We Are Juicing Systems
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Our Story
Juicing.Systems was founded by Remo and Kristen Trovato who started their journey with their sister company, Okanagan Beverage Co.
In the beginning, Remo and Kristen operated with a rack and cloth press. If you are familiar with this method, you know it’s no easy task. The cloths tend to be easily torn and the mess is unimaginable. Of the experience, Kristen says, “We would show up and pound out this juice, and the farmers would be looking at us like, wow.”
Although the clients were blown away, Remo and Kristen thought to themselves, there must be a better way!
The Mobile Kreuzmayr Machine
By their second season, Okanagan Beverage Co. was turning a small profit, but the work — 14-hour days of manual loading and unloading with the rack-and-cloth press — was feeling like more than they could handle. After long hours of research, they found a company in Austria by the name of Kreuzmayr that specialized in fruit processing equipment. Eager to learn more, Kristen and Remo jumped on the next plane to Austria to meet the supplier face to face. This meeting would be the start of a life-changing relationship. After discussing various options that would best suit their needs, they went ahead and outfitted the truck and trailer complete with a belt press and continued to travel to orchards all over the Okanagan and press fruit to make farm fresh juice.
After operating Okanagan Beverage Co. for a couple of years, they noticed a large gap in the market. People were looking for machinery to press and pasteurize their juice, cider, beer etc. Now for some, this may seem like a problem but for the Trovatos’, they saw this as an opportunity. Not wanting to over complicate Mobile Juicing with this new segment of equipment sales, they created a brand-new company Juicing.Systems. Now, they had to figure out how to run not one but TWO businesses.
Today, Kristen and Remo and the team at Juicing.Systems, supply top-of-the-line Kreuzmayr machinery — belt presses, de-stoners, elevator-washer-grinders and pasteurizers — to cider makers and fruit processors across North America. They’ve also introduced In-Line Packaging to the equipment line.
Our Reach, Your Juice.
Trusted by Happy Clients Across North America
Meet The Team
Nathan - General Manager
Nathan is the brains behind our sales team. He started his journey with Juicing.Systems when he began working on the Okanagan Beverage Co. trailer. He showed tremendous work ethic and it paid off! Remo and Kristen offered him a full time position as their sales manager for Juicing.Systems and he has been exceeding expectations left and right. He has an eye for detail and checks and rechecks quotes to ensure that every order of every size arrives without a hitch. We love that he keeps the office humming with his wicked taste in music.
If he is not in the office, he can be found skiing the local mountain or paddling the local lakes.
Remo - Service/Support/Installation
Remo is a pro at knowing precisely which machine is best suited for every application and tirelessly seeks new ways to optimize the business. He can also be seen flying down the local slopes on his snowboard.
With a background as an auto electrician, and after Kreuzmayr saw how he had modified their machine to fit their needs, the company hired him to service and sell their machines in North America.
This intimate knowledge of the equipment, inside and out — gives him a serious edge when it comes to setting up and servicing the equipment.
His serious diagnostic skills allow him to talk customers through fixes over the phone and video chats.
Most of all, he knows first hand that technical support is key to get operations back up and running and makes sure that service and support to clients is our number one priority of Juicing Systems.
Matthew Reich - Service/Support/Installation
Joining our sister company Okanagan Beverage Co in July 2023. He worked in our production facility for almost 2 years. Because of that, he is well equipped to train our clients on all kind of machines.
He is currently being trained to become a Millwright.
When he is not on the wrenches, Matthew enjoys all kind of activities in the great outdoors.
Fabio - Sales Support
Fabio brings structure, energy, and a customer-first mindset to Juicing Systems. With a strong background in sales to help ensure projects move smoothly from quote to delivery. Known for his organization, reliability, and follow-up, he’s often the one connecting the dots between customers, suppliers, and shipping partners to keep everything on track.
He’s always ready to help, whether it’s solving a customer challenge, coordinating a complex shipment, or fine-tuning internal processes to make the team more efficient.
When he’s not in the office, Fabio enjoys learning about new technology, working on data projects, spending time with his family, and getting outdoors around the Okanagan.
Tricia - Finance
Tricia is the person who keeps our money moving smoothly — making sure every dollar knows exactly where it needs to go. Before joining this amazing local team, she spent years managing payables for a large corporation, where she learned the ins and outs of keeping financial systems steady and stress‑free. Now, she’s proud to bring that experience to a small business that truly reflects the heart of our community.
When she’s not tracking the flow of funds, you can usually find her exploring the mountain trails that surround our town. Hiking is her favourite reset button, and she loves living in a place where the outdoors is always just a few steps away.”
Rodger - Installation/Support
Rodger was born and raised in Britain and is trained as an electrical engineer. His career has led him to specialize in fruit processing and agricultural equipment. His quick quips and dry sense of humor keeps the office in high spirits. Due to his, expertise, knowledge and know-how, Rodger travels all over North America kick starting juice production facilities, cideries and breweries on track with their newly purchased equipment. Rodger has retired, but is still on call for installation work throughout the year as well as selected support functionalities.
Lorna Church - Administration/Parts/Inventory
Lorna is our jack of all trades and master of many. With a bachelor of science in agriculture and an advanced certificate in GIS, she is versed in many fields. She can pull lambs or castrate pigs like its nobodies business, but also has all the attention to details to get your spare parts order out to you accurately and in time or coordinating shipping and imports for our larger machines. Lorna is enjoyed by many of us for her sense of humor and setting low standards for herself so she can feel successful any ol time.
In her spare time she is busy with farming, biking, reading, skiing, knitting and chasing her kids, not in that order…
Did we mention already that she is funny?
