What Murre Technologies does

Murre Technologies B.V. is a Dutch machinery manufacturer, founded in 1987 by J. Murre and headquartered in Krabbendijke, Netherlands (Zuidweg 20-22). The company designs, produces, and integrates turn-key processing lines for the food processing industry across four product verticals: seafood (oyster handling, washing, sorting, hydro-cooling, packaging), vegetables (soil extraction, washing, sorting, peeling, cutting, blanching, frying), fruit (receiving, peeling, cutting, coring, dipping, ozone water treatment), and seaweed (harvesting, washing, blanching, drying, optical sorting). Sub-products include the Zeewierblancheur (double-walled immersion blancher that reduces iodine at 70°C), the Zeewierwasser (bubble-bath washer with closed-loop water system at up to 2,000 kg/hr), the Zeewiershredder and Zeewierdroger for seaweed, and the Ozon ozone water treatment system that extends product shelf life by suppressing bacterial activity in process water. The firm holds registered patents for underlying inventions and methods and describes its solutions as "award-winning."

Technically, Murre combines proprietary equipment with third-party machines from named strategic partners (Cocci, Optimum Sorting, PND, Emygaqua, EasyFarm, Ferlo, Food-Freshly), and acts as the sole point of contact for the customer across the full line. A dedicated "Customized Innovations" capability supports tailormade design and build where standard equipment is suboptimal, with emphasis on maintenance-free design and minimal use of failure-prone components.

The company is privately held, founder-owned, and operates with approximately 25 employees at its Dutch headquarters plus an exclusive Canadian representative (Formutech Inc., Charlottetown, P.E.I.). Its go-to-market is sales-led B2B: design consultation, equipment supply, factory testing, delivery and after-sales service and maintenance. The website is published in Dutch, English, Chinese, Spanish, and French, and the firm markets primarily through industry trade shows, multilingual brochures, and direct outreach by named process advisors (e.g., Huibert-Jan Zweemer for seaweed, Roy Haerkens for fruit, Jan Murre as principal). No external funding, M&A activity, or regulatory actions are recorded.

Name

Murre Technologies

Legal name

Murre Technologies B.V.

Website

https://murre.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Murre Technologies B.V. is a Dutch machinery manufacturer founded in 1987 that designs, produces, and integrates turn-key processing lines for seafood, vegetables, fruit, and seaweed food processors, acting as single point of contact across its own and third-party equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Food processing equipment
• Turnkey processing lines
• Seafood processing machinery
• Seaweed processing equipment
• Fruit vegetable processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Krabbendijke

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Turn-key Processing Lines: Complete turn-key processing lines fully tailored to customer specific needs. Combines company's own machines with other suppliers' equipment while maintaining single point of contact.
2. Custom Machine Design and Production: When standard solutions are not optimal, the company designs and produces custom products tailored to specific customer wishes, focusing on maintenance-free design and minimal failure-prone components.
3. Service and Maintenance: Extensive service options provided after delivery, including ongoing support and maintenance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Murre Technologies designs, manufactures, and delivers complete turn-key processing lines for the food-processing industry across four verticals: seafood, vegetables, fruit, and seaweed. The company combines its own proprietary stainless-steel machines with selected third-party equipment, acting as the sole point of contact for customers, and provides ongoing service and maintenance after delivery. When standard solutions are not optimal, Murre also produces custom machines tailored to specific customer requirements, with a focus on low failure rates and minimal maintenance.

Product overview

Murre Technologies provides total turn-key processing lines for the food processing industry, specializing in four main product categories: Seafood Processing, Vegetables Processing, Fruit Processing, and Seaweed Processing. The company differentiates through customized innovations, combining their own proprietary machines with third-party equipment suppliers to deliver complete, low-maintenance processing solutions. Their seaweed processing sub-portfolio includes specialized equipment for blanching (Zeewierblancheur), washing (Zeewierwasser), shredding (Zeewiershredder), and drying (Zeewierdroger), while fruit and vegetable processing features ozone-based water treatment systems. All solutions are designed for quality, durability, and labor cost savings, with turn-key delivery and testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seafood Processing Lines

Quantifiable outcome

• Low failure and maintenance rates through minimized use of failure-prone components

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Formutech Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive representative for Murre Technologies in Canada. Located at 135 Kent St., Charlottetown, P.E.I. with phone 1 855-599-0099.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Pak: Swiss-Swedish multinational providing complete food processing and packaging solutions (dairy, beverages, prepared foods). Broad incumbent offering competing turn-key lines plus a strong packaging/filling portfolio that overlaps with Murre's packaging sub-product.
• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery conglomerate bundling filling, capping, labeling, and processing equipment for food and beverage customers. Adjacent broad incumbent to Murre specifically on the filling/closing portion of Murre's turn-key lines.
• GEA Group: German multinational engineering group with a large food and beverage processing equipment portfolio covering separation, homogenization, and complete processing lines. Broad incumbent that overlaps Murre on equipment supply to large processors, though with much wider scope.
• JBT Corporation: Global food technology and processing solutions provider serving meat, seafood, dairy, and prepared foods. Adjacent broad incumbent competing for similar turn-key processing line mandates, but at larger scale and broader food verticals than Murre's seafood/seafood-adjacent focus.
• Bühler Group: Swiss industrial group specializing in food processing equipment for grains, chocolate, and food raw materials with growing presence in plant protein and sustainability-aligned lines. Comparable as a high-end food processing machinery incumbent, but mostly outside Murre's seafood/seaweed niche.

Direct peers

• TOMRA: Norwegian technology company that designs and supplies optical sorting and grading equipment used across food processing (including seafood, vegetables, and fruit). Highly comparable to Murre's integration of Optimum Sorting and the sorting sub-systems within its turn-key lines.
• Heat and Control: US-Australia based manufacturer of complete food processing and packaging lines for snacks, vegetables, meat and seafood. Comparable to Murre as a turn-key food-processing line integrator with frying, blanching, conveying, and packaging capability.
• Marel: Icelandic-headquartered global leader in food processing equipment with a particularly strong seafood processing portfolio (fish, shrimp, salmon). Most directly comparable to Murre as a competing turn-key food-processing line builder, but at vastly greater scale.
• Optimum Sorting: Belgian optical sorting equipment vendor for nuts, vegetables, and seafood. Direct peer in product and a strategic partner of Murre for sorting sub-systems within turn-key lines, making it a near-perfect comparable on sorting technology.
• Key Technology (Duravant): US-based manufacturer of optical sorters and vibratory conveyors used heavily in fruit, vegetable, and seafood processing lines. Directly comparable to Murre's sorting and conveying sub-systems, especially for vegetable and fruit segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MurreTechnologies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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