KUHL
Kuhl Corporation is a fourth-generation, family-owned U.S. manufacturer of custom commercial washing equipment and poultry plastic supplies, serving egg producers, hatcheries, and adjacent food-processing industries through direct sales and a 40-plus distributor network in North America.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1909
- HeadquartersFlemington, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What KUHL does
Kuhl Corporation is a fourth-generation, family-owned industrial equipment manufacturer headquartered in Flemington, New Jersey, operating two divisions: a Machinery Division that builds custom commercial washing and hatchery automation equipment, and a Poultry Division that supplies plastic poultry equipment and consumables. The Machinery Division produces egg tray washers (capacities of 1,000 to 13,500 trays/hour), egg washers, rack washers, tray/pan/tote/pallet washers, specialty washers, hatchery transfer units, chick counters, chick box stackers/unloaders, hatcher tray washers, turntable carousels, and vacuum waste systems, with core technologies including patented traveling spray washing, traveling filter systems, high-pressure cutting spray nozzles, vacuum lift handling, centrifugal spin drying, and PLC-based controls, primarily in heavy-duty stainless steel construction. The Poultry Division distributes chick boxes, feeders, waterers, laying nests, leg bands, debeakers, brooders, catching nets, transport coops, netting, egg cleaning supplies, and PEECO vacuum lifts, self-positioning as one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of poultry plastic equipment. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales (machinery and consumables) with secondary installation services and replacement parts, priced on a quote basis with multi-year industrial contracts, and distributed via direct sales plus a network of over 40 authorized distributors across the United States and Canada. End markets span commercial egg producers, hatcheries, poultry farms from backyard to commercial scale, and adjacent food-processing verticals including baking, dairy, red meat, pharmaceuticals, and food packaging.
KUHL firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- KUHL
- Legal name
- Kuhl Corporation
- Website
- https://kuhlcorp.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1909
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Kuhl Corporation is a fourth-generation, family-owned U.S. manufacturer of custom commercial washing equipment and poultry plastic supplies, serving egg producers, hatcheries, and adjacent food-processing industries through direct sales and a 40-plus distributor network in North America.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
KUHL industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Poultry Processing Equipment
- NAICS
- Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)
- SIC
- Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Poultry Processing & Packing (AFAKALAC)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Pressure Washing & Jetting Equipment (IMAHALAB)
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Where KUHL is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Flemington
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
KUHL business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Commercial Washing Equipment Sales: Kuhl generates revenue primarily through the sale of custom commercial washing, automation, and specialty equipment including egg tray washers, egg washers, hatchery automation machinery, rack washers, and tray/pan/tote/pallet washers. Equipment ranges from economy compact models to large high-capacity conveyor systems, and is sold directly and through distributors to commercial operations.
- Poultry Plastic Equipment and Supplies Sales: Revenue from the sale of poultry plastic equipment including chick boxes, feeders, waterers, laying nests, leg bands, transport coops, netting, egg handling supplies, egg cleaning products, brooders, and game bird supplies. Products are sold through the company's e-commerce platform and distributor network.
- Installation Services: Kuhl offers installation assistance for industrial equipment, with experienced service technicians available to help ensure proper setup and functioning. This represents a professional services revenue stream tied to hardware sales.
- Replacement Parts: Kuhl provides replacement parts for both machinery and poultry plastic equipment. Replacement parts are available by phone or email, contributing to ongoing revenue from the installed base of equipment.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom quotation-based pricing for commercial washing and hatchery equipment |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
KUHL product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kuhl Corporation designs and manufactures custom commercial washing and sanitation equipment, including egg tray washers, egg washers, hatchery automation systems, rack washers, and tray/pan/tote/pallet washers, primarily built from heavy-duty stainless steel. The company also produces and distributes a broad line of poultry plastic supplies—chick boxes, feeders, waterers, laying nests, debeakers, brooders, transport coops, and related accessories—through its own e-commerce platform and a network of over 40 authorized distributors across the United States and Canada.
Product overview
Kuhl Corporation is a fourth-generation family-owned manufacturer of custom commercial washing equipment and poultry supplies headquartered in Flemington, New Jersey. The company operates two divisions: the Machinery Division produces industrial egg processing and sanitation equipment including egg tray washers (Economy Plastic, Return Conveyor, Straight Conveyor), egg washers (Egg Saver Series, SB Series, WEB Series), hatchery automation systems (Chick Counters with photoelectric sensors, Chick Box Stacker/Unloader, Hatcher Tray Washer, Hatchery Transfer Unit, Turntable Carousel, Vacuum Waste System), rack washers, tray/pan/tote/pallet washers, and specialty washers (Combo/Bin/VAT/Drum/Pallet Washers, VAT/VEMAG Cart Washer). The Poultry Division supplies plastic poultry equipment including chick boxes, egg handling supplies, feeders, waterers, laying nests, blinders and pecking prevention devices, debeaking equipment, brooders, catching nets, leg bands, netting, transport coops, egg cleaning supplies, and Peeco vacuum lifts. The company serves poultry, red meat, bakery, dairy, pharmaceutical, and food packaging industries with equipment that can be integrated with egg graders from MOBA, Sanovo, Staalkat, Diamond, and Yamasa.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Economy Plastic Egg Tray Washer
- Manual Spin Dryer
- Return Conveyor Egg Tray Washer
- Straight Conveyor Egg Tray Washer
- Egg Saver Series
- SB Series Egg Washer
- WEB Series Egg Washer
- Chick Box Stacker/Unloader
- Chick Box Washer and Dryer
- Chick Counter
- Chick Shell Separator
- Chick/Poult Eliminator Shell Crusher
- Hatcher Tray Washer
- Hatchery Transfer Unit
- Turntable Carousel
- Vacuum Waste System
- Rack Washer
- Combination Washer
- Economy Series Tray/Pan/Tote Washer
- Pallet Washer
- NSPCW Single or Combination Washer
- Combo/Bin/Plastic VAT/Drum/Pallet Washer
- VAT/VEMAG Cart Washer with Lifter
- PEECO Egg Lifters and Vacuum Lift Systems
- Blinders & Accessories
- Brooders & Accessories
- Catchers & Nets
- Chick Boxes
- Egg Cleaning Supplies
- Egg Handling Supplies
- Feeders & Accessories
- Laying Nests & Accessories
- Leg Bands
- Lyon Debeakers & Accessories by Pixon
- Netting & Accessories
- Transport Coops
- Waterers & Accessories
- Installation Services
- Replacement Parts
Quantifiable outcome
- Hatcher Tray Washer eliminates 99.98% of all shell borne bacteria, increasing fertility rates and reducing early mortality
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use KUHL
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
KUHL technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration12 records
AI capability1 record
Feature9 records
KUHL partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Agro & Construction Solutions, InccoreAn authorized distributor of Kuhl Corporation products, located in Doral, Florida. Serves customers in the Florida region with Kuhl poultry equipment and machinery products.
- Berry Hill LimitedcoreAn authorized distributor of Kuhl products, located in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Serves the Canadian market with Kuhl poultry equipment.
- Cashton Farm Supply LtdcoreAn authorized distributor located in Cashton, Wisconsin, serving the upper Midwest region of the United States.
- Meyer HatcherycoreAn authorized distributor located in Polk, Ohio, serving the Ohio and surrounding regions with Kuhl poultry equipment and supplies.
- Murray McMurray HatcherycoreAn authorized distributor located in Webster City, Iowa, serving customers in Iowa and the broader Midwest with Kuhl poultry products.
- GQF Manufacturing CompanyminorAn authorized distributor located in Savannah, Georgia, serving the southeastern United States with Kuhl poultry equipment.
- The Egg Carton StoreminorAn authorized distributor located in Gig Harbor, Washington, specializing in egg carton and egg-related equipment distribution.
- Farmer Boy Ag SystemscoreAn authorized distributor located in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, serving the Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic region.
- Engineering Services & Products (FarmTek)minorAn authorized distributor located in Dyersville, Iowa, offering Kuhl products through the FarmTek catalog and e-commerce platform.
- Pas Reform North AmericaminorAn authorized distributor located in Jacksonville, Florida, serving the southeastern poultry market with Kuhl equipment.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
KUHL competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Big Dutchman: Global manufacturer of poultry housing and feeding equipment, directly comparable to Kuhl's Poultry Division (feeders, waterers, brooders, laying nests). Both serve commercial egg and broiler producers worldwide.
- Sanovo Technology Group: Manufacturer of egg processing and breaking equipment (Sanovo egg graders and breakers), directly compatible with Kuhl's SB and WEB Series Egg Washers. Both address commercial egg washing and breaking line customers.
- MOBA: Global leader in egg grading and packaging machinery. Kuhl's SB Series Egg Washer is explicitly designed to integrate with MOBA graders, making them complementary rather than overlapping, but they address the same commercial egg processing buyer.
- Pas Reform: Hatchery equipment specialist (incubators, hatchery automation). Kuhl is already a Pas Reform North America distributor, indicating a complementary relationship rather than direct competition on incubators, but both serve hatchery customers with overlapping automation product lines.
- Jamesway Incubator Company: Manufacturer of incubators and hatchery equipment. Kuhl's Hatchery Transfer Unit is compatible with Jamesway trays, making them complementary partners in the hatchery value chain that serve overlapping commercial hatchery buyers.
- Diamond (egg processing): Manufacturer of egg breaking and processing equipment. Kuhl's WEB Series Egg Washer is explicitly compatible with Diamond egg breakers, indicating direct overlap in commercial egg breaking line washing and serving the same egg processor buyer.
Broad incumbents
- Marel: Large publicly-traded incumbent in poultry, meat, and fish processing equipment. Overlaps with Kuhl's Machinery Division on hatchery and processing automation, though Marel operates at substantially greater scale across full processing lines.
- CTB (Chore-Time Brock): Diversified manufacturer of poultry and egg production equipment under brands like Chore-Time and Brock. Comparable to Kuhl on poultry housing and feeding, though CTB operates at meaningfully greater scale through multiple acquired brands.
- Baader: Global food processing machinery manufacturer with significant poultry processing exposure. Overlaps with Kuhl on sanitation and processing equipment sold to meat, poultry, and seafood processors across multiple geographies.
Emerging players
- Foodmate: Poultry processing equipment manufacturer specializing in portions, deboning, and further processing. Adjacent to Kuhl's Machinery Division on the downstream poultry processing side, with overlap on washers and sanitation equipment for meat plants.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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KUHL leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
KUHL funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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KUHL M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about KUHL
What does KUHL do?
Kuhl Corporation designs and manufactures custom commercial washing and sanitation equipment, including egg tray washers, egg washers, hatchery automation systems, rack washers, and tray/pan/tote/pallet washers, primarily built from heavy-duty stainless steel. The company also produces and distributes a broad line of poultry plastic supplies—chick boxes, feeders, waterers, laying nests, debeakers, brooders, transport coops, and related accessories—through its own e-commerce platform and a network of over 40 authorized distributors across the United States and Canada.
Is KUHL a public or private company?
KUHL is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was KUHL founded?
KUHL was founded in 1909. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is KUHL based?
KUHL is headquartered in Flemington, United States, in the North America region.
How does KUHL make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Commercial Washing Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are poultry Plastic Equipment and Supplies Sales, installation Services and replacement Parts.
Who are KUHL's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Big Dutchman, Sanovo Technology Group, MOBA, Pas Reform, Jamesway Incubator Company and Diamond (egg processing). Broad incumbents are Marel, CTB (Chore-Time Brock) and Baader. Foodmate is listed as an emerging player.
Does KUHL have an API?
No public API is recorded for KUHL.
What industry is KUHL in?
KUHL's product category is Industrial Poultry Processing Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAKALAC, Poultry Processing & Packing, with a secondary code of IMAHALAB, Pressure Washing & Jetting Equipment. Its NAICS code is 333241 and its SIC code is 3550.