What Hollymatic does

Hollymatic Corporation is a privately held, founder-led U.S. manufacturer of industrial food processing equipment, headquartered in Countryside, Illinois (Chicago metro area). The company was started in the 1930s by Harry H. Holly after he invented and patented the original patty machine to solve inconsistent portion sizing in his own hamburger shop; it has now operated continuously for more than 80 years. Its product portfolio spans seven equipment categories: mixer-grinders (e.g., 175, 180A, 3000/4000 series, 900E, Mini-Matic), grinders and bulkers (120, 190, Model 32), formers and portioners (200 Gourmet, 8/65, PortionPro 320, R2200, Super Patty Machine), processors and marinators (HVT-30 Vacuum Tumbler, Hydraulic Stuffers, Tender Rite Tenderizer), stainless-steel saws (Defender 16-4000, Defender PC 1500, Hi-Yield 14/16-5000), vacuum packaging machines, and consumable paper products. Differentiated engineering features include the ROTO-FLOW rotary fill system that preserves product structure and color, hydraulic PLC-controlled portioning on the PortionPro 320, soft-start braking on the Hi-Yield saws, and patented safety architectures on the Defender line (Visual Glove Detection using a camera to stop blades in under .04 seconds; electronic braking within 15 milliseconds via conductive gloves).

The company sells through a U.S. authorized dealer network for parts and paper, direct quote-driven enterprise sales, and an export channel for international customers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; all equipment is sold on a contact-for-quote basis. Revenue derives from hardware sales across the equipment lines plus recurring paper/accessories and replacement-parts revenue from an installed base with documented 50+ year service lives. Customer segments are diversified across supermarkets, meat and poultry processing plants, restaurant and food-service chains (e.g., Ford's Garage, Brann's Steakhouse), butcher shops and locker plants, institutions such as schools and cafeterias, and warehouse/club-store operations. Marketing is conducted through the company website, downloadable catalogs, trade publications (National Provisioner, Meatingplace, Meat & Poultry, Grocery Headquarters), LinkedIn/Facebook, YouTube product videos, customer case studies, and industry trade shows.

Name

Hollymatic

Legal name

Hollymatic Corporation

Website

https://hollymatic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hollymatic Corporation is a privately held U.S. manufacturer, founded in the 1930s, of industrial food processing equipment — patty formers, mixer-grinders, saws, vacuum tumblers, and vacuum packaging — serving supermarkets, meat and poultry processors, restaurants, butcher shops, and institutions through an authorized dealer network and direct quote-based sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Countryside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Hollymatic generates revenue primarily from the sale of food processing equipment including patty machines, mixer-grinders, grinders, saws, vacuum packaging machines, and processors/marinators. Equipment ranges from small countertop units to large industrial-scale production machines.
2. Paper & Accessories: Sale of Hollymatic paper products including patty papers, steak papers, interleaver sheets. Paper is USDA/FDA approved and available in various sizes (square, octagonal, roll, single waxed and laminated) and custom printing options.
3. Parts & Service: Replacement parts and service support for Hollymatic equipment. Contact page includes training inquiries and the dealer network handles parts distribution.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hollymatic Corporation designs and manufactures industrial food processing equipment for meat, poultry, and food service operations. Its product portfolio spans mixers/grinders, grinders/bulkers, patty formers and portioners, vacuum tumblers/marinators, stainless steel band saws with patented safety systems, and vacuum packaging machines, complemented by USDA/FDA-approved paper products and replacement parts. Equipment ranges from countertop units for small establishments to high-capacity industrial systems producing up to 2,100 portions per hour.

Product overview

Hollymatic Corporation manufactures a comprehensive line of industrial food processing equipment for meat, poultry, and food service operations. The product portfolio spans seven main categories: Mixers & Grinders (175, 180A, 3000, 4000, 4200F, 4300, 900E, Mini-Matic) for blending and grinding operations; Grinders & Bulkers (120 Bulker, 190 Automatic Feed Grinder, Model 32 Table Top Grinder) for portioning and first-grind production; Formers & Portioners (200 Gourmet, 8/65, PortionPro 320, R2200, Super Patty Machine) for patty and portion formation; Processors & Marinators (HVT-30 Vacuum Tumbler, Hydraulic Stuffers, Tender Rite Tenderizer) for tenderizing and marinating; Stainless Steel Saws (Defender 16-4000, Defender PC 1500, Hi-Yield 16-5000, Hi-Yield 14) for cutting with safety features; Vacuum Packaging (Table Top and Double Chamber/Floor models) for packaging; and Paper & Accessories for supporting operations. The equipment ranges from small countertop units for supermarkets and restaurants to heavy-duty industrial machines for large-scale meat processing facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 175 Mixer Grinder

Quantifiable outcome

• Super Patty Machine produces up to 2,100 (8) ounce portions per hour
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Formax: Formax manufactures food forming equipment including patty formers, meat presses, and forming lines that compete head-to-head with Hollymatic's Formers & Portioners category (Super Patty Machine, PortionPro 320, R2200) for meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetable forming applications in foodservice and industrial customers.
• Bizerba: Bizerba is a global manufacturer of food processing equipment (slicers, checkweighers, price-labeling systems) and meat processing tools that overlap directly with Hollymatic's stainless steel saws, grinders, and portioning equipment, and competes for the same supermarket meat department and foodservice customers in North America and Europe.
• Reiser (Reiser & Co.): Reiser is a long-standing supplier of meat and food processing equipment including grinders, mixers, vacuum stuffers, tenderizers, and forming systems serving processors, retailers, and foodservice operators with a product portfolio directly comparable to Hollymatic's mixer-grinders, tenderizers, hydraulic stuffers, and formers.
• Marlen Food Processing Equipment (Marlen International): Marlen is a closely comparable specialty manufacturer of patty forming and food processing equipment, with hydraulically-driven and servo-driven formers and portioning systems targeted at the same meat processing plant, supermarket, and foodservice customers as Hollymatic.
• Ross Industries: Ross Industries is a U.S. specialty manufacturer of meat processing equipment including grinders, patty formers, and inline processing systems serving beef, pork, and poultry processors—directly comparable to Hollymatic's industrial-scale grinders/bulkers and former portfolio and competing for the same industrial segment.
• Heat and Control: Heat and Control manufactures integrated food processing, cooking, forming, and packaging systems for meat, poultry, and prepared foods customers that overlap with Hollymatic's grinder-to-vacuum-pack workflow for processors, supermarket, and quick-service restaurant customers.
• Townsend Further Processing (Marel subsidiary): Townside/Townsend is a well-established patty and product forming equipment brand serving industrial meat processors that competes head-to-head with Hollymatic's Super Patty Machine, PortionPro 320, and R2200 formers at higher-volume customer counts.

Broad incumbents

• JBT Corporation (John Bean Technologies): JBT is a large, publicly-traded diversified food technology and processing equipment supplier serving meat, poultry, and seafood customers with industrial-scale grinders, mixers, formers, and further-processing systems—a much broader incumbent competing against Hollymatic in the meat processing plant segment.
• Marel: Marel is a global, publicly-traded leader in food processing equipment for meat, poultry, and fish—including grinding, forming, and portioning systems—that competes against Hollymatic in industrial meat processing plants and large foodservice operators as a much larger, broader incumbent.
• GEA Group: GEA is a large global industrial group supplying separators, homogenizers, and meat/food further-processing equipment to processors worldwide, with meat processing equipment lines that overlap with Hollymatic's mixer-grinder and former portfolio at the high end of the market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HollymaticCorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/289939
• Xx.com/hollymaticcorp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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