Understanding Marel

Take a moment to learn more about Marel’s innovative, technology-based approach, that has placed us at the forefront of the food processing industry. At Marel, our vision is of a world where quality food is produced sustainably and affordably. Marel is a pure play supplier of advanced and high-end processing equipment, full-line solutions and software and services to the poultry, meat and fish industries. The same ambition applies to the newly acquired verticles of pet food, aqua feed and plant-based proteins.

In partnership with our customers, we are transforming the way food is processed. We work in close partnership with producers that are looking to increase the overall level of automation, food quality and traceability.

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Our business model
Our legacy
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Capital Markets Day

Our business model

Taking an innovative, high-tech approach has placed Marel in the forefront of the food processing equipment industry. As a leader in the field, we provide advanced food processing equipment, solutions, services and software for the poultry, meat and fish industries around the world. Our next step is to explore the growth markets of plant-based protein, pet food and aqua feed, which are all a part of a newly acquired vertical. Our business model is based on maintaining a good balance between our industry segments, business mix and geographical operations.

Our legacy

Marel traces its origins to a project at the University of Iceland that began in 1977 and led to a group of engineers founding the company in 1983. Marel quickly made its mark in the fish processing industry with the development of motion-compensating onboard scales.

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Our strategy

Marel is a growth company. For the period 2017-2026 Marel has set a target of 12% average annual increase in revenues, through both organic growth and acquisitions. Our growth plan involves capitalizing on our strong innovation investment to drive expansion and market penetration. We will also focus on strategic partnerships and acquisitions to fill gaps in the value chain, and to augment our full-line product offering.

Capital Markets Day

Marel hosted a series of virtual Capital Markets Day events in autumn of 2021 where Marel leadership, joined by our experts and customers, provided a 360° insight into how Marel delivers growth — globally, digitally and sustainably. Recordings are available for replay.

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It’s about convenience of product for a customer... delivering a product as efficiently as possible.

Colman Keohane, Managing Director

Keohane Seafoods

“From shackling to packaging, the products are touched just twice.”

Nicolas Eymeoud, Industrial Director

Galliance Ancenis

“We shaped the building around the process"

Zach Prestage, CEO

Prestage Farms Camden SC

“We’re really impressed with how the TREIF CASAN is performing. It’s been a game-changer, making our operations more efficient and optimizing our production even further.”

Daniel Jakob, Head of Cheese Processing Center

Goldsteig Käsereien Bayerwald

"Marel’s software reliability eliminates the need for constant troubleshooting."

François Smit, Head of Systems and Controls

Morgan Beef

Even if the products have different temperatures, the results are always good.

Helmut Schmid, Production Manager

Möllers

“If people in Tanzania ask which chicken to buy, the answer will be just Hill Chicken.”

Hillary Schoo, Managing Director

Hill Group

Etihad, a greenfield project without boundaries

Our goal is not only to meet legal requirements but also to lay the groundwork for water recovery and reuse in the future.

Hector Ortiz, Corporate Director of Quality and Environment

Pronaca

"Using Marel’s AMF-i systems, Avícola El Carmen and Operadora Avícola Colombia SAS are now fully prepared to meet the growing demand."

Michel Ochoa, Industry Sales Manager

Marel

"We completely restructured our live poultry handling system to set a new benchmark for safety."

Stéphane Mignot, Director

Celvia Poulet

“We have effectively boosted our overall production capacity.”

Álvaro Ortiz, Industrial Manager

Agrosuper, Chile

Successful automation repeated in Tangshan plant

"After our expansion, we are working with the same number of people, but in a more concentrated timeframe."

Oana Jigau, Plant Manager

Agricola Bacău

We have reduced bone-in meat waste by 80% compared to the previous conventional deboning process

Vilmar Francisco Vargas, Industrial Director

Alibem

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