
  • Drinking water
  • Source water
  • Rainwater
At Nijhuis Saur Industries (NSI), part of Saur Group, we deliver membrane filtration solutions that drive water reuse, resource recovery, and environmental compliance. Our membrane (...)
  • Industrial
  • Municipal

Coagulation & Flocculation

  • Industrial water
  • Process water
  • Drinking water
  • Wastewater
Our coagulation and flocculation solutions are engineered to support efficient solid-liquid separation across industrial and municipal applications.
  • Industrial
  • Municipal

Anaerobic wastewater treatment

  • Industrial water
  • Resource Recovery
Anaerobic wastewater treatment is a very effective and sustainable way of removing biodegradable organic compounds (COD/BOD) from wastewater without using oxygen. As the organic (...)
  • Industrial
  • Municipal

Sludge treatment

  • Sludge
Efficient sludge treatment is essential for sustainable and cost-effective wastewater treatment. At Nijhuis Saur Industries, part of Saur Group, we offer advanced technologies (...)
  • Municipal
  • Industrial

Digital solutions

  • PFAS
  • Micropollutants
  • Wastewater
  • Drinking water
  • Source water
  • Rainwater
  • Resource Recovery
  • Sludge
  • Process water
  • Industrial water
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, digital solutions are essential for optimizing water management processes. At Saur, we leverage advanced digital tools and (...)
  • Industrial
  • Municipal

Biogas treatment

  • Wastewater
  • Resource Recovery
  • Industrial water
  • Sludge
Where organic material is anaerobically degraded, biogas will be produced. In order to utilize this biogas, it needs the right quality, pressure and humidity. H2S is a specific (...)

Types of water for the food and beverage industry

Water is essential at every stage of food, beverage, and dairy production — not just as an ingredient, but as a driving force for hygiene, efficiency, and sustainability.

Drinking water as an ingredient

Clean, safe and reliable drinking water is a core ingredient in many products. We help producers meet strict quality and safety requirements by delivering trusted process water treatment solutions that ensure consistent taste, stability, and compliance.

Process water as cleaning agent and transport medium

Process water supports key operations — from rinsing equipment to moving raw materials through the production line. We design systems that optimize water use while maintaining hygiene, protecting product integrity and extending asset life.

Water and wastewater as a source of energy

Wastewater holds untapped potential. At NSI, we help turn organic waste or high COD levels (sugar) in the wastewater into renewable energy, such as biogas or recovered heat, reducing carbon emissions and cutting operational costs.

Water recycling and reuse

Reducing water footprint is no longer optional. We empower our clients to recycle and reuse water safely and effectively, meeting both environmental targets and operational needs. Together, we give water the value it deserves — and make every drop count.

References in food & beverage

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  • Fish processing
  • Industrial
Chile

Australis Seafoods – industrial wastewater treatment plant

Project’s context & challenges

Australis Seafoods, a leading salmon producer in Chile, is committed to sustainable aquaculture and responsible water management. To meet strict local and international discharge regulations, the company partnered with Nijhuis Saur Industries (NSI), part of Saur Group, to develop a modular and efficient wastewater treatment solution tailored to the fish processing industry.

Meet local and international regulations
To meet local and international discharge regulations of wastewater effluent, Australis was looking for a reliable water treatment plant supplier with the right fish industry expertise.

Modular and flexible was needed
Due to the mixed wastewater influent characteristics and the dynamic water flows, a modular and flexible needed to be implemented.

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  • Food & Beverage
  • Industrial
Ujazdówek (near Ciechanów), Poland

Cedrob Wastewater and Biogas Plant

Context

Cedrob S.A., a leading poultry producer in Poland, aimed to become energy self-sufficient while reducing its environmental footprint. With multiple slaughterhouses, hatcheries, and feed production facilities, Cedrob needed a robust wastewater treatment and biogas recovery solution to handle complex and variable effluents. The goal: turn waste into value and meet stringent discharge standards.

Solution

Nijhuis Saur Industries (NSI), part of Saur Group, delivered a full-scale wastewater treatment and biogas plant for Cedrob. The system treats wastewater from slaughtering, poultry farms, and sanitation processes. It includes mechanical pre-treatment, dissolved air flotation, aerobic treatment, and advanced anaerobic digestion. The biogas is desulfurized and reused for heat production, while the digestate is dewatered and repurposed as fertilizer.

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  • Food & Beverage
  • Industrial
Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Sharp’s Brewery Wastewater Treatment Plant

Context

To support its growing production and reduce environmental impact, Sharp’s Brewery in Rock, Cornwall, invested in a sustainable wastewater treatment solution. As the first brewery in South West England to adopt UASB technology, Sharp’s aimed to turn wastewater into a resource—recovering energy and reducing its liquid waste footprint. The brewery needed a compact, efficient, and future-ready system that aligned with its environmental ambitions.

Solution

Nijhuis Saur Industries (NSI), part of Saur Group, designed, built, and commissioned a turnkey wastewater treatment plant for Sharp’s Brewery. The system includes a curved screen for spent grain recovery, a flocculation-flotation (DAF) unit for solids removal, and an AECOMIX™ UASB reactor for anaerobic digestion. A flash aeration step removes hydrogen sulfide before discharge. The biogas produced is reused on-site, supporting Sharp’s sustainability goals and reducing reliance on external energy sources

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  • Industrial
  • Food & Beverage
Ladyzhyn, Ukraine

VINNYTSIA Poultry farm – turning factory wastewater into clean effluent

Project’s context & challenges

Myronivsky Hleboproduct (MHP) is a dynamic and fast-growing company in the Ukraine, based on the unique model of vertical integration. MHP is one of the leaders of the agrarian market in poultry segment. LLC Vinnytsia Poultry Farm is the largest poultry farm in Europe, and is set up with equipment using the most up to date technology.

In order to treat the wastewater of the factory, Nijhuis designed and realized a complete pre-treatment, secondary treatment and tertiary treatment system to discharge clean effluent into the Ukrainian river. The water is produced by the slaughter lines (+/- 90%) and the remaining water (+/- 10%) comes from the rendering and hatchery production, crate box washers, car washers and municipal water.

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"With over 3000 water solution references in the food and beverage industry, based on the unparalleled process water and wastewater knowledge from the Nijhuis / Nijhuis Water Technology, Econvert and Aqua-Chem brand, we support you from design-build to operation and maintenance. "

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