Fibosa

What Fibosa does

Fibosa (legal entity CFI-2001 SL) is a privately-held Spanish industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1979 and headquartered in Riudellots de la Selva, Girona. The company designs, manufactures and installs turnkey machinery and complete production lines for the dairy industry, covering the full chain from milk reception and treatment through cheese production (pressed, fresh, soft, mozzarella, cheddar), maturation and aging systems, and portioning and packaging — including downstream dairy processing for whey valorization. Notable proprietary modules include the Cheddarizadora Automática FIDDAR automatic cheddarizer and a Vacuum Block Forming Column that integrates guillotine cutting, automatic bagging, CIP cleaning and centralized control into cheddar block production lines.

The firm generates revenue through direct hardware sales of industrial machinery and turnkey plants on a quote-based pricing model with no public pricing disclosure. Its go-to-market is sales-led: direct sales from Spain headquarters supplemented by dedicated subsidiaries in Italy and Mexico and a network of regional representatives and distributors spanning Europe (Italy, Poland, Austria, Iceland, Russia), the Caucasus and Central Asia (Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Mongolia), Latin America (Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela) and North Africa (Algeria). The customer base is enterprise dairy processors and food manufacturers; named users include Entrepinares, El Gran Cardenal, Arias, Don Ismael, Sigma Alimentos, Conaprole, Watts, Colun, Schuman Cheese and Savushkin.

Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for quality management in dairy equipment design and service, is certified for 100% renewable electricity consumption by Indexo Energía, and was recognized with the PIMEC SME Sustainability Award in 2020. It is a member of AMEC's Positive Industry initiative and sits on the board of trustees of the Polytechnic School of the University of Girona. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Fibosa

Legal name

CFI-2001 SL

Website

https://fibosa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fibosa is a privately-held Spanish manufacturer of industrial dairy processing machinery, founded in 1979 in Riudellots de la Selva, Girona. It designs and installs turnkey cheese production lines, maturation systems and packaging equipment for enterprise dairy processors across Europe, Latin America, the US, the CIS, the Middle East and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Riudellots De La Selva

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Fibosa generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of industrial dairy processing machinery and complete production lines. The company offers both individual machines and turnkey automated production facilities for cheese manufacturing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fibosa designs, manufactures, and installs industrial machinery and complete turnkey production lines for the dairy industry. Its portfolio covers milk reception and treatment, cheese production for pressed, fresh, soft, mozzarella, and cheddar varieties, cheese maturation systems, and portioning/packaging equipment. The company sells both individual machines and full automated facilities to dairy processors worldwide.

Product overview

Fibosa is an industrial machinery manufacturer specializing in complete solutions for the dairy industry. The company offers an integrated portfolio of production lines and specialized equipment covering the entire dairy production process: from milk reception and treatment, through various cheese production methods (pressed, fresh, soft, mozzarella, cheddar), to maturation systems and portioning/packaging. The product portfolio is organized around core production lines for different cheese types, supplemented by specific machinery modules including the Automatic Cheddarizer FIDDAR, Vacuum Block Forming Column, mozzarella stretching and forming machines, cooling and salting systems, and various cutting/packaging equipment. Fibosa provides both complete turnkey plants and individual machines, ranging from simple manual configurations to fully automated high-tech production lines with proprietary technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Milk Reception and Treatment Systems Automated monobloc systems for receiving, deaeration, filtration, measurement, and cooling of milk at dairy facilities, designed to ensure hygienic quality standards. Targeted at dairy processors needing compliant milk intake and pre-processing infrastructure.
• Pressed Cheese Production Lines Complete plants and installations for pressed cheese manufacturing, ranging from manual configurations to fully automated high-tech solutions. Targeted at dairy processors producing pressed cheese at small to large scales.
• Fresh and Soft Cheese Production Lines Equipment range for fresh and soft cheese production designed for medium- to high-output producers requiring productivity optimization and quality standards. Targeted at dairy processors producing fresh/soft cheeses.
• Mozzarella Cheese Production Lines Complete production lines for stretched curd (pasta filata) cheese including mozzarella, with specific processes and adapted equipment to guarantee final product quality. Targeted at dairy processors producing mozzarella.
• Cheddar Cheese Production Lines Complete production lines for cheddar cheese adapted to client needs, integrating advanced automation, high capacity, and proprietary technology including the FIDDAR cheddarizer and Vacuum Block Forming Column. Targeted at industrial cheddar producers.
• Treatment and Maturation Systems Systems for cheese treatment and maturation from salting completion through preparation, processing, and aging, leaving cheese ready for final presentation. Targeted at cheese producers needing controlled ripening processes.
• Portioning and Packaging Systems Equipment for cheese cutting and portioning based on capacity, fixed-weight cutting options, cheese shape, and desired portion format, including thermoforming and flowpack packaging systems. Targeted at processors needing end-of-line portioning and packaging automation.
• Whey and Dairy Byproduct Processing Systems Innovative systems for utilizing whey — a byproduct of cheese production — to be processed into high value-added products, addressing storage and disposal challenges. Targeted at dairy processors seeking whey valorization.
• Automatic Cheddarizer FIDDAR Automatic cheddarizing machine that compacts curd chips from the cheddarizer to obtain homogeneous cheddar blocks under vacuum, integrating advanced automation for high-capacity cheddar production. Targeted at industrial cheddar producers.
• Vacuum Block Forming Column Vacuum block forming column that compacts cheddar chips into homogeneous blocks using vacuum technology, with guillotine cutting, automatic bagging, food-grade stainless steel construction, CIP system, adjustable elevator, vacuum pumps, and centralized control for integration into automatic production lines. Targeted at cheddar manufacturers.
• Mozzarella Stretching Machine Equipment for stretching mozzarella curd during pasta filata cheese production. Targeted at mozzarella processors.
• Mozzarella Forming Machine Equipment for forming mozzarella cheese into desired shapes during pasta filata production. Targeted at mozzarella processors.
• Cooling and Salting System System that immerses stretched/formed mozzarella balls or bars in a cold water tank to reach appropriate core temperature, followed by salting for characteristic flavor and natural preservation. Targeted at mozzarella producers.
• Block Cutter Machine for cutting cheese blocks into portions. Targeted at cheese processors performing end-of-line portioning.
• Bar and Tablet Cutter Machine for cutting euroblocks into bars and subsequently into portions. Targeted at cheese processors performing precise multi-stage portioning.
• Wedge and Slice Cutter Machine for cutting cheese into wedges and slices. Targeted at cheese processors performing retail-style portioning.
• Cheese Slicing Equipment Equipment for slicing cheese for final presentation. Targeted at cheese processors needing slice-format output.
• Cheese Packaging Systems Advanced packaging and end-of-line systems for various final cheese products, including thermoforming and flowpack systems integrated into production lines. Targeted at cheese processors needing automated end-of-line packaging.

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Positive Industry (AMEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFibosa joined Positive Industry, a key initiative of AMEC (Association of Spanish Exporting Companies) to drive sustainable and equitable future through industrial innovation.
• Escuela Politécnica Superior de la Universidad de GironaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince March 2019, Fibosa has been a member of the Patronato (Board of Trustees) of the Polytechnic School of the University of Girona, supporting academic-industrial collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: GEA is a global industrial equipment manufacturer with a substantial dairy processing and cheese equipment segment, serving the same enterprise dairy customers as Fibosa. As a much larger listed incumbent, GEA competes on full-line dairy capability, automation, and service network breadth.
• JBT Corporation: JBT Corporation provides food processing and packaging solutions across dairy, meat, and prepared foods, including cheese processing systems. It is a broad incumbent competing with Fibosa in cheese equipment and integrated packaging lines for dairy customers globally.
• Krones AG: Krones is a leading global supplier of packaging and processing technology for the beverage and food industries, including dairy packaging lines. It competes with Fibosa's portioning and packaging equipment segment and shares several multinational dairy customers.
• SPX FLOW: SPX FLOW designs and supplies process equipment for the food, dairy, and beverage industries, including mixing, separation, and complete processing lines. It competes with Fibosa in mid-to-large dairy processing installations, particularly in fresh and soft cheese applications.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak is the global leader in food processing and packaging solutions, with a major cheese and dairy processing equipment division that competes with Fibosa for large turnkey dairy plant contracts. As a broad incumbent with much larger scale and a full portfolio from processing to aseptic packaging, it competes head-to-head in cheese lines while also offering integration with its packaging systems.
• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval provides heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling equipment widely used in dairy processing plants, including cheese whey processing and milk treatment. Its components and modules compete with Fibosa's milk reception and dairy processing equipment at the unit-operation level within similar customer facilities.
• Marel: Marel is a global food processing equipment provider with significant exposure to dairy and cheese processing solutions alongside its dominant position in meat and fish processing. It competes with Fibosa in dairy plant automation and turnkey solutions, particularly for large multinational dairy processors.

Direct peers

• CFT Group: CFT Group is an Italian industrial group specializing in dairy and food processing equipment, including complete cheese production lines, milk reception, and packaging machinery. It is the closest direct competitor to Fibosa in the European cheese equipment niche, competing for similar dairy processor customers with overlapping product portfolios.
• Bucher Unipektin: Bucher Unipektin specializes in process technology for fruit juice, beer, and dairy, including cheese-making equipment and whey processing. It competes directly with Fibosa for cheese production line business with a similar vendor profile and target customers.
• HRS Heat Exchangers: HRS Heat Exchangers specializes in heat exchange solutions for the dairy, food, and beverage industries, including whey processing and cheese milk treatment equipment. It overlaps with Fibosa's dairy processing and whey utilization product lines as a component-level supplier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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