
	John Bean Technologies Corporation provides technology solutions for the food processing and air transportation industries. The company operates in two segments, JBT FoodTech and JBT AeroTech. The JBT FoodTech segment provides industrial food processing solutions and services used in the food processing industry. This segment offers freezer solutions for the freezing and chilling of meat, seafood, poultry, ready-to-eat meals, fruits, vegetables, and dairy and bakery products; protein processing solutions that portion, coat, and cook poultry, meat, seafood, vegetables, 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 various packages; and fruit and juice processing solutions that extract, concentrate, and aseptically process citrus, tomato, and other fruits and juices. It markets its solutions and services to multi-national and regional industrial food processing companies. The JBT AeroTech segment provides ground support equipment for cargo loading, aircraft deicing, and towing; gate equipment for passenger boarding, on the ground aircraft power, and cooling; airport services for maintenance of airport equipment, systems, and facilities; military equipment for cargo loading, aircraft towing, aircraft power, and on the ground aircraft cooling; and automatic guided vehicles for material handling in the automotive, printing, food and beverage, manufacturing, warehouse, and hospital industries. This segment markets its solutions and services to airport authorities, passenger airlines, airfreight and ground handling companies, and military forces. The company sells and markets its products and services through direct sales force, independent distributors, and sales representatives in the United States and internationally. John Bean Technologies Corporation is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.&nbsp;
