What Meyn Food Processing Technology does

Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V. is a Netherlands-based global supplier of integrated poultry processing equipment, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Oostzaan. The company designs, manufactures, and services machinery covering the full poultry processing workflow — live bird handling, slaughtering, evisceration, chilling, cut-up, deboning, grading, distribution, and plant automation. Its core product platforms include the Maestro M4.0 Pro Series (evisceration), the Rapid Plus breast deboners, the Physic cut-up and deboning platform, and the Multi Vision AI-powered quality grading system, all of which integrate through the Meyn Distribution Manager and Meyn360 customer portal. Meyn holds 30+ granted US patents protecting proprietary technologies such as the four-blade wishbone removal principle and spring-loaded evisceration mechanisms.

Meyn operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CTB Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, and serves industrial poultry processors in more than 110 countries through direct enterprise field sales, regional distribution partners, and a 24/7 service organization. Named enterprise customers include Norsk Kylling (Norway), Guldfågeln (Sweden), Salisbury Poultry (UK), CB Group (Jamaica), and Al-Golden Foods (India). The company employs 1,001-5,000 people globally, with regional headquarters in Ball Ground, Georgia, and a new $65 million manufacturing and innovation campus under development in Westminster, South Carolina. Revenue is generated primarily through quote-based hardware sales of individual machines and integrated processing lines, supplemented by recurring spare parts, service contracts, and training through Meyn Academy. Equipment pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per project based on configuration and customer requirements.

Name

Meyn Food Processing Technology

Legal name

Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.

Website

https://meyn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Meyn Food Processing Technology, founded 1959 in the Netherlands and owned by CTB Inc. (Berkshire Hathaway), designs and manufactures integrated poultry processing equipment — including evisceration, deboning, grading, and AI-powered vision systems — serving industrial poultry processors in 110+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Poultry Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Poultry Processing & Packing (AFAKALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Primary Poultry Processing (Slaughtering, Evisceration & Chilling) (AFANACAA), Further Processed Poultry (Cooked, Breaded, Nuggets, Patties, Wings) (AFANACAC)

Keywords

• Poultry processing equipment
• Industrial deboning machinery
• Poultry automation systems
• Evisceration processing equipment
• Food processing machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Oostzaan

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Poultry Processing Equipment Sales: Meyn generates primary revenue from designing, manufacturing, and selling poultry processing machinery including deboning systems, evisceration equipment, grading systems, and automation solutions. Equipment sales represent the core business with systems ranging from individual machines to complete integrated processing lines.
2. Spare Parts and Service: Meyn provides spare parts, maintenance services, and technical support through its service organization including 24/7 emergency support, warranty claims, and support tickets. Parts distribution centers ensure rapid delivery of components.
3. Meyn Academy Training: Meyn offers training programs through Meyn Academy to help customers develop skills and maximize the value of their processing equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Meyn designs, manufactures, and sells integrated poultry processing machinery and automation systems covering live bird handling, slaughtering, evisceration, chilling, cut-up, deboning, grading, and plant automation for industrial poultry processors. The company also provides spare parts distribution, training through Meyn Academy, and 24/7 technical service support globally.

Product overview

Meyn Food Processing Technology is a global leader in poultry processing solutions offering an integrated platform of equipment and automation systems covering the entire poultry processing workflow. The product portfolio includes Live Bird Handling, Slaughtering (including the Killer M2.0), Evisceration (Maestro M4.0 Pro Series with Eviscerator Prime, Vent Cutter, Opener, Cropper, Neck Breaker, Inside/Outside Washer, and Final Inspection modules), Chilling, Cut-up, Deboning (Rapid Plus M5.0/M4.3/M4.1 Breast Deboners, Physic In-line Thigh Deboner, Physic In-line Drum Deboner, WLD Whole Leg Deboner, D50 Thigh Deboner), Grading & Distribution (Multi Vision Quality Grading, Asymmetric Rehangers, Carousel Rehanger M2.0, Syncom Rehanger, Drop Stations, Bird Counter Vision, Line Weigher, Bird Bagging Machine), and Plant Automation (Meyn Distribution Manager). The Physic platform serves as the core cut-up and deboning solution, while the Maestro M4.0 Pro Series handles evisceration. Both platforms integrate with the Meyn Distribution Manager for line control and the AI-powered Multi Vision Quality Grading System for computer vision-based quality inspection. Services include Meyn Academy for training and Meyn Services for parts and support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rapid Plus M5.0 Breast Deboner High-capacity breast deboner operating at up to 7,000 breasts per hour for industrial poultry processors. Features patented four-blade wishbone removal and self-adjusting scraper units.
• Rapid Plus M4.3 Breast Deboner Globally recognized breast deboner operating at 4,200 products per hour with Plug & Play design for easy installation. Handles breast caps, front halves, fillets, tenderloins, and remaining keelbone meat.
• Maestro M4.0 Pro Series New generation evisceration module series including the Eviscerator Prime, designed for consistent high-quality evisceration across wide bird weight ranges with one-touch Flock Control and up to 50% reduced maintenance time.
• Multi Vision Quality Grading System AI-powered poultry quality grading system with four camera tubes providing complete 360-degree view for defect detection including empty shackles, broken wings, skin flaws, and bruises at speeds up to 18,000 birds per hour.
• Physic In-line Thigh Deboner Compact and efficient thigh deboning solution processing up to 15,000 whole legs per hour, delivering over 92% bone-free and cartilage-free thigh fillets with minimal labor requirements.
• Physic In-line Drum Deboner High-capacity drum deboning solution delivering processing speed of 15,000 drumsticks per hour with tendon cutter and drum deboning carousel, integrating into the Physic Cut-up Line.
• Asymmetric Evisceration-Chill Rehanger Rehanger transferring birds from 6-inch evisceration line to 6-inch chill line shackles with near 100% rehang performance, integrated precision weighing, and processing over 16,000 birds per hour.
• Asymmetric Chill-Sort Rehanger Revolutionary rehanger combining weighing, quality grading, and near-100% chill-to-sort transfer at line speeds above 16,000 birds per hour with dual parallel load cells and four-camera Multi Vision system.
• Carousel Rehanger M2.0 Versatile rehang solution for transferring products from one overhead conveyor to another, with patented magnetic brake system eliminating friction and Sort-Cut-up version enabling selective bird transfers.
• Syncom Rehanger Robust rehanger for transferring products from slaughtering to evisceration lines at speeds up to 11,000 birds per hour with precise, consistent hock cutting optimizing carcass yield.
• Line Weigher 180° High-accuracy in-line weighing solution for whole birds and individual chicken parts using precision double digital load cells, handling up to 15,000 birds per hour in sorting lines.
• WLD Whole Leg Deboner M3.0 High-yield whole leg deboning solution processing up to 4,200 legs per hour, handling both left and right anatomical legs with or without skin using spring-loaded cutting mechanisms.
• D50 Thigh Deboner M2.0 Cost-effective thigh and drumstick deboning solution for small to mid-sized processors, featuring affordable and easy-to-use design with simple mechanics and minimal waste.
• Bird Bagging Machine Efficient and ergonomic poultry packaging solution for packing whole grillers, fresh or frozen, processing up to 700 birds per hour with automated bird positioning, leg folding, and bag inflation.
• Meyn Killer M2.0 Slaughtering system delivering precise, high-quality cut ensuring optimal bleed-out and preserving product quality, with US patent application 20200037624.
• Bird Counter Vision M1.0 Advanced bird counting system using imaging technology for near-perfect count accuracy at line speeds up to 15,000 birds per hour, detecting hanging performance issues with deflection rate below 5 per 10,000 shackles.
• Drop Stations M3.0 Versatile and flexible drop stations handling speeds up to 17,000 birds per hour at 6, 8, 10, and 12 inch lines with smooth pneumatic controlled dropping mechanism.
• Meyn Distribution Manager Line control software system that manages product distribution based on weight and quality signals, integrating with Multi Vision Quality Grading and weighing solutions for optimal product allocation.
• Physic Platform Ultimate cut-up and deboning solution platform featuring precision anatomical accuracy, industry-leading throughput, and smart sensors with AI-driven inspection for agile and flexible production.
• Meyn LEAP Concept

Quantifiable outcome

• 4g yield increase per fillet (140+ tons additional meat per year)
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• CB Group Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2025Meyn served as trusted partner in building CB Group's state-of-the-art CB Air Chill Plant in Jamaica - the first facility in the Caribbean to utilize air-chilling technology. Meyn contributed equipment and expertise for this landmark facility opening.
• Norsk KyllingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorsk Kylling served as field trial partner for the Rapid Plus M5.0 Breast Deboner over a two-year pilot. The collaboration involved 36,000 hours of engineering and field validation, generating insights for global deployment. Norsk Kylling achieved 4g yield increase per fillet during the trial.
• RYMregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRYM is Meyn's partner for Congreso Avícola Fenavi 2026 in Cali, Colombia - one of the most important poultry industry events in Latin America.
• S.B. Impianti SrlregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorS.B. Impianti Srl is Meyn's partner for Cibus Tec 2026 in Parma, Italy - a leading food and beverage technology exhibition in Europe.
• Agro ScrumregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgro Scrum is Meyn's partner for Avícola y Porcinos 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina - a leading poultry and swine industry exhibition in South America.
• Al-Golden Foods Private LimitedregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAl-Golden Foods in India represents innovation partnership in the poultry industry. Meyn supports their transformation from traditional practices to state-of-the-art processing solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Marel: Iceland-based global leader in food processing equipment with strong poultry processing portfolio including deboning, evisceration, and processing lines. Direct competitor to Meyn across the full poultry processing workflow and the most comparable peer given similar product breadth and global footprint.
• JBT Corporation: US-based global provider of food processing and air transport solutions with a significant Protein (poultry, meat, seafood) segment. Offers competing poultry processing equipment including chilling, cooking, and further processing systems, with overlapping customer base in North American poultry processors.
• Baader: German specialist in fish and poultry processing equipment with deep history in food processing machinery. Now part of Marel but historically a direct competitor to Meyn in poultry and seafood processing, particularly in European markets.
• Key Technology: US-based (now part of Duravant) manufacturer of digital sorting, inspection, and conveying equipment for food processing including poultry applications. Competes with Meyn's Multi Vision Quality Grading and grading/distribution product lines, particularly in optical sorting and quality inspection.
• Bettcher Industries: US-based manufacturer of meat processing equipment including cutting, trimming, and further processing systems. Overlaps with Meyn in portions of the poultry processing workflow and serves many of the same North American poultry customers with complementary product lines.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: German multinational offering broad food processing equipment portfolio including poultry processing solutions as part of wider separations and homogenizing equipment business. Larger and more diversified than Meyn with stronger presence in dairy and beverage processing, but competes in selected poultry applications.
• Bühler Group: Swiss family-owned global leader in food processing equipment with primary focus on grain milling, sorting, and optical inspection. Less direct overlap with Meyn's core poultry deboning/evisceration but competes in adjacent processing categories and serves many of the same large food processors.

Emerging players

• TOMRA: Norwegian sensor-based sorting specialist with growing presence in food sorting including protein applications. Competes with Meyn in optical sorting and quality grading categories but focused more broadly across food sorting with different technology heritage.
• Frontier Equipment Designs: US manufacturer specializing in poultry processing equipment particularly in cut-up and deboning applications. Smaller and more focused than Meyn, competing primarily in North American market with selected product overlap in deboning technologies.

Others

• CTB Inc. Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary and parent company of Meyn, providing grain preservation, poultry production systems, and other agribusiness solutions. Parent entity that owns Meyn and related businesses in the poultry value chain, providing context on Meyn's corporate position and access to Berkshire resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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