What Alapala does

Alapala is a Turkish industrial machinery company founded in 1954 that designs, manufactures, and delivers turnkey grain and feed milling plants, equipment, and automation systems for industrial flour, maize, semolina, rice, and feed millers worldwide. The company operates a 50,300 m² manufacturing facility in Çorum comprising 16 production units covering machining, welding, painting, assembly, and testing, alongside an R&D center at Çorum Teknokent and a corporate headquarters in Bakırköy, Istanbul. Its product portfolio spans proprietary roller mills (including the New Generation Similago II with 20-minute roll changes), plansifters, purifiers, cleaning equipment, grain handling and storage systems, feed mill machinery, and rice milling equipment distributed through a long-standing partnership with Satake; it also delivers PLC-controlled automation systems and the CTAC digital service platform.

Alapala generates revenue primarily through large-ticket turnkey plant contracts covering process engineering, civil and steel construction (via subsidiary Alapala Construction / ACCON), equipment manufacturing, assembly, automation, commissioning, and operator training. Pricing is quote-based, project-specific, and not publicly disclosed, with contract values reaching tens of millions of US dollars per project (e.g., the USD 35 million Interflour Philippines mill). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales, executed through a network of 30+ regional representatives and direct sales offices, including a dedicated Latin America entity in Panama and regional service operations in Italy (Mill Service SpA) and Ukraine (Mulino Ukraine). Aftermarket spare parts are delivered through the Depart subsidiary, creating a recurring-revenue layer across the installed base of 700+ completed projects in 100+ countries, with 95% of production exported.

The company is privately held and family-controlled, with Görkem Alapala serving as Group CEO. It operates as one of two global leaders in flour milling technology (alongside Swiss peer Bühler Group), supported by over 60 years of operating history, 2019 Good Design Awards in industrial design, and a diversified subsidiary structure spanning equipment (Henry Simon premium brand), spare parts (Depart), flour milling operations (Mulino Ukraine, Alapala Flour Milling Trade), construction (Alapala Construction), and foreign trade. Strategic priorities visible in 2026 include deepening Francophone Africa presence through Mali and Cameroon turnkey commissions, expanding into quality-control instrumentation via the Anton Paar partnership, and leveraging rice milling technology from Satake to broaden the addressable product surface beyond flour.

Name

Alapala

Legal name

Alapala Makina Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Website

https://alapala.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Alapala is a Turkish industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1954 that designs and delivers turnkey flour, maize, semolina, rice, and feed milling plants, proprietary equipment, and automation systems to industrial millers across 100+ countries, operating as one of two global leaders in flour milling technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Milling Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Handling & Conveying for Processing Lines (Augers, Elevators, Conveyors) (AFAAAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Threshing, Decortication & Separation Equipment (Small-Scale Separators) (AFAAAJAF), Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH)

Keywords

• Flour milling machinery
• Turnkey mill plants
• Feed milling equipment
• Grain handling systems
• Industrial steel construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Bakirkoy

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Turnkey Plant Solutions: End-to-end delivery of flour, feed, semolina, and rice milling plants including project design, construction, machinery production, assembly, and commissioning. This is the primary revenue driver.
2. Milling Machinery and Equipment: Sale of proprietary milling equipment including roller mills, sifters, purifiers, cleaners, conveyors, and grain handling systems, both as standalone units and within turnkey projects.
3. Spare Parts and After-Sales Support: Supply of quality spare parts (mechanical, electrical, electronic) with fastest possible global delivery and minimum plant downtime. Includes training, consultancy, and technical assistance.
4. Industrial Steel Construction: Pre-engineered steel building construction as part of turnkey solutions and as standalone services, covering architectural, static, electrical and mechanical engineering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alapala designs, manufactures and delivers turnkey flour, maize, semolina, rice and feed milling plants, grain handling and storage systems, and pre-engineered industrial steel buildings. Its primary commercial vehicle is end-to-end project delivery covering process engineering, civil construction, machinery production, automation, commissioning and operator training. The company also supplies spare parts and after-sales support through its Depart subsidiary, complemented by in-house PLC automation and a CTAC digital assistance platform.

Product overview

Alapala is a global technology company specializing in grain milling and handling systems with over 700 turn-key project references across 100+ countries. The company operates as one of the two leading companies in the global flour milling sector. Alapala offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial milling equipment organized into several product categories: (1) New Generation Milling - featuring the Similago II roller mill as the flagship product, along with purifiers and plansifters; (2) Cleaning Equipment - including air canals, destoners, scourers, magnetic separators, and trieurs; (3) Milling Equipment - encompassing sifters, detachers, finishers, and packaging scales; (4) Handling Equipment - bucket elevators, conveyors, fans, and airlocks; (5) Feed Mill Machinery - equipment for poultry, ruminant, aquatic, and pet food production; (6) Rice Mill Machinery - complete rice processing lines in partnership with Satake; (7) Optical Sorting Equipment - color and shape sorting systems; (8) Grain Storage Systems. Beyond equipment, Alapala provides integrated services including turn-key solutions (project design through commissioning), process engineering, automation systems (PLC-controlled with remote management), industrial construction, spare parts supply, and after-sales support. The company exports 95% of its production and operates manufacturing facilities spanning 50,300 m² in Turkey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Similago II: New generation roller mill with innovative design for high, continuous and consistent grinding of cereals such as wheat, maize, rye, spelt, barley and sorghum.
• Henry Simon
• Depart
• Alapala Academy
• Alapala Construction

Products and services

• Similago II Roller Mill (New Generation) Flagship roller mill for high, continuous and consistent grinding of cereals such as wheat, maize, rye, spelt, barley and sorghum, with 20-minute roll changes using standard tools. Designed for industrial flour, maize and feed milling operators.
• Arion Purifier

Quantifiable outcome

• New Similago II roller mill enables roll change in 20 minutes, significantly reducing downtime vs. industry average
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Marata GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026Expanded strategic partnership with the Marata Group in connection with the 300 TPD flour milling complex in Mali. The partnership involves collaborative project execution and potentially joint go-to-market in Francophone African markets, addressing wheat import volatility and growing local wheat processing demand.
• Anton PaarcoreTechnology or Integration · 21 January 2026Strategic partnership with Anton Paar to offer high-precision laboratory and process measurement instruments (including Anton Paar's Anton Paar brand analytical equipment) across Turkey and the wider region. This expands Alapala's end-to-end milling solutions offering by integrating Anton Paar's measurement precision into Alapala's process validation and quality control capabilities for milling operations.
• SatakecoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with Satake for rice milling technology and equipment. Satake provides optical sorting technology (BELTUZA series CSV600 BI/BM, Scan Master II DE, optical sorters RGBS/RGBR/FMS) and rice processing equipment (whiteners, polishers, graders, paddy separators) which are marketed and sold through Alapala's global distribution network. The partnership is long-standing and spans multiple product lines including rice whitening, optical sorting, and grain quality assessment.
• Henry SimoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHenry Simon is a subsidiary brand within Alapala Holding, focused on premium flour milling equipment. It operates as a distinct brand identity alongside Alapala Machine, serving as a separate product line for high-specification milling solutions.
• ACCON (Alapala Construction subsidiary)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerACCON (Alapala Construction) handles the civil and steel construction aspects of Alapala's turnkey milling projects, including the Mali 300 TPD complex. It is an internal subsidiary providing integrated construction services as part of the end-to-end turnkey delivery model.
• DepartcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDepart is Alapala's spare parts subsidiary, delivering mechanical, electrical, and electronic spare parts to milling customers globally (both Alapala machine owners and other manufacturers' customers). It operates as the dedicated channel for the company's after-sales parts business.
• Regional Agents and RepresentativescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor30+ regional agents and representatives globally who provide local sales coverage, customer liaison, and technical support in their respective geographies, routing leads to Alapala headquarters.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Van Aarsen: Dutch manufacturer of feed milling and processing equipment including hammer mills, pellet presses, mixers, and complete feed mill plants. Direct competitor in the feed milling segment where Alapala also sells turnkey plants (poultry, ruminant, aquatic, pet food).
• Westrup: Danish manufacturer of seed and grain cleaning, sorting, and handling equipment. Comparable to Alapala's grain cleaning and handling product lines (air canals, destoners, trieurs, separators) for industrial milling and seed processing facilities.
• PETKUS Technologie: German manufacturer of grain processing, cleaning, and seed processing equipment including optical sorters, conveyors, elevators, and complete turnkey plants. Overlaps with Alapala on grain handling, cleaning, and storage systems for milling facilities.
• Satake Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of rice milling, optical sorting, and grain processing equipment that is both Alapala's core technology partner for rice and a competitor for turnkey rice mill sales. Satake's product portfolio (whiteners, polishers, optical sorters) maps directly to Alapala's rice machinery line.
• OCRIM: Italian-based manufacturer of wheat flour milling machinery and turnkey milling plants, with very similar product breadth (roller mills, plansifters, purifiers, automation, complete plants) and customer base of industrial millers in Europe, MEA, and Asia.
• Bühler Group: Bühler is the Swiss-headquartered global leader in flour and feed milling technology and the other 'one of two' leaders cited by Alapala. Both companies compete head-to-head on turnkey flour mills, processing equipment, and digital milling services for large industrial customers across the same geographies.
• Amandus Kahl: German manufacturer of feed milling and pelleting equipment including flat-die and ring-die pellet presses, hammer mills, and complete feed plant installations. Comparable in feed milling equipment scope to Alapala's feed milling product line for industrial animal feed producers.
• IMAS (İmas Makina): Turkish competitor headquartered in Konya manufacturing roller mills, plansifters, and turnkey flour milling plants. Competes with Alapala domestically in Turkey and in export markets with similar product lines at potentially lower cost.
• CPM Roskamp Champion: US-based manufacturer of feed milling, grinding, and particle reduction equipment (roller mills, hammer mills, pellet presses) with global service network. Direct competitor in industrial feed milling equipment where Alapala also competes.
• Suncue Corporation: Taiwan-based supplier of rice milling and grain drying equipment serving Asian and African rice millers. Directly comparable in rice processing equipment scope to Alapala's rice milling line supplied through Satake.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alapalagroup

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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