Idaho Steel

What Idaho Steel does

Idaho Steel Products, Inc. is a US-based industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1918 and headquartered in Idaho Falls, specializing in equipment for the potato processing industry. The company designs and manufactures peeling, cutting, and frying systems alongside complete turnkey production lines covering French fries, coated French fries, potato chips, flakes, formed mash, hash browns, and pellet snacks. Idaho Steel's core technology is mechanical and process engineering for food-grade production, with the company positioned as one of five specialized brands—alongside Kiremko, Reyco Systems, Tummers, and Van der Giessen—united under the Foodera Technologies platform, which markets a single integrated supplier to industrial food producers worldwide.

The business operates a B2B project-based model: revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of custom-engineered turnkey equipment lines and through ongoing professional services covering installation, automation, commissioning, and post-installation optimization and support. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct engagement from initial concept through ongoing service, serving industrial food producers globally. Pricing is quote-based on the custom configuration of each line and is not publicly disclosed, consistent with industrial capital-equipment norms. Idaho Steel is currently a privately held company and is the subject of a pending acquisition by Investindustrial VIII SCSp alongside Kiremko Group BV and Reyco Systems, Inc., which will integrate the three businesses into a global food and beverage equipment platform.

Name

Idaho Steel

Legal name

Idaho Steel Products, Inc.

Website

http://idahosteel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Idaho Steel Products, Inc. is a US-based machinery manufacturer founded in 1918 that designs and builds turnkey potato processing equipment lines—peeling, cutting, and frying—for industrial food producers worldwide as part of the Foodera Technologies platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Shelling, Hulling & Dehusking Equipment (Rice Hullers, Nut Shellers) (AFAAAJAE)

Keywords

• Potato processing equipment
• Food processing machinery
• Industrial drying equipment
• Steam peeling systems
• Turnkey production lines

Headquarters

HQ city

Idaho Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Turnkey Equipment Solutions: Sale of complete potato processing equipment lines and systems to food producers. Revenue generated from engineering, manufacturing, installation, and automation of production lines.
2. Service and Support: Ongoing service, support, and optimization services for installed equipment and production lines

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Idaho Steel designs, engineers, and manufactures turnkey potato processing equipment lines — including drum dryers and steam peelers — for industrial food producers. As part of Foodera Technologies, the company delivers complete production lines for french fries, coated fries, potato chips, flakes, formed mash, hash browns, and pellet snacks, providing end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, installation, automation, and ongoing service.

Product overview

Foodera Technologies operates as a unified platform combining five food processing technology specialists: Kiremko, Idaho Steel, Reyco Systems, Tummers, and Van der Giessen. The company delivers turnkey potato processing solutions across six distinct product lines—French Fry and Coated French Fries Line, Flake Line, Formed Mash Line, Hash Brown Line, Potato Chip Line, and Pellet Snack Line. Idaho Steel contributes processing equipment expertise to this integrated portfolio, enabling complete solutions from engineering and manufacturing to installation, automation and service for food producers worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• French Fry and Coated French Fries Line Complete turnkey production line for manufacturing french fries and coated french fries, from raw potato input through final output. Designed for industrial food producers seeking integrated processing solutions.
• Flake Line Production line for processing potatoes into flakes for various food applications, leveraging drum drying technology. Designed for industrial food manufacturers.
• Formed Mash Line Production line for creating formed mashed potato products for industrial food producers.
• Hash Brown Line Production line for manufacturing hash brown potato products for industrial food producers.
• Potato Chip Line Production line for producing potato chips for industrial snack food manufacturers.
• Pellet Snack Line Production line for manufacturing pellet snacks from potato-based materials for industrial snack producers.
• Service and Support Ongoing service, support, and optimization services for installed potato processing equipment and production lines, supporting customers throughout the lifecycle of their facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved yield, uptime and operational efficiency

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Foodera TechnologiesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIdaho Steel is now part of Foodera Technologies, a unified brand bringing together five food processing technology specialists: Kiremko, Idaho Steel, Reyco Systems, Tummers, and Van der Giessen. After more than 20 years of close collaboration, these companies are united under one name to deliver integrated solutions to food producers worldwide.
• KiremkocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Foodera Technologies industrial group, Kiremko is one of five food processing technology specialists united under one brand, specializing in potato processing solutions
• Reyco SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Foodera Technologies industrial group, Reyco Systems is one of five food processing technology specialists united under one brand, specializing in food processing equipment
• TummerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Foodera Technologies industrial group, Tummers is one of five food processing technology specialists united under one brand, specializing in food processing solutions
• Van der GiessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Foodera Technologies industrial group, Van der Giessen is one of five food processing technology specialists united under one brand, specializing in food processing equipment

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: GEA is a global industrial-equipment incumbent whose food and beverage division supplies separators, homogenizers, and processing lines to food producers worldwide; it overlaps with Idaho Steel's processing-line offerings as part of a much broader portfolio and competes on large integrated projects.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak is a global food processing and packaging incumbent providing processing equipment, line solutions, and services to dairy and food producers; while primarily focused on liquid/dairy, it competes with Idaho Steel for large integrated food-processing CAPEX budgets.
• Bühler Group: Bühler is a global industrial-equipment incumbent supplying processing technologies across grains, chocolate, and food ingredients; it competes with Idaho Steel on integrated solutions and large-scale food processing projects from a broader technology position.
• JBT Corporation: JBT Marel is a large publicly-listed food processing equipment provider offering fryers, freezers, and complete protein/produce lines; it serves the same large industrial food customers as Idaho Steel and competes for capex allocation on integrated processing projects.

Direct peers

• Heat and Control: Heat and Control is a leading global manufacturer of food processing and packaging equipment, with deep expertise in frying, seasoning, and snack food production systems — directly overlapping with Idaho Steel's potato chip, French fry, and pellet snack line offerings for similar industrial food producers.
• Kiremko: Kiremko is a direct sister company under Foodera Technologies and one of the five founding specialists of the platform; it produces potato processing equipment with comparable product depth to Idaho Steel across fries, flakes, and related lines, making it an obvious internal benchmark for capability and revenue profile.
• Urschel Laboratories: Urschel is a global leader in industrial cutting, slicing, and dicing machinery for the food industry, including potatoes, vegetables, and formed products — directly comparable to the cutting/sizing portions of Idaho Steel's integrated processing lines serving food producers.
• FPS Food Process Solutions: FPS designs and manufactures food processing equipment including fryers, cookers, and continuous processing systems used in French fry and formed potato production; it competes head-to-head with Idaho Steel for the same customer projects in North America and globally.
• Tummers: Tummers is a direct sister company under Foodera Technologies focused on food processing equipment and integrated solutions for industrial customers; it shares the potato-adjacent food processing equipment market with Idaho Steel and is a key platform benchmark.
• FAM (Stumpe International / Sorma Group): FAM is a specialist in industrial cutting, slicing, and dicing equipment widely used in potato and vegetable processing lines — directly comparable to Idaho Steel's cutting and pre-processing stages and serving the same industrial food producer customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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