Meat & Poultry · Cooked & Ready-to-Eat
Ready-to-Eat Meat Floors Built for Listeria Control
Once product is cooked, the floor becomes part of your Listeria control program. Cracks, failed joints and pitted concrete around drains are classic harborage sites, and post-lethality areas get cleaned and swabbed more than anywhere else in the plant. PumaCRETE urethane concrete flooring gives RTE rooms a seamless, non-porous surface that handles oven and fryer heat, aggressive sanitizers, and freezer-to-washdown temperature swings.
-40 to 248°F
Service temperature range
Seamless
No joints at drains
4–6 in
Integral cove base
5-yr
Written warranty
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What RTE production asks of a floor
Harborage in cracks and joints
Listeria persists in cracks, damaged floors and failed drain edges. A seamless topping with integral cove and sealed drain details removes those sites.
Oven, fryer and kettle heat
Hot oil, cook-tank water and steam around ovens and fryers crack epoxy. PumaCRETE is rated to 248°F and passes boiling-to-ambient thermal shock cycles.
Spiral freezers and blast chill
Post-cook chilling and freezing rooms run far below freezing next to hot zones. The system’s service range starts at -40°F.
Aggressive sanitation
RTE areas are sanitized more often and with stronger chemistry: quats, peracetic acid, chlorine and acid cleaners. Urethane concrete is designed for that daily exposure.
Raw and RTE separation
People, carts and pallets cross between zones. Pigmented floor colors can mark raw, cook and RTE areas so the boundary is visible at a glance.
Foamers and door thresholds
Sanitizer foamers and boot washes at RTE entries keep thresholds wet with chemistry. Coved, sealed thresholds stay intact.
Recommended system by zone
One urethane concrete system, configured for the room you’re standing in. Thickness, texture and cove are set zone by zone. Add 1/8 in for integral cove.
| Zone | Recommended system | Key exposures |
|---|---|---|
| Cook room, ovens and smokehouses | 401-HF, 3/8 in (thermal) + cove | Heat, steam, grease, hot washdown |
| Fryers and kettles | 401-HF, 3/8 in (thermal), slip-grade | Hot oil, fat, slip risk |
| Post-lethality exposed RTE room | 401-HF, 1/4 in + cove, antimicrobial option | Frequent sanitation, Listeria control |
| Slicing and packaging | 401-HF, 1/4 in + cove | Sanitizers, cart traffic, cold |
| Spiral freezers and blast chill | 401-HF, 1/4 in (cold cure); MMA repair option | Sub-zero temperatures, condensation |
| Raw/RTE transitions and foamers | 401-HF, 1/4 in, color-zoned | Sanitizer foam, foot traffic |
Installing in a controlled RTE environment
Built for your monitoring plan
Rooms are closed off, prepped under HEPA extraction and handed back with a documented close-out, so QA can clean, sanitize and swab before production restarts.
Color zoning
Choose distinct colors for raw, cook and RTE areas from the PumaCRETE color chart.
Freezers without a long thaw
MMA repair options let active freezers be patched without a full shutdown.
Listeria control and audits
- Supports Listeria monocytogenes control under 9 CFR Part 430 for post-lethality exposed RTE products
- Meets 9 CFR Part 416 sanitation performance standards
- Seamless floors and coved drain details support environmental monitoring and Sanitation SOPs
- Aligned with SQF, BRC, IFS and FSSC 22000 audit expectations
Performance data
| Property | PumaCRETE 401-HF |
|---|---|
| Compressive strength | 9,500 psi (ASTM C579) |
| Tensile strength | 1,450 psi (ASTM C307) |
| Flexural strength | 3,200 psi (ASTM C580) |
| Bond to concrete | Exceeds substrate (ASTM D7234) |
| Abrasion resistance | 0.06 g loss (ASTM C501) |
| Impact resistance | >160 in-lb (ASTM D2794) |
| Service temperature | -40°F to 248°F |
| Thermal shock | Pass, boiling-to-ambient cycles |
| Wet coefficient of friction | 0.6–0.9 (tunable) |
| Vapor pressure tolerance | Up to 25 lbs through the slab |
| Minimum install temperature | 35°F (operating coolers) |
| Standard thickness | 1/4 in (3/8 in in thermal zones) |
Standard 1/4-inch PumaCRETE 401-HF system. Full test data is on the technical data sheets.
Three ways to buy, direct from the manufacturer
Every system on this page is made by PumaCRETE and sold direct, with no distributor markup.
Buy the materials
Urethane concrete, primers, topcoats and cove kits shipped direct from the manufacturer to your plant. No distributor markup.
Buy it installed
Turnkey installation by factory-trained crews, with material and workmanship warranties from a single source.
Train your own crew
A factory-employed PumaCRETE trainer certifies your maintenance team or local contractor on your slab: prep, mixing, troweling, cove and testing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cooked & Ready-to-Eat FAQ's
Listeria persists in cracks, joints and damaged areas around drains that cleaning can't reach. A seamless urethane concrete topping with integral cove and sealed drain edges removes those harborage points, which supports the environmental monitoring and sanitation programs RTE plants run under 9 CFR Part 430.
Yes. PumaCRETE resists animal and vegetable oils and is rated for service up to 248°F. We specify 3/8 inch at fryers, ovens and kettles.
Yes. PumaCRETE is available in multiple colors, so raw, cook and RTE zones can each have a distinct floor color.
Rooms accept full washdown about 24 hours after the final coat at 70°F, and we hand the room back ready for your sanitation crew.
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Get a no-obligation site assessment. We review your rooms, chemistry, temperatures and production calendar, then deliver a written specification and budget within five business days.
