Sollich North America

Name

Sollich North America

Legal name

Sollich North America, LLC

Website

https://sollichna.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seminole

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales and Distribution: Sollich North America generates revenue by representing and distributing European confectionery and food processing equipment (from Sollich KG, Chocotech, Dumoulin, and Theegarten-Pactec) to customers in the United States and Canada. The company coordinates sales, provides technical consultation, and supports the equipment selection process.
2. After-Sales Service and Spare Parts: The company provides after-sales service for all their Principals, coordinating the supply of essential spare parts to clients in the United States and Canada as well as scheduling service engineers for start-up, troubleshooting or maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sollich North America is the exclusive direct sales representative organization in the United States and Canada for four leading European confectionery equipment manufacturers: Sollich KG, Chocotech GmbH, Dumoulin, and Theegarten-Pactec. The company sells, distributes, and services industrial machinery spanning the full confectionery production value chain — including chocolate tempering, enrobing, cooling tunnels, bar forming, panning/coating, moulding, cooking, aeration, and high-speed packaging equipment — supported by after-sales service and spare parts coordination.

Product overview

Sollich North America is a multi-principal representative firm distributing European confectionery and food processing machinery across four major brands. The portfolio includes: (1) Sollich equipment for chocolate tempering (Turbotemper e series), enrobing (Enromat M6), cooling tunnels, bar forming (Conbar lines), cutting/spreading, decorating, and mixing systems; (2) Chocotech systems for caramel production (Sucrofilm/Caraflex), aeration (Tornado, Ecograv), jelly cooking (Jellymaster), chewy candy (Chewmaster), fondant (Micron), and laboratory equipment (Princess series); (3) Dumoulin panning equipment for chocolate coating, sugar coating (IDA-C, IDA-X), and varnishing with batch sizes up to 3000kg; (4) Theegarten-Pactec packaging machines including CHS wrapping systems, EK4 double-twist wrappers, FPC6 flow wrap machines, and BHS packaging lines. The company also offers the SweetConnect digital platform for production management. Service offerings include after-sales support, spare parts coordination, and field service engineers for start-up, troubleshooting, and maintenance across the United States and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chocolate Tempering Equipment Tempering machines for chocolate processing including Turbotemper e series and Minitemper Turbo, delivering optimum shine, shelf-life, snap, and heat resistance for industrial chocolate manufacturers.
• Enrobing Equipment Complete chocolate enrobing lines and enrobers from Minicoater series (320/420mm belt width) to Enromat M6 MAGNUM (2600mm belt width) for coating biscuits, candies, and other products.
• Cooling Tunnels Modular cooling tunnel systems in 3m sections with patented temperature control that adjusts tunnel temperature according to heat load. Up to 3km of tunnels manufactured annually.
• Conbar Bar Forming Lines Market-leading cereal and candy bar forming lines featuring roller formers and slab formers for single-layer and multi-layer products with milk yoghurt creme, caramel, fruit mass or filling layers.
• IDA-C Solid Coating Pan Fully automated chocolate coating systems by Dumoulin with capacities up to 3000kg per batch, including chocolate spraying, varnishing, powder distribution, and infrared cleaning systems.
• CHS Packaging System High performance chocolate packaging system with modular design for quick changes of wrapping styles and product sizes. Continuous motion principle ensures gentle handling at high speeds up to 1800 products/min.
• Jellymaster Continuous Cooking System Continuous cooking system for jelly and marshmallow masses using Sucrotwist pressure dissolver with capacities from 500 kg/h to 6000 kg/h and hygienic tube-in-shell design with PLC control.
• Turbotemper e TE/TE-D Tempering Machine Chocolate tempering machines using the patented Circulation Tempering Process. Available for output rates from 100 to 19,000 kg/h with pre-heating/de-tempering zone option.
• Sucrofilm/Caraflex Caramel System Continuous caramel production system by Chocotech ideal for all types of protein containing recipes including standard caramels and sensitive products such as white caramels.
• SweetConnect Digital Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Conbar® lines have become global market leaders in cereal bar manufacturing over 35 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sollich KGcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerParent company from Bad Salzuflen, Germany. World's leading supplier of chocolate enrobing, tempering, cooling, and bar forming equipment. Founded in 1920 by Robert Sollich, the company pioneered research and development in confectionery machinery. Sollich KG provides the core equipment portfolio including Conbar® lines, Turbotemper®, Enromat®, and cooling tunnels.
• Chocotech GmbHcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerSister company of Sollich KG located in Wernigerode, Germany. Founded in 1920 by Otto Lauenstein. Specializes in candy kitchens, caramel systems, aeration equipment, and chocolate equipment including Frozenshell® moulding plant. Chocotech invented the world's first tempering machine in 1930. Integrated into Sollich group in 1991/1992.
• DumoulincoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerEts Dumoulin & Cie of France. Family-owned company in business since 1932. Market leader in automated panning equipment for confectionery, chocolate, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries. Developed world's first large-scale automatic coating pan in the 1960s. Will celebrate 100th anniversary in 2026.
• Theegarten-Pactec GmbH & Co. KGcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLeading packaging and wrapping machine manufacturer from Dresden, Germany. One of the world's leading manufacturers for confectioneries and other food products. Offers high-speed continuous and intermittent packaging machines, feeding and storage components, and complete packaging systems. Flagship CHS system for chocolate products.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aasted: Danish manufacturer of industrial chocolate and confectionery processing equipment (tempering, moulding, enrobing, cooling tunnels). Direct competitor to Sollich/Chocotech/Dumoulin principals, competing for the same North American confectionery manufacturer customers with its own sales and service network.
• Baker Perkins: UK-based manufacturer of confectionery, bakery, and snack food processing equipment. Competes directly with Sollich Group principals in cereal bar, cookie, and confectionery forming/cooking/extrusion lines sold to North American food manufacturers.
• Carle & Montanari: Italian manufacturer of chocolate processing equipment including tempering, moulding, enrobing, and cooling tunnels. Directly comparable to Sollich NA's principal product lines and competes for the same industrial confectionery customers in the US and Canada.
• Heat and Control: US-based manufacturer and supplier of food processing and packaging equipment for snacks, confectionery, and prepared foods. Comparable US-headquartered competitor with direct manufacturing presence in North America, contrasting with Sollich NA's European-principal distribution model.
• Haas: Austrian family-owned manufacturer of wafer, biscuit, and confectionery production equipment. Competes with Sollich NA principals in adjacent confectionery and bakery categories, with established direct sales coverage in North America.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss global leader in food processing technology with broad coverage of chocolate, grain, and protein processing equipment. A broad incumbent whose chocolate processing portfolio overlaps with Sollich NA's principals, but with much larger scale, direct North American manufacturing, and a wider product portfolio.
• GEA Group: German multinational supplying process technology for food, dairy, and beverage industries. Serves many of the same large food manufacturers as Sollich NA but offers a broader portfolio (separators, homogenizers, processing lines) at significantly greater scale.
• Robert Bosch Packaging Technology: Division of Bosch supplying packaging equipment to food, pharma, and confectionery industries globally. Competes directly with Theegarten-Pactec principal in high-speed wrapping systems but operates at significantly larger scale with broader cross-industry presence.
• JBT Corporation: US-listed supplier of food processing and packaging solutions for protein, dairy, and prepared foods. A broad incumbent with North American manufacturing and direct service infrastructure, competing for capital equipment budgets at the same large food manufacturer customers as Sollich NA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sollich-north-america-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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