CARSOE A/S

What CARSOE A/S does

CARSOE A/S is a Danish process-engineering and integration company that designs, manufactures, and commissions seafood and food processing equipment and turnkey factory solutions. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Aalborg, Denmark, the company specializes in onboard factory solutions for fishing vessels targeting shrimp, whitefish, crab, pelagic, pollock, and surimi species, as well as land-based seafood and broader food processing facilities. Its core equipment portfolio includes IQF tunnel freezers, vertical and horizontal plate freezers, shrimp cookers, heading and gutting machines, by-catch separators, automated palletizers with integrated elevators, and an AS/RS box buffer system. Differentiated technology includes globally exclusive rights to the V16 Freezer automatic unloading system and patent-pending innovations such as the CS3063 Heading and Gutting Machine and the CS3026 Product Compactor.

The company's economic model rests on two revenue streams. The first is large, project-based hardware sales structured as turnkey factory contracts, with individual vessel deals historically exceeding 40 million DKK (e.g., the 2017 Northern Osprey III award). The second is a recurring service, spare parts, maintenance, and remote-diagnostics business supported by the Production Insights software platform and a global office footprint spanning Denmark, Norway (Tromsø, Ålesund), the United States (Seattle), Canada (Quebec), and Singapore. Go-to-market is direct B2B sales-led, supplemented by participation in major industry exhibitions such as Nor-Fishing and Seafood Processing Global. The customer base is concentrated in a small global pool of large factory-trawler operators and seafood processors, but relationships are geographically distributed and tend to repeat across vessel programs.

Name

CARSOE A/S

Legal name

Carsoe Seafood ApS

Website

https://carsoe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CARSOE A/S is a Danish industrial equipment OEM, founded in 1976, that designs and delivers turnkey seafood and food processing factories — onboard and land-based — for global factory-trawler operators and protein processors through direct B2B sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-to-Eat/Ready-to-Heat Seafood Meals (Prepared Foods) (AFANADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aquaculture Harvest, Processing & Packing (Farmed Finfish/Shellfish; On-Farm Plants) (AFANADAL), Ready-to-Eat Seafood (Cooked Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Surimi) (AFANALAC), Prepared Meat & Seafood Entrées with Sides (Complete Meals) (AFANAFAI)

Keywords

• Seafood processing equipment
• Plate freezers
• Onboard processing factories
• Palletizing systems
• Food processing machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Aalborg

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 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. Processing Equipment and Turnkey Factory Solutions: Carsoe designs, engineers, manufactures, and integrates complete seafood and food processing factories and individual processing equipment (freezers, heading/gutting machines, cookers, graders, separators, palletizers). Equipment is sold as standard or custom-configured solutions. Revenue is generated through project contracts, equipment sales, and integration services, typically involving long sales cycles with enterprise customers including fishing vessel owners, processing plant operators, and food manufacturers.
2. Service, Maintenance, Spare Parts, and After-Sales Support: Ongoing revenue from maintenance contracts, spare parts supply, remote service agreements, factory health checks, upgrades and rebuilds, and KM Mark 5/7 gutting machine servicing. The company maintains global spare parts availability with 24-hour shipping capability and 24/7 service hotline. These recurring service streams provide steady revenue from the installed base of processing equipment worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carsoe designs, engineers, manufactures, and integrates complete seafood and food processing factory solutions and individual processing equipment. The portfolio spans onboard vessel processing factories and land-based processing plants, including IQF tunnel freezers, vertical and horizontal plate freezers, heading and gutting machines, shrimp cookers, palletizers, by-catch separators, and lifting/handling systems, complemented by maintenance services, spare parts, and Production Insights software for factory data tracking.

Product overview

CARSOE A/S is a process engineering and integration company offering a broad portfolio of seafood and food processing equipment and solutions. The portfolio spans both onboard (vessel-based) and landbased processing platforms for shrimp, whitefish, crab, pelagic species, and surimi. Core equipment includes IQF Tunnel Freezers (CS2310), shrimp cookers (Connie 800), vertical and horizontal plate freezers (V16), automated palletizers (CS4000/CS4001), the heading and gutting machine CS3063, product compactor CS3026, by-catch separator (CS1515/1516), shrimp graders, lifting equipment (HKV 300, HDL 900), crate buffer systems (CS3015), and mixing tanks (CS2110). These individual machines integrate into turnkey factory solutions under the Onboard Seafood Processing and Landbased Seafood Processing platforms, with complementary service offerings (maintenance, spare parts, remote service, factory health checks, upgrades/rebuilds) and a software add-on called Production Insights for factory data tracking. The company also applies its seafood processing expertise to broader food processing sectors including poultry, meat, dairy, petfood, and alternative proteins.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IQF Tunnel Freezer CS2310 Individual Quick Freezing tunnel freezer operating on the vertical blowing principle for shell-on shrimps and other small, delicate products. Quick freezes product to -18°C using air temperature below -30°C. Modular polyurethane-insulated cabinet with stainless steel frame and FDA-approved conveyor belt.
• Connie 800 Shrimp Cooker Automatic continuous shrimp cooker with capacity up to 1500 kg per hour at 3 minutes cooking time. Features adjustable cooking time (2-7 minutes), steam or oil heating options, and hygienic design with conveyor lifting kit for easy cleaning.
• V16 Freezer Vertical plate freezer with Carsoe's proprietary and globally exclusive automatic unloading system. Fully automatic solution for gentle handling of frozen blocks with no manual lifting or risk of dropping. Available in multiple block sizes and stations, suitable for both sea and land installations.
• Automatic Horizontal Plate Freezer Plate freezing system using aluminum seawater-resistant plates at uniform low temperature for rapid and even freezing of seafood products. Features automatic infeed and outfeed eliminating manual handling, custom configuration for specific pan sizes, and stainless-steel construction for harsh marine environments.
• Heading and Gutting Machine CS3063 Compact, operator-assisted standalone unit for efficient and accurate deheading and gutting of whitefish species (cod, pollock, haddock). Features a newly developed cutting mechanism for precise head cuts, gutting module drawing on proven KM Mark technology, CIP-compatible smooth surfaces, and cost-effective design. Patent pending.
• Product Compactor CS3026 Automated compaction system for shrimps in vertical plate freezers that eliminates manual pressing of blocks. Features adjustable pressure settings for precise compression, two-stage compaction process (initial compaction leaving room for top-off, followed by final press), resulting in consistent and uniformly shaped frozen blocks. Patent pending.
• By-Catch Separator CS1515/CS1516 Automated separation of small fish from shrimp catch based on surface texture differences. Features electrical cylinder for angle adjustment, unique tilting system compensating for vessel heeling, rubber drive drums for extended service life, and open construction for easy cleaning. Available in single (CS1515) and double (CS1516) variations.
• Palletizer CS4000 Compact automated palletizer machine with integrated stretch wrapping machine for continuous operations on land or onboard vessels. Handles boxes and frozen blocks with easy layer adjustment.
• Palletizer with Integrated Elevator CS4001 Hybrid palletizing solution combining palletizer and cargo elevator in one unit. Pallets are transported directly from palletizing into the cargo hold in a continuous flow, ideal for space-constrained onboard factories. Includes automatic layered wrapping and labeling for safe storage at sea.
• Crate and Box Buffer System CS3015 Automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) that sorts and temporarily stores boxes. Boxes are scanned, placed on shelves by automated picking, and retrieved when enough boxes of a given grade are accumulated for palletizing. Operates at temperatures down to -30°C.
• Single Column Lift HKV 300 Single column lift designed for emptying 200/300 L bins or vats with a fork for standard Euro bins. Maximum capacity 350 kg. Features hygienic closed column construction and mechanical anti-fall security system.
• Swingloader HDL 900 Swingloader for containers with maximum capacity up to 1,200 kg. Features stainless steel hygienic design, tilting angle of 130°, and integrated hydraulic station. Equipped with floor fittings, fork device for Euro-bins, and discharge table.
• Cold Water Shrimp Grader Automated shrimp grader that sorts cold water shrimp into various sizes by screening. Features gentle handling to preserve shrimp quality, adjustable grading sizes, and durable stainless steel construction.
• Mixing Tank CS2110 Mixing tank designed to mix salt or additives with water to create uniform high-concentrated liquid such as brine for use in brine freezers and cookers. Supports internal and external recirculation modes.
• Semi Automatic Japan Line Semi-automatic processing line designed for weighing of 1 kg Japan shrimps, producing end product packed into boxes, sealed and ready for retail.
• Onboard Seafood Processing Factories Turnkey onboard seafood processing factory solutions for fishing vessels and factory trawlers, including shrimp, whitefish, crab, pelagic, and Pollock & Surimi processing lines with integrated freezing, palletizing, and handling systems designed for harsh marine environments.
• Landbased Seafood Processing Factories Factory solutions for land-based seafood processing including crab factory, warmwater shrimp, lobster processing, surimi processing, salmon processing, and compact fish processing and packing lines with palletizing, handling, and Production Insights software.
• Food Processing Solutions High-performance food and protein processing solutions extending Carsoe's seafood processing expertise to poultry, meat, dairy, petfood, and alternative protein industries, including plate freezing, palletizing, and handling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced manual handling through full automation of processing, freezing, and palletizing lines
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Industrikulde AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026Carsoe and Industrikulde AS entered into a strategic partnership combining Carsoe's expertise in seafood processing engineering with Industrikulde's industrial refrigeration technology. The collaboration delivers turnkey factory solutions optimized for maximum quality, high operational reliability, and customized solutions. Customers receive a unified project team covering process design and cooling/freezing developed in parallel from day one, through concept, installation, commissioning, and lifecycle service. The partnership has already been applied to several customer projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Marel hf: Iceland-based global leader in food processing equipment (including seafood, poultry, and meat). Larger, publicly traded broad incumbent whose seafood equipment portfolio (heading, filleting, freezing, weighing) directly competes with Carsoe on integrated factory lines, although Marel spans far more verticals.
• Bühler Group: Swiss industrial equipment supplier with food processing and protein solutions (extrusion, grinding). Comparable as a broad incumbent in food processing equipment, particularly relevant to Carsoe's emerging presence in alternative proteins and petfood processing.
• JBT Corporation: US-listed supplier of food processing and air transport equipment, with a protein/sea food solutions portfolio (freezing, chilling, coating, marinating, X-ray). A broad incumbent competing for components of seafood processing factories and ancillary equipment on land-based plants.
• GEA Group: German multinational supplying industrial equipment across food, dairy, and beverage processing. While much broader than Carsoe, GEA's separation, freezing, and homogenization technology competes for seafood and protein processing plant projects.

Emerging players

• TOMRA: Norwegian sensor-based sorting and grading company (originally TOMRA Sorting) whose optical sorting/grading equipment is increasingly integrated into seafood processing lines. Acts as a technology component supplier overlapping with Carsoe's grading, separation, and quality control functions.

Direct peers

• Baader: German family-owned specialist in fish and seafood processing machinery, with deep installed base in onboard and land-based whitefish and salmon processing. One of the most direct competitors to Carsoe in heading/gutting, filleting, and freezing equipment for fish processing factories worldwide.
• Skaginn 3X: Icelandic equipment manufacturer specializing in onboard and land-based seafood processing (freezing, chilling, weighing, grading). Highly comparable niche peer competing with Carsoe for factory trawler and processing plant projects across North Atlantic fisheries.
• Cabinplant: Danish food processing equipment specialist focused on seafood, poultry, and ready-meal processing. Comparable in geography and customer base to Carsoe, especially for land-based shrimp, fish, and ready-meal processing factories.

Others

• Multivac: German global leader in packaging and processing solutions for food and medical products. Comparable as an adjacent supplier in the seafood/protein processing value chain (packaging, portioning, labeling) that often co-exists with Carsoe equipment in turnkey factory layouts.

Regional players

• Ishida Co., Ltd. Japanese manufacturer of weighing, packaging, and quality inspection systems for food. While primarily Japan- and Asia-focused, Ishida competes for end-of-line weighing and packaging equipment in seafood plants — overlapping with Carsoe's palletizing/handling product line in selected regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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