GPS Reisacher

What GPS Reisacher does

GPS Reisacher is a German family-owned, privately held industrial machinery company (GmbH & Co. KG) specializing in new and refurbished food processing and packaging equipment. Founded in 1989 by Ulrich Reisacher in Altusried and now headquartered in Bad Grönenbach, the company serves processors across meat and sausages, fish and seafood, cheese, vegan, fruit and vegetables, pasta, medical, and industrial applications, with claimed distribution reach spanning all seven continents.

Its technical portfolio spans meat-processing equipment inherited from the 2014 Hajek Maschinenbau acquisition (fully integrated by 2022), thermoforming packaging machines such as the VSE 30, and complementary grinding, mixing, dosing, vacuum filling, and portioning systems. The offering has been progressively extended through partnerships: PULSOTRONIC for gantry-robot automation, AICON for X-ray inspection, ETIMEX for sustainable packaging consumables, and additional partners (Weber, VF Verpackungen) for consumables and packaging materials.

GPS Reisacher operates a project-based, B2B capital-equipment sales model with significant recurring service revenue via worldwide maintenance, warranty, and spare-parts programs. Its go-to-market is trade show-led (e.g., IFFA, Anuga, ProPak), supplemented by direct sales to processors of varying scale. With approximately 50 employees and a lean organizational footprint, the company operates at a niche specialty scale within the European industrial food-equipment sector, balancing new-equipment sales, a refurbished-equipment channel, and aftermarket services across multiple verticals.

Name

GPS Reisacher

Legal name

GPS Reisacher GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://gps-reisacher.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GPS Reisacher is a German family-owned machinery company designing, manufacturing, and distributing new and refurbished food processing and packaging equipment across meat, fish, cheese, vegan, fruit, pasta, medical, and industrial customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Processing and Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Tray Sealing & MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) Equipment (IMAHAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines (IMALAOAJ)

Keywords

• Food processing machinery
• Packaging equipment
• Thermoforming machines
• Vacuum chamber machines
• Cheese processing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. New Machine Sales: Sale of new food processing and packaging machinery including thermoformers, vacuum chamber machines, slicers, portioners, and processing equipment
2. Reconditioned Used Machines: Sale of professionally refurbished/rebuilt second-hand machines for food processing and packaging with warranty coverage
3. Spare Parts and Consumables: Supply of spare parts, retrofits, and consumables for machines including own branded and third-party equipment
4. Service and Maintenance: Technical service including on-site support, hotline with experienced technicians, repair services, and express delivery for retrofits
5. Leasing and Financial Services: Leasing offers and financial services for machinery acquisition

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GPS Reisacher supplies system solutions and professionally rebuilt second-hand machines for food processing and packaging, including thermoforming packaging machines, vacuum chamber machines, slicers, portioning machines, and cheese processing equipment. The company provides complete line solutions from processing to end-of-line, complemented by a worldwide maintenance and warranty concept and a portfolio of spare parts, retrofits, and consumables.

Product overview

GPS Reisacher is a globally operating supplier of system solutions and professionally rebuilt second-hand machines for food processing and packaging. The company offers new machines under the reisacher brand (including the VSE 30 thermoforming packaging machine, vacuum chamber machines in S/L/XL/2XL/Tank series, and cheese portioning machines) alongside a comprehensive range of services including spare parts, retrofits, consumables, and a machinery exchange. They specialize in slicers, portioning, packaging, labelling, inspection, end-of-line solutions, and integrated line solutions. The company was founded in 1989, integrated the Hajek brand in 2022, and supplies customers across all seven continents from their Bad Grönenbach, Germany location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hajek: Brand for thermoforming packaging machines and cheese dividing machines. Fully integrated into GPS Reisacher since 2022.

Products and services

• VSE 30 Thermoforming Packaging Machine Thermoforming packaging machine from the reisacher brand with consistent hygienic design, operator and service friendliness, and modular design for soft, rigid and skin film up to 620 mm maximum film width and 600 mm take-off length; used in food packaging production lines.
• Vacuum Chamber Machines (S, L, XL, 2XL and Tank Series) Vacuum chamber machine series ranging from compact S-Series through L, XL and 2XL double-chamber industrial machines to Tank-Series units with integrated shrink functionality, featuring stainless steel construction and Busch vacuum pumps for professional food packaging applications.
• Slicers (Weber CCS Series and weSLICE 1000) High-performance slicer machines from Weber including CCS 402, 602, 902, 903, 904 series with weighing lines in SLC, MCS, and MLC variants, plus the weSLICE 1000 entry-level slicer for craft businesses and small batch production of sausage, cheese, and alternative protein products.
• Cheese Processing and Portioning Machines (Hajek Line) Cheese processing equipment integrated from the Hajek brand including cheese dividing machines (KMS 450, GES 1000-SERVO), bar and segment cutting machines (ES 1100, MS 142, MS 60, ES 85/86, ESS 150), pre-shredders (ES 1153), centre cutting and edging machines (ES 180/181/182), end large piece cutting machines (ES 1148), dicing machines (MS 192), cheese cleaning machines (BMR 950), and cheese making/grating machines (Turbo 3000).
• Automatic Shrink Tank ST-200A Automatic shrink tank for professional vacuum packaging applications used as part of shrink packaging processes.
• End-of-Line Automation (PULSOTRONIC PV7 Gantry Robot) Gantry robot for product separation and end-of-line automation with capacity up to 200 products per minute and integrated empty pack detection and ejection, paired with horizontal and vertical buffer systems (SM 50/SM 51).
• Labelling and Inspection Systems Labellers for correct and reliable product labelling offered as part of new machine packages, plus inspection solutions including metal detection, checkweighers, and integrated X-ray inspection systems for quality assurance in food manufacturing.
• Integrated Line Solutions End-to-end project solutions combining processing, portioning, packaging, labelling, inspection, and end-of-line equipment into complete production lines for food manufacturers.
• Professionally Rebuilt Used Machines (Machinery Exchange) Expert refurbishment of used food processing and packaging machinery to like-new condition with warranty, offered through the Machinery Exchange portal covering manufacturers such as BOSS, Cryovac, FOODLOGISTIK, GEA, Handtmann, Multivac, pulsotronic, Textor, WEBOMATIC, and Witt.
• Service, Maintenance, Spare Parts, Retrofits and Consumables Worldwide after-sales service including on-site technical support, technician hotline, repair services, express delivery for retrofits, comprehensive spare parts portfolio for many well-known brands, machine modernization/retrofit services, and consumable materials for packaging and food processing machinery.
• Leasing and Financial Services Leasing offers and financial services to support machinery acquisition for customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supplies all seven continents with food processing and packaging solutions
• +1 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hajek MaschinenbaucoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2014Acquired Hajek Maschinenbau in Bregenz (2014) as producer of new thermoforming packaging machines and cheese dividing machines. The Hajek subsidiary was fully integrated into GPS Reisacher in 2018, with full brand consolidation completed in 2022.
• VF Verpackungen / Niederwieser GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration partner for vacuum packaging solutions. Joint presence at IFFA and Süffa trade shows showcasing optimal combination of machine and film for vacuum packaging. VF Verpackungen provides sustainable Next Flex 11-layer MPO films.
• PULSOTRONICcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for product control and end-of-line equipment. Cooperation includes PV7 gantry robot for pack singulation from thermoforming machines with performance up to 200 products/minute.
• pfeifer marketingminorOthersMarketing agency responsible for website design, corporate branding, and new corporate identity development including fresh design and modern corporate design implementation.
• WebercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for slicer technology. Offers Weber Slicer CCS 305 UB as entry-level model for high-tech slicing technology, with easy operation, product change flexibility, and Weber Hygiene Design.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Webomerika / Weber (Marel): Weber (now part of Marel) manufactures industrial slicers (CCS series, weSLICE 1000) that GPS Reisacher resells and integrates as a core partnership; both companies compete for the same food-processing slicer, portioning, and line-integration contracts in meat, cheese, and vegan segments.
• ILPRA: ILPRA manufactures thermoforming, tray-sealing, and vacuum packaging machines for food processors — directly comparable to GPS Reisacher's VSE 30 thermoformer and vacuum chamber machine series. ILPRA is also listed on GPS Reisacher's machinery exchange as a competing manufacturer.
• Handtmann: Handtmann produces filling, portioning, and processing machinery for meat, sausage, cheese, and vegan products — directly overlapping GPS Reisacher's portioning and processing offerings. Handtmann is also a manufacturer listed on GPS Reisacher's machinery exchange.
• WEBOMATIC: WEBOMATIC (Germany) is a direct competitor in vacuum chamber packaging machines and thermoforming equipment for meat, fish, and cheese — closely matching GPS Reisacher's chamber machine portfolio and German Mittelstand customer base. WEBOMATIC is also listed on GPS Reisacher's machinery exchange.
• Multivac: Multivac is a global leader in thermoforming packaging machines, vacuum chamber machines, and integrated packaging lines for food processors — the same core product categories as GPS Reisacher's VSE 30 and S/L/XL/2XL vacuum chamber series. Multivac is a direct competitor referenced on GPS Reisacher's own machinery exchange listings.
• FoodLogistik: FoodLogistik manufactures integrated processing, slicing, and packaging lines for meat and sausage producers — directly competing with GPS Reisacher's reisacher-branded slicing, portioning, and line-solution offerings. FoodLogistik is also listed as a manufacturer on GPS Reisacher's machinery exchange.
• Variovac: Variovac specializes in thermoforming and vacuum packaging machines for meat, sausage, cheese, and fish — directly comparable products to GPS Reisacher's thermoforming and chamber vacuum lines serving overlapping European food processors.

Broad incumbents

• GEA: GEA is a global industrial food-processing and packaging machinery conglomerate whose GEA/CFS division competes with GPS Reisacher in vacuum packaging and processing lines for meat, dairy, and cheese producers. GEA's much broader portfolio and balance sheet make it a broad incumbent against GPS Reisacher's niche offering.
• ProMach: ProMach is a large US-based packaging machinery integrator offering thermoforming, vacuum, and end-of-line solutions to food processors — competing for the same integrated-line contracts as GPS Reisacher's reisacher-branded line solutions, with greater scale and breadth.
• Sealpac (Cryovac/Sealed Air): Cryovac/Sealed Air manufactures tray-sealing, vacuum, and MAP packaging systems for food — directly comparable to GPS Reisacher's MAP/thermoforming packaging offering. Sealed Air is a much larger incumbent whose equipment is also listed on GPS Reisacher's machinery exchange.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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