What Foodmate does

Foodmate B.V. is a Dutch equipment manufacturer specializing in poultry processing automation, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Numansdorp, the Netherlands. The company designs and builds integrated cut-up systems, dark and white meat deboning equipment, turkey deboning lines, automatic leg transfer systems, and camera-based weighing and grading solutions, and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the diversified industrial group Duravant. Its flagship technology is the ULTiMATE Whole Leg Deboner, which uses a patented X-Ray measurement system to capture anatomical data for each leg and automatically adjust cutting parameters in real time, processing up to 6,600 legs per hour with surgical precision around the knee joint. Supporting the equipment is the Duravant ONSIGHT IIoT platform, which connects machines to a secure cloud environment for real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and remote diagnostics, along with the ChickSort grading and TraySort distribution solutions.

Foodmate sells custom, project-based capital equipment directly to enterprise poultry processors through a global field sales network with offices in the Netherlands and the United States, and reaches customers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Revenue is generated through two streams: hardware sales of capital equipment and a recurring lifecycle services business that includes spare parts, preventive maintenance, field service, installation and commissioning, training, upgrades and retrofits, and remote monitoring. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with contract cadences typically spanning multiple years. The company's enterprise customer roster includes Pilgrim's, Perdue, Allen Harim, Gerber Poultry, FreeBird, Case Farms, Pluimveeverwerking Gebr. Heys B.V., IMEX Poland, Jazyniec, and Van den Bor, spanning the United States, the Netherlands, Poland, and other markets. Recent strategic activity includes the December 2023 acquisition of Barth Industrial Automation to broaden automation capabilities, the February 2025 release of the ULTiMATE Upgrade, and the June 2026 launches of the MAX Serie and Foodmate APEX product lines alongside an expanded strategic partnership with VP Soluções.

Name

Foodmate

Legal name

Foodmate B.V.

Website

https://foodmate.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Foodmate B.V., a Netherlands-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Duravant, designs and manufactures automated cut-up, deboning, and weighing/grading equipment for global poultry processors, with a patented X-Ray-enabled ULTiMATE Whole Leg Deboner as its flagship product and a full lifecycle services business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Poultry Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Poultry Cut-Up, Deboning & Portioning (AFANACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Poultry Processing & Packing (AFAKALAC)

Keywords

• Poultry processing equipment
• Deboning systems
• Cut-up systems
• Weighing and grading
• Food processing automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Numansdorp

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Poultry Processing Equipment Sales: Sale of capital poultry processing equipment including cut-up systems, deboning machines, and weighing/grading systems. Equipment is sold as custom solutions with project-based implementation.
2. Lifecycle Services: Comprehensive aftermarket services including spare parts, preventive maintenance, field services, installation and commissioning, training, upgrades and retrofits, and remote monitoring support. Services are provided through Duravant Lifecycle Services network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Foodmate designs, manufactures, and sells automated poultry processing equipment — including cut-up systems, dark/white meat and turkey deboning systems, the X-Ray enabled ULTiMATE Whole Leg Deboner, the Automatic Leg Transfer System (ALTS), and weighing/grading solutions — to industrial poultry processors worldwide. The company complements its equipment with the Duravant ONSIGHT IIoT platform and full lifecycle services (spare parts, installation, preventive maintenance, field service, training, retrofits, and remote monitoring).

Product overview

Foodmate is a poultry processing equipment manufacturer and a Duravant operating company, offering a comprehensive portfolio of automated poultry processing solutions. The core product line includes ULTiMATE Whole Leg Deboner (X-Ray enabled intelligent deboning), Cut-up Systems (Compact, Food Service, Flexible, Frame, and Modular configurations), Automatic Leg Transfer System, and Deboning Solutions for dark meat, white meat, and turkey. Supporting the core equipment are Digital Intelligence offerings including Duravant ONSIGHT® IIoT platform for remote monitoring and predictive analytics, ChickSort grading solutions, and InVision Camera Grading. The company provides full Lifecycle Services encompassing spare parts, field service, preventive maintenance, installation, training, productivity programs, and connectivity solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ULTiMATE Whole Leg Deboner Intelligent whole leg deboning system for industrial poultry processors that uses a patented X-Ray measurement system to measure the position of the kneecap and the length of the drum and thigh bone, then automatically adjusts cutting parameters in real time for surgical precision around the knee joint while leaving the kneecap attached to the bone for high yields at 6600 legs per hour.
• Cut-up Systems (Compact, Food Service, Flexible Opti-Flow, Frame) Complete line of cut-up systems for poultry processors, including Compact Cut-up Systems, Food Service Cut-up Systems, Flexible Cut-up Systems (Opti-Flow), and Frame Cut-up Systems, designed to meet the widest range of product specifications and cutting requirements.
• Automatic Leg Transfer System (ALTS) Automated system for transferring legs during poultry processing operations, integrating with Foodmate's cut-up and deboning lines.
• Dark Meat Deboning Systems Deboning equipment specifically designed for dark meat (legs and thighs) processing, including the ULTiMATE Whole Leg Deboner.
• White Meat Deboning Systems
• Turkey Deboning
• Duravant ONSIGHT IIoT Platform
• Foodmate Lifecycle Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 6600 legs per hour throughput
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VP SoluçõescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Foodmate and VP Soluções have strengthened their strategic partnership. VP Soluções is a partner providing solutions that complement Foodmate's poultry processing equipment portfolio.
• Barth Industrial AutomationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Acquired by Foodmate in December 2023 to expand automation solutions and enhance product development capabilities in weighing, grading, cutting, and deboning technologies. Strengthens Foodmate's automation hardware and software portfolio.
• ChickSortcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with ChickSort for production control, grading and distribution solutions. ChickSort develops solutions that grade poultry products based on various weight and quality criteria, enhancing Foodmate's weighing and grading offerings.
• DuravantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoodmate is a Duravant operating company. Duravant provides the parent company's leadership in digitization and IIoT technologies through Duravant Lifecycle Services network, enabling Foodmate customers to benefit from global scale, financial strength, and collective expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bettcher Industries: Bettcher Industries makes portioning, forming, and trimming equipment used in protein processing plants, including poultry. It competes with Foodmate in areas of deboning/portioning and shares a similar industrial customer base.
• Prime Equipment Group: Prime Equipment Group supplies poultry processing equipment, including cut-up and deboning systems, to North American processors. It directly competes with Foodmate in the US market.
• Baader: Baader (including the Linco brand) is a German poultry processing equipment specialist with a deep portfolio in deboning, portioning and cut-up. It competes head-to-head with Foodmate in deboning systems for dark and white meat.
• Marel: Marel is the world's largest poultry processing equipment manufacturer, offering cut-up, deboning, weighing, grading and further-processing systems. It directly competes with Foodmate across virtually every product category and global geography.
• Cattaruzzi International: Cattaruzzi is an Italian maker of poultry cut-up and deboning equipment, overlapping directly with Foodmate in whole-leg and breast deboning solutions for European and global poultry processors.
• JBT (Meyn): JBT's Meyn business is a leading supplier of poultry processing equipment, including slaughtering, cut-up and deboning systems, serving many of the same large processors as Foodmate (Pilgrim's, Perdue). It is one of Foodmate's closest direct competitors.

Emerging players

• FMH Conveyors (Duravant): FMH Conveyors, also under Duravant, supplies material handling and conveyor solutions used in processing plants including poultry. It is a complement to Foodmate's equipment but competes for adjacent line-integration spend.
• Key Technology (Duravant): Key Technology, a Duravant sibling, makes digital sorting, inspection and conveying systems for food processing including poultry. While not a direct cut-up/deboning competitor, it overlaps in the digital-intelligence/grading stack that Foodmate's ChickSort and InVision offerings also target.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: GEA is a large diversified food processing equipment manufacturer offering separation, processing, and packaging systems, including poultry applications. It overlaps with Foodmate in meat/poultry processing but serves a far broader industrial portfolio.
• Handtmann Group: Handtmann is a German manufacturer of food processing equipment with strong positions in portioning and filling systems. Its products overlap with adjacent steps in poultry processing lines and compete with Foodmate in portioning applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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