Lavezzini

What Lavezzini does

Lavezzini is an Italian manufacturer of vacuum packaging machinery and complementary food-processing equipment, operating as a division of UNIVAC GROUP S.r.l. (legal entity UNIVAC GROUP S.R.L.), headquartered in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, in the Emilia-Romagna region. The company designs and produces vacuum sealers across four tiers — external aspiration units (domestic, semi-automatic, automatic, and oil-pump professional lines), benchtop chamber sealers (Automatic Line LAX, Chef Line LCX, and Premium Line LPX series), cart-mounted units (Lapack single- and double-bar series), and industrial machines (SuperTech TOP, ULTRA, MEGA, JUMBO, JUMBO SUPER, SUPERMEGA). Adjacent product categories include sous vide cookers (CVS 200/400/800), tray heat sealers (Termopack SV/PACKMATIC and Termovac VG series), the HYDRO 150 shrink tank, and blast chillers (FLASH 3/5/10). Proprietary features cited include Clean Pump, Gastrovac (modified atmosphere), Step Vac, Soft Vac, Extra Vac, One Touch, Programmi Chef, and Programma Marinatura. The company has manufactured under the Lavezzini brand for over 40 years.

The business model is primarily hardware sales of capital equipment, complemented by technical service and spare parts revenue through a dedicated service portal (serviceunivac.com). Distribution is direct via the corporate website, downloadable PDF catalogs, and a department-segmented contact infrastructure (sales, marketing, technical support, spare parts, administration) under the univacgroup.it domain. End markets include food and beverage (primary — food service, butcher shops, delis, food processing), pet food packaging, medical and healthcare packaging, hi-tech product packaging, and a B2C channel for domestic-use compact sealers. The company emphasizes "Made in Italy" manufacturing as a positioning lever.

Lavezzini operates as a privately held division of UNIVAC GROUP S.R.L., an Italian S.r.l. (private limited company) with no external investors, no public listing, and no disclosed funding rounds. The headcount is reported in the 11-50 range. No revenue, certifications, patents, partnerships, or AI/ML capabilities are publicly disclosed. The website indicates active operations with a refreshed 2026 product catalog and ongoing product line extension (e.g., the HYDRO 150 shrink tank).

Name

Lavezzini

Legal name

UNIVAC GROUP S.R.L.

Website

https://lavezzini.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lavezzini is an Italian manufacturer of vacuum packaging machinery — external sealers, chamber sealers, cart-mounted units, and industrial systems — plus sous vide cookers, heat sealers, and blast chillers. It serves food service, food processing, pet food, medical, hi-tech, and domestic consumer markets as a division of UNIVAC GROUP S.r.l.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacuum Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Household Appliance Manufacturing (3352)

SIC

Household Appliances (3630)

akta.pro primary industry

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines (IMALAOAJ)

Keywords

• Vacuum packaging equipment
• Chamber vacuum sealers
• Sous vide cookers
• Tray heat sealers
• Blast chillers

Headquarters

HQ city

Fiorenzuola D'arda

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vacuum Packaging Machines: Sale of vacuum packaging machines including external aspiration, chamber, cart-mounted, and industrial models. Revenue generated through one-time hardware sales across various product lines.
2. Sous Vide Equipment: Sale of sous vide cooking systems for low-temperature cooking of vacuum-sealed products
3. Heat Sealing Equipment: Sale of tray sealers and heat shrink equipment for food packaging
4. Temperature Blast Chillers: Sale of blast chillers for rapid food temperature reduction in professional kitchens
5. Technical Service and Spare Parts: Service and spare parts through their service area (serviceunivac.com)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lavezzini designs, manufactures, and sells vacuum packaging machines spanning domestic, professional, and industrial sizes, alongside sous vide cooking systems, tray heat sealers, shrink tanks, and blast chillers. The company offers a comprehensive catalog—from countertop units for retail butchers, delis, and restaurants to heavy-duty cart-mounted and floor-standing systems for industrial food production facilities. All products are manufactured in Italy and sold under the Lavezzini brand by UNIVAC GROUP S.R.L.

Product overview

Lavezzini is an Italian manufacturer of vacuum packaging technology and related food processing equipment, operating as a division of UNIVAC GROUP S.r.l. The product portfolio consists of four main product categories: (1) Vacuum packaging machines (Sottovuoto) comprising external aspiration sealers (Domestic, Semi-automatic, Automatic, and Automatic with oil pump lines), benchtop chamber vacuum sealers (Automatic Line LAX, Chef Line LCX, and Premium Line LPX series), cart-mounted sealers (Lapack single-bar and double-bar series), and industrial sealers (SuperTech TOP, ULTRA, MEGA, JUMBO, JUMBO SUPER, SUPERMEGA series); (2) Sous vide cookers (CVS 200, CVS 400, CVS 800); (3) Heat sealers for trays (SV 300, SV 400, PACKMATIC 300, PACKMATIC 400, VG 600, VG 800) plus HYDRO 150 shrink tank; and (4) Blast chillers (FLASH 3, FLASH 5, FLASH 10). The company serves food & beverage, pet food, medical/healthcare, and hi-tech sectors with products ranging from domestic-use compact sealers to industrial-scale packaging systems for medium and large food production facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domestic External Aspiration Vacuum Sealers
• Mini-Series External Aspiration Vacuum Sealers
• Economy-Series External Aspiration Vacuum Sealers
• Professional External Aspiration Vacuum Sealers
• Automatic Line Benchtop Vacuum Sealers
• Chef Line Benchtop Vacuum Sealers
• Premium Line Benchtop Vacuum Sealers
• Lapack Series Cart-Mounted Vacuum Sealers
• SuperTech Series Industrial Vacuum Sealers
• Sous Vide Cooking Systems
• Termopack Series Tray Heat Sealers
• Termovac Series Tray Heat Sealers
• Shrink Tank (Hydro 150)
• Flash Series Blast Chillers

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA: German global supplier of food processing equipment including packaging and separation technology for the food industry. Broad incumbent with adjacent food equipment offerings that overlap with Lavezzini's blast chiller and packaging lines at industrial scale.
• Sealed Air: US-based global packaging company operating the Cryovac brand for vacuum bags and food packaging solutions. Broad incumbent with overlapping food vacuum packaging presence but operating at a much larger scale across multiple packaging formats.

Direct peers

• Audion: Dutch manufacturer of vacuum packaging machines, tray sealers, and heat-sealing equipment for food and industrial applications. Direct peer with overlapping chamber and tray sealer product lines aimed at food service and packaging centers.
• Proseal: UK-based manufacturer of tray sealing and vacuum packaging machinery for food producers and retailers. Comparable in tray sealer and MAP equipment, with similar focus on food service and food processing customers.
• Cretel: Belgian manufacturer of food processing and vacuum packaging equipment, including chamber vacuum sealers and industrial packaging lines. Comparable European mid-sized specialist in vacuum packaging for food industry.
• Ilpra: Italian packaging machinery manufacturer producing tray sealers, fillers, and vacuum-related equipment for food and dairy. Direct regional peer with similar Made in Italy positioning and overlapping heat sealing product categories.
• Henkelman: Dutch specialist manufacturer of vacuum packaging machines ranging from tabletop to industrial chamber systems. Closely comparable niche specialist competing head-to-head with Lavezzini in the European professional vacuum sealing market.
• Webomatic: German manufacturer of vacuum packaging machines and chamber sealers for food processors, retailers, and industrial customers. Comparable mid-sized European specialist with overlapping chamber and double-chamber product offerings.
• Multivac: Global German manufacturer of packaging machinery with a deep vacuum packaging and chamber sealer portfolio serving food, medical, and industrial customers. Most directly comparable large-scale competitor to Lavezzini across chamber, cart-mounted, and industrial vacuum equipment.
• ULMA Packaging: Spanish manufacturer of packaging machinery including flow pack, thermoforming, and tray sealing systems for food industry. Direct peer in tray sealing and food packaging equipment with broader product breadth than Lavezzini.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lavezzinisrl
• Facebookfacebook.com/lavezzinisrl.vacuumpackaging

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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