Prepared & Specialty Foods · Bakery & Snack
Bakery & Snack Food Floors That Resist Sugar, Oil and Heat
Bakeries and snack plants are hard on floors in ways that aren’t obvious. Sugar breaks down concrete, fryer oil makes floors slick and softens coatings, ovens radiate heat, and flour and seasoning dust build up in every crack. PumaCRETE urethane concrete flooring seals out sugar and oil, handles oven and fryer heat, and gives you a seamless floor that’s easy to keep clean.
248°F
Maximum service temperature
Sugar
Sealed out of the concrete
0.6–0.9
Wet coefficient of friction
5-yr
Written warranty
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What baking and snack production do to a floor
Sugar attack
Sugar, syrups and icings react with the cement in concrete and break it down. A sealed topping keeps them out of the slab.
Fryer oil
Snack lines run fryers all shift, and hot oil ends up on the floor. Urethane concrete resists oils, and slip-grade texture keeps footing secure.
Oven and proofer conditions
Ovens radiate heat while proofers keep rooms warm and humid. The system handles both.
Flour and seasoning dust
Dust builds up in cracks and joints, where it feeds pests and adds to combustible-dust risk. A seamless floor sweeps clean.
Dry and wet cleaning
Many bakeries clean dry most of the time and wash down periodically. PumaCRETE handles both methods.
Rack and cart traffic
Speed racks, dough troughs and pallet jacks roll constantly. The 9,500 psi system resists the wear.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient receiving and storage | 401-HF, 1/4 in | Forklift traffic, flour and sugar spills |
| Mixing | 401-HF, 1/4 in + cove | Flour dust, dough, sugar, washdown |
| Proofing | 401-HF, 1/4 in + cove | Warm, humid, rack traffic |
| Ovens | 401-HF, 3/8 in (thermal) | Radiant heat, grease, crumbs |
| Fryers and seasoning (snack lines) | 401-HF, 3/8 in (thermal), slip-grade | Hot oil, seasoning dust, slip risk |
| Cooling, slicing and packaging | 401-HF, 1/4 in | Crumbs, conveyor debris, cart traffic |
Installing around bake schedules
Line by line
Lines are done over planned shutdowns, with the rest of the plant running.
Dust contained
Prep dust is captured at the grinder with HEPA extraction so it doesn’t reach open product.
Coved under ovens and fryers
The topping is coved up equipment stands so crumbs, oil and dust can’t collect at the base.
Food safety and audits
- Meets FDA current good manufacturing practice: floors that can be adequately cleaned and kept in good repair (21 CFR Part 117)
- Seamless floors make combustible-dust housekeeping easier, supporting your NFPA 61 program
- Seamless surface supports allergen cleaning and changeover verification
- Aligned with SQF, BRC, IFS and FSSC 22000 audit expectations
- OSHA-compliant slip resistance (wet coefficient of friction 0.6–0.9)
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
Bakery & Snack Food Floors FAQ's
Sugar reacts with the compounds in cured cement and weakens the surface, especially with moisture. Over time concrete becomes soft and dusty. A sealed urethane concrete topping prevents it.
We specify a slip-grade aggregate texture around fryers and seasoning. The wet coefficient of friction runs 0.6–0.9 depending on the texture, and the sealed surface releases oil under normal cleaning.
Yes. The smooth, seamless surface sweeps and vacuums easily and also handles periodic wet washdown.
Yes. Without cracks and joints, allergen residues can be fully removed during changeovers.
Yes. A 5-year written warranty covers material and workmanship, including delamination, blistering and cracking under documented service conditions.
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