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6a Jacobs St, Chamdor, Krugersdorp

+27 66 273 4110
TEMONGPurity Perfected
The Temong plant floor: an insulated steam vessel on the left, two blue industrial blowers on steel frames to the right, overhead pipework running the length of the hall.
Plate 01The hall, looking down the treatment line.

Visibility, mentoring and aggregation

Temong does not treat a batch in isolation. We work along the chain — with the supplier who sells the seed, the farmer who grows the crop, and the aggregator who moves it on — because contamination is a chain problem, not a plant problem.

Where we sit in the chain

From the seed a farmer buys to the jar on somebody's shelf there are seven links. We are the fourth — the one that decides whether everything upstream was worth it.

  1. 01

    Farm supplier

    Seed, fertiliser and inputs reach the grower. The quality of what comes out of the ground is set here, long before anything is treated.

  2. 02

    Farmer

    The crop is grown and brought to maturity. Temong works with growers to make sure the harvest arrives in a condition worth protecting.

  3. 03

    Harvest and transport

    Product is lifted and moved to the plant. Time and handling in this window drive most of the microbial load we later remove.

  4. 04

    SterilisationThis is our step

    Our step. Saturated steam removes bacteria, moulds and pathogens while flavour, colour and texture are held intact. No chemicals, no radiation.

  5. 05

    Primary aggregator

    Treated product moves to the wholesaler or retailer, consolidated and ready to enter the formal supply chain.

  6. 06

    Distributor

    Product is distributed onward to the businesses and outlets that will put it in front of a buyer.

  7. 07

    Consumer

    The crop reaches the table with its character intact and its microbial risk removed. That is what the whole chain is for.

What happens to your batch

Four stages, start to finish. The whole design goal is that the product that leaves is the product that arrived, minus its microbial load.

  1. Intake

    Your batch arrives and is identified, so what leaves the plant is traceably the same material that came in.

  2. Steam treatment

    Saturated steam is applied under controlled conditions. Heat and moisture destroy bacteria, moulds and pathogens on the crop.

  3. Drying back

    Moisture introduced by the treatment is taken back out, returning the product to a stable condition for storage and blending.

  4. Release

    Treated product is packed and returned to you, ready to move on to the aggregator, the distributor or straight into your blend.

Cycle parameters are set per product — a leafy herb and a whole peppercorn do not want the same treatment. Ask us about your crop and we will tell you what it needs, and whether steam is the right answer for it at all.

Want to see the plant?

We would rather show you than tell you. Book a visit to Chamdor and walk the line.

+27 66 273 4110info@temong.co.za
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