In November 2024, the Kartause Ittingen Foundation put its new AS 6 apple peeling machine from Kronen into operation. This modern machine enables it to efficiently peel, core, and slice apples. The foundation mostly processes apples grown in its own orchards and uses the machine to make apple rings from 16,000 kg of apples during the winter.
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A team of up to five supervised employees and a supervisor process the apples over the winter months. The AS 6 apple peeling machine makes its processing activities much easier by handling several stages of the workflow quickly and with a consistent processing quality. It is also extremely easy to operate. By using the AS 6, the team is now able to peel, core, and slice much larger quantities of apples, most of which are grown on-site, every day, ready to be dried in the next production step.
The apple rings produced by the team are available both with and without a chocolate coating and are a bestseller in the "Klosterladen" monastery shop run by the Kartause Ittingen Foundation. Any broken apple rings are nicely packaged to be used as welcome gifts on pillows in the neighboring hotel, and some of the apple peel is added to tea mixtures – all supporting the foundation's consistent commitment to sustainability and waste reduction.
Pictures by Stiftung Kartause Ittingen
Inclusive jobs and home-grown regional products
The Kartause Ittingen is a foundation under private law that was established back in 1977. The former monastery is an important cultural monument in the Lake Constance region and has been a cultural and seminar center since 1983. The foundation is committed to preserving the historic heritage building and managing its use as a largely self-supporting cultural center and seminar venue. The site is home to a restaurant, a hotel, seminar, and banquet rooms, a workshop, and a farm, which supplies its in-house catering facilities and Klosterladen shop with fruit, vegetables, cheese, wine, and other products. The Kartause Ittingen offers a diverse range of inclusive working and living opportunities for adults with special needs, including 50 supervised positions.
For more information:
Kira Krollpfeiffer
Kronen
Tel. +49 (0)7854 9646 160
Kira.krollpfeiffer@kronen.eu
www.kronen.eu
Kartause Ittingen Foundation
https://www.kartause.ch/en