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After years of experience in the specialty mushroom industry in countries such as Japan, Canada, the USA and the European continent, Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc. is convinced that the "Way of the Future" is a production system using reliable, high-speed, automated bottling equipment.

Several years ago, Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc. identified the leader in the mushroom equipment manufactiring industry as Kyozen Corporation of Japan. This 35-year-old company has always kept pace with the exacting demands of the Japanese mushroom industry. GMI has formed a strong alliance with Kyozen and has jointly registered new equipment patents. In addition, GMI was given exclusive distributorship for Kyozen equipment in North and South America, and the European and African continents.

Having learned from inexpensive Asian imports' devastating effects on the domestic shiitake industry, Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc. knows that incorporating automated bottle technology allows specialty mushroom growers to aggressively compete with imports and promote the "Fresh grown in America" concept.

We are committed to helping specialty mushroom growers supply their communities with fresh, locally grown product through a controlled, reliable cultivation process. GMI's proven, scientific management program and high performance production spawn completes the "full package" plan.

Malcolm Clark, Chairman

Sound reasons for choosing one of these automated systems include:

Higher profitability Internship training Cultivation technology and support Systems to fit all sizes of commercial productions Service plan Commercial production spawn Annual update meetings Leasing arrangement possible Networking

Bottle Filling Equipment: Semi and fully automated systems with bottle filling capacity to 6,000 bottles per hour in tray units of 16 bottles Full Line Without Guards 1-2 person operation
Auto Tray Feeder 16 bottles per tray	Bottle Filler Compactor
Hole Maker	Bottle Capping Machine

Bottle Seeding Equipment: Typical bottle seeding setup. Choices of various seeding systems that can be matched with production demand. Up to 6,000 bottles per hour. System designed for clean room environment. Auto Seeding (Spawn) Machine Combination spawn bottle prep & dispensing unit. 1 person operation
Spawn Dispensing Machine	Spawn Bottle Prep. Machine
These 2 pieces of equipment together perform spawn bottle prep & dispensing. Both machines are designed for clean room environment 1 person operation
Pre-Harvest Bottle Prep. System: An ingenious system designed to automatically remove and clean caps, prepare substrate surface and spray water to start mushroom primordia formation.
1-2 person operation
(A) Auto Cap Remover/Cleaner (B) Surface Scraper (C) Controlled Water Sprayer
Bottle Cleaning: Comprised of single stack tray feeder bottle cleaner or optional multiple stack feeder.
Single Stack Feeder	Multiple Stack Feeder
Empty Bottle Stacker Typical bottle cleaning system w/substrate cleaner/remover. 1-2 person operation
Other Equipment/Supplies: Peices of equipment available to customize system design. GMI Bottles are made in the USA from a special polypropelene allowing many years of dependable use.
Bottle, Tray, and Cap Inventories
Optional Equipment Examples:
Bottle & Bag Semi-Automatic Filler	Semi Automatic Bottle Cleaner

For more information about automated mushroom cultivation equipment contact:
Chris Bailey - 707-823-1743(tel) - 707-823-1507(fax) - chris@gourmetmushroomsinc.com