What CFT Group does

CFT Group is an Italian-headquartered industrial machinery manufacturer specializing in food and beverage processing and packaging equipment. Founded in 1945 in Parma and operating as CFT S.p.A. (legal entity), the company is a subsidiary of ATS Corporation, a diversified industrial conglomerate that also owns Comac, SIAPI, Raytec Vision, and Rolec. CFT serves more than 2,600 food-sector customers and 1,900+ beverage-sector customers across 140+ countries, with a 430+ workforce operating from offices in Italy, France, the United States, China, Brazil, and Australia.

The company's product architecture is a two-layer platform: a modular set of processing technologies (receiving/washing/sorting, peelers, choppers/extractors/finishers, enzymatic inactivation systems, evaporators, sterilizers/pasteurizers, aseptic fillers, industrial cooking kettles, beverage preparation, vegetable processing, thermal tunnels, batch retorts, spiral systems, freezers, and CIP/accessory equipment) configurable into complete turn-key lines for eight industry verticals — tomato, beverages, milk & dairy, vegetables & legumes, fruits, sauces/spreads/baby food, edible oil, and pet food & tuna. Differentiated IP includes patented systems such as Eldorado Longrun (hot break enzymatic inactivation up to five weeks continuous operation), Zenith Chrono (ultra-rapid anaerobic extraction), Vesuvio Millenium Peeler (vacuum-assisted steam peeling up to 90 t/h), ART3MIS Longrun MVR and Apollo MVR evaporators (up to 98% steam savings, 90-day operation without cleaning), and Olimpic TC/Olimpic Cube sterilizers. Packaging technologies include fillers, seamers, robotic handling, case packers, depalletizers, and palletizers.

The revenue model is predominantly one-time capital equipment sales of complete lines and individual machines, supplemented by recurring aftermarket revenue from spare parts, on-site maintenance, remote assistance, revamping/upgrades, service contracts, and training. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise direct sales supported by regional branch offices and event-driven demand generation at major industry trade shows (Interpack, Pack Expo, Cibus Tec). The 2026 launch of CFT Performance Intelligence, an IoT-based monitoring platform, signals an emerging digital services layer alongside the equipment core.

Name

CFT Group

Legal name

CFT S.p.A.

Website

https://cft-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CFT Group is an Italian industrial manufacturer of food and beverage processing and packaging equipment, founded 1945 in Parma, serving 2,600+ food and 1,900+ beverage customers across 140+ countries via modular processing technologies and turn-key lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH), Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Food processing equipment
• Beverage packaging machinery
• Aseptic filling systems
• Evaporation concentration technology
• Industrial sterilization equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Parma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Processing Equipment Sales: Sale of individual processing machines and complete turn-key processing lines for food and beverage industries including tomato processing, dairy, beverages, sauces, and more
2. Packaging Equipment Sales: Sale of packaging machinery including fillers, seamers, robotic handling systems, case packers, depalletizers, and palletizers
3. Spare Parts & Aftermarket: Worldwide spare parts service providing options for all types of equipment to guarantee optimal lifecycle management
4. Service & Maintenance: On-site maintenance, remote assistance, overhaul, revamping and upgrade services, plus customizable service contracts
5. Training Services: Training programs to make customers feel comfortable managing their equipment independently

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CFT Group manufactures and supplies industrial food and beverage processing and packaging machinery, offering both individual machines (evaporators, sterilizers, pasteurizers, peelers, extractors, fillers, seamers, robotic palletizers) and complete turn-key processing lines. The company serves food and beverage manufacturers across tomato, sauces, beverages, dairy, vegetables, fruits, edible oil, and pet food sectors globally, complemented by spare parts, maintenance, training, and the CFT Performance Intelligence IoT monitoring platform.

Product overview

CFT Group is an industrial food and beverage processing and packaging equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of technologies. The company provides both Processing technologies (Receiving/Washing/Sorting systems, Peelers, Choppers/Extractors/Finishers, Enzymatic Inactivation systems, Evaporators, Sterilizers/Pasteurizers, Aseptic fillers, Industrial cooking kettles, Beverage preparation, Vegetable processing, Tunnel thermal treatment, Batch retorts, Spiral systems, Freezers, and Accessory equipment) and Packaging technologies (Fillers, Seamers, Robotic handling, Robotic case packers, Depalletizers, Palletizers). These technologies are applied across industry solutions for Sauces/Spreads/Baby Food, Tomato, Beverage, Milk & Dairy, Vegetables & Legumes, Fruits, Edible Oil, and Pet Food & Tuna. CFT Group also offers CFT Performance Intelligence as a digital monitoring platform and comprehensive Global Service support. The company operates with a platform-plus-industry-solutions architecture, combining standardized modular technologies with customized turn-key lines for specific food processing sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CFT Performance Intelligence IoT-based digital production monitoring platform that enables real-time tracking of food processing line performance across individual machines up to complex multi-site global factory operations. Targeted at CFT's installed base of food and beverage manufacturers.
• Global Service Worldwide customer support service covering spare parts supply, on-site maintenance, remote assistance, overhaul, revamping, upgrades, training programs, and customizable service contracts for CFT-installed equipment.
• Receiving, Washing & Sorting Systems Modular raw-material handling systems including size graders, stone blockers, washing tables, elevators, hydraulic transport, defoliators, and buffer tanks for the front-end of food processing lines.
• Peelers (Steam and Abrasive) Peeling equipment family including patented Vesuvio Millenium vacuum steam peeler (up to 90 t/h fresh tomatoes), TSP Peeler, and Steam Peeler Geyser for tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, and other vegetables.
• Choppers, Extractors, Finishers Extraction and refining technologies including Pump PTR30, patented Giubileo extractor with rubber-free destoning (96% finished product yield from apples), and Crushing Mill for fruit and vegetable processing.
• Enzymatic Inactivation Systems Enzyme inactivation system family including patented Zenith Chrono (ultra-rapid anaerobic), Tube Heat Exchanger, ETS Enzymatic Thermal Shocker, and Eldorado Longrun (up to five weeks continuous operation preserving color, viscosity, and organoleptic characteristics).
• Evaporators Energy-efficient evaporation and concentration systems including patented ART3MIS Longrun MVR (descending circulation, up to 98% steam savings, 90 days without cleaning), Hybrid Evaporator System (1:10 efficiency ratio, 83% water removal), Apollo MVR, Mixflow MVR, Mixflow, Venus, and Poseidon.
• Sterilizers and Pasteurizers Heat treatment equipment including Stematic Longrun, patented Olimpic TC hygienic heat exchanger, Olimpic SR, Olimpic P Plates, Olimpic FT, patented Olimpic Cube skid-mounted sterilizer, Ohmic Sterilizer, and Aseptic Flash Cooler for liquid, semi-liquid, and viscous foods.
• Aseptic Fillers Aseptic filling machines including Minipak, Aseptic Magnum, Macropak RVS, Macropak MF, Macropak AF, and Labopak for filling pre-sterilized bags with liquid and viscous food products.
• Industrial Cooking Kettles Cooking and mixing systems including Vulcano Ultra, Vulcano Lite, Titano Rotary Coil, Jupiter, and Saturno Mixing Tank for fruit-based products, baby food, and formulated food products.
• Beverage Preparation Systems Beverage preparation systems including Syrup Rooms, Sugar Dissolving Units, and Premix systems for carbonation, powder dissolution, and drink manufacturing.
• Vegetable Processing Equipment Vegetable processing equipment including Traydry-SLX, Traydry-LXC, Mecdry MD modular belt dryer, and Dosaform for drying, portioning, and cutting operations.
• Thermal Treatment Tunnels Thermal treatment tunnels including Tunnel Pasteurizer & Warmer and Cooling Tunnels for holding, cooling, warming, and pasteurizing packaged food and beverages.
• Batch Retorts Sterilization and pasteurization retorts including Prima Static Retort and Prima Rotary Retort for optimal heat treatment of packaged foods.
• Spiral Systems Spiral processing systems including Spirafreeze, Mecspray MS-R/P, Mecair MA-C Spiral Cookers, and Mecair MA-R/P for freezing, cooling, pasteurizing, and cooking operations.
• Freezers Fluidized bed freezers including Mecflow MF series for freezing various food products with dynamic air flow technology.
• Accessory Equipment (CIP Systems and Aseptic Tanks) Supporting accessory equipment including CIP (Cleaning-in-Place) Systems and Aseptic Tanks for hygienic cleaning and sterile product storage in food and beverage processing lines.
• Fillers Filling equipment including Microbrew, Powertech, Magnum MRV E, Magnum MRV C, Weightech, Master RS, and Master C Tech for filling food and beverage products at speeds up to 70,000 containers per hour.
• Seamers Can seaming equipment including Series 3000/IB seamers for high-speed, reliable seaming operations in beverage and food packaging lines.
• Robotic Handling Systems Industrial robotic systems for automated product handling and manipulation throughout food and beverage packaging lines.
• Robotic Case Packers Robotic packing systems including the Bag-In-Box Robot for automated case packing operations at the end of packaging lines.
• Depalletizers Automated depalletizing equipment including Depalletizer CFT 201 for high-speed empty container handling at the front of packaging lines.
• Palletizers Automated palletizing equipment including Palletizer CFT 601 and Robopal CFT801 robotic palletizer for end-of-line packaging operations.
• Tomato Processing Turn-Key Lines Complete tomato processing and packaging lines integrating receiving, washing, sorting, peeling, chopping, enzyme inactivation, extraction, evaporation, sterilization, and aseptic filling for tomato paste, sauce, puree, and peeled tomato production up to 4,500 t/24h.
• Beverage Preparation & Packaging Lines Complete turn-key beverage preparation and packaging solutions including syrup rooms, fillers, seamer monoblocks, pasteurizers, and end-of-line equipment for soft drinks, beer, water, juices, spirits, and ready-to-drink products.
• Milk & Dairy Processing Lines Milk and dairy processing technologies including sterilization, pasteurization, UHT treatment, and concentration (e.g., Apollo MVR evaporator with Stematic/Olimpic sterilizers) for liquid milk, whey powder, and dairy ingredient production.
• Sauces, Spreads & Baby Food Lines Single machines and complete lines for preparation and packaging of sauces, spreads, baby food, jams, pasta sauces, spreadable creams, ketchup, and mayonnaise.
• Vegetables & Legumes Processing Lines Complete processing and packaging solutions for fresh or pre-cooked vegetables and legumes in bulk, cans, or other packaged formats, including steam peelers and spiral cooking/cooling systems.
• Edible Oil Packaging Lines Tailored packaging lines for the edible oil sector, including Weightech fillers, capper monoblocks, blow molding, labellers, and robotic palletizers for filling PET bottles, glass, and other containers.
• Pet Food & Tuna Processing Lines Processing and packaging lines for pet food, tuna, mushrooms, and other foods including pouch packaging systems with robotic handling and batch sterilization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce CO2 emissions and save up to 90% of natural gas costs
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sidel: PET beverage packaging specialist owned by Tetra Pak — directly comparable to CFT's high-speed PET beer filling and beverage canning line launches.
• Tetra Pak: Global leader in food processing and packaging equipment, with particularly deep overlap in dairy, juice, and aseptic carton packaging — directly comparable to CFT's processing + packaging turn-key offering to beverage and dairy customers.
• GEA Group: Large-cap industrial machinery maker with a strong food processing and packaging equipment segment — directly competes with CFT in separators, homogenizers, evaporators, and aseptic filling for dairy and beverage.
• Krones AG: Leading supplier of beverage filling and packaging equipment (PET, can, glass) — directly comparable to CFT's fillers, seamers, and complete beverage lines for beer, soft drinks, and water.
• Alfa Laval: Manufacturer of heat exchangers, separators, and food processing equipment — directly overlaps with CFT's evaporators, sterilizers, pasteurizers, and heat-treatment technologies.
• KHS GmbH: German packaging machinery specialist for beverage (filling, packaging, conveying) — closely comparable to CFT's beverage preparation and packaging lines for soft drinks, beer, and water.
• JBT Corporation: US-listed food processing and air transport equipment supplier — directly comparable to CFT in fruit/vegetable processing, freezing, sterilization, and aseptic filling technologies.
• SPX FLOW: Provider of process solutions for food, beverage, and industrial markets — overlaps with CFT in mixing, heat exchange, evaporation, and aseptic processing.
• Marel: Global food processing equipment supplier (poultry, meat, fish, dairy) — adjacent overlap with CFT's vegetable, fruit, and pet-food processing lines; comparable business model of turn-key engineered solutions.
• Bucher Industries: Swiss industrial group with food processing and packaging machinery divisions (Bucher Unipektin, Bucher Emhart Glass) — comparable as a multi-vertical food/beverage equipment manufacturer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cft_spa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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