Verderio

What Verderio does

Verderio s.r.l. is an Italian, family-owned industrial equipment manufacturer headquartered in Trezzano Rosa (Milano), founded in 1962 by Isidoro Verderio. The company designs, manufactures, and installs complete automated slaughtering and processing plants for poultry (chicken, poussin, quail) and rabbits, with four core product lines spanning capacities from 200 birds per hour in compact configurations up to 12,000 quail per hour in standard plants. Its proprietary technology stack includes a TEE-shaped stainless steel overhead conveyor, ultrasonic hook washer, vacuum-based automatic eviscerator, multi-stage plucking systems, electronic stunning controls compliant with EU Regulation 1099/2009, and a 3D visual logic-based supervision software with PLC integration and SQL-based weighing and grading modules. Every machine is designed and manufactured in-house.

Verderio operates a direct enterprise sales motion, addressing three customer segments: industrial meat processing plants (primary), small to medium processors in emerging markets (addressed through compact plants), and specialty meat producers requiring custom-engineered configurations. The company monetizes through hardware sales of full plants and individual processing stations, custom plant design and build, installation and commissioning services, and recurring after-sale services including spare parts. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting the custom-engineered nature of each project.

The company presents itself as an independent, family-held business with no disclosed external investment or parent entity. Its commercial reach is global, supported by a four-language website (Italian, English, French, Spanish), participation in industry trade exhibitions, and a confidential inquiry platform. Over six decades, Verderio has built position primarily in European and Mediterranean poultry markets, with a 40-plus-year specialty in quail processing lines. The company employs 11-50 people, has no disclosed revenue, no subsidiaries, no patents on record, and no disclosed partnerships, alliances, or acquisition activity in the input data.

Name

Verderio

Legal name

VERDERIO s.r.l.

Website

https://verderio.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Verderio s.r.l. is a family-owned Italian manufacturer founded in 1962 that designs, builds, and installs custom automated slaughtering and processing plants for poultry (chicken, poussin, quail) and rabbit processors worldwide, with plant capacities ranging from 200 to 12,000 birds per hour.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Meat Processing Equipment

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615), Poultry and Egg Production (1123)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015)

akta.pro primary industry

Poultry Processing & Packing (AFAKALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Integrated Poultry Operations (Vertically Integrated Farms) (AFAEADAI)

Keywords

• Meat processing equipment
• Poultry slaughtering plants
• Rabbit processing lines
• Industrial food machinery
• Slaughterhouse automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Trezzano Rosa

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Industrial Slaughtering Equipment Sales: Verderio generates revenue through the sale of industrial slaughtering plants and individual machines for poultry and rabbit processing. They offer both compact plants (for smaller operations) and standard plants (for larger facilities), along with individual processing stations that can be integrated into existing lines.
2. Custom Plant Design and Manufacturing: Custom-designed and manufactured plants to fit specific customer needs, representing a significant portion of their business model where industrial technology meets craftsmanship flexibility.
3. Installation and Testing Services: Full-service installation and testing of slaughtering plants, providing comprehensive project delivery.
4. After-Sale Service: Post-sale support services including spare parts and ongoing maintenance support for installed plants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Verderio designs, manufactures, and installs complete industrial slaughtering plants for poultry (chicken, poussin, quail) and rabbits, producing capacities from 200 birds per hour up to 12,000 birds per hour. Each plant integrates proprietary subsystems — overhead conveyors, stunning control, scalding and plucking, evisceration, cooling, cut-up, by-products handling, and plant supervision software — delivered through a single-partner model covering design, manufacturing, installation, testing, and after-sale service.

Product overview

Verderio is a manufacturer of poultry and rabbit slaughtering equipment founded in 1962, offering both compact and standard processing plants. The product portfolio consists of four core processing lines: Plants for Rabbit Processing (up to 3500 rabbits/hour), Plants for Quail Processing (up to 12000 quail/hour), Plants for Poussin Processing (up to 6000 birds/hour), and Plants for Chicken Processing (up to 9000 chickens/hour). Each plant category includes modular subsystems for live handling, stunning/killing, skinning or scalding and plucking, evisceration, cooling, cut-up, by-products evacuation, plant construction (overhead conveyor), and software (supervision software and weighing system). Compact plants provide smaller capacity solutions (200-1000 bph) while standard plants offer full-scale modular lines. The software modules (Supervision Software and Weighing System) integrate with the hardware systems to provide real-time monitoring, alarm management, and production data analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plants for Rabbit Processing Complete processing plants for rabbit slaughtering with capacity up to 3,500 rabbits/hour, covering live handling, stunning, killing, skinning, evisceration, cooling, cut-up, and by-products evacuation for industrial slaughterhouses.
• Plants for Quail Processing Advanced quail processing plants achieving up to 12,000 quail/hour with fully automated operations for live handling, stunning, killing, scalding, plucking, evisceration, cooling, and cut-up, targeted at high-capacity quail processing operations.
• Plants for Poussin Processing Complete poussin (young chicken) processing plants with capacity up to 6,000 birds/hour, featuring fully automated operations including live handling, stunning, killing, scalding, plucking, evisceration, cooling, cut-up, and by-products evacuation.
• Plants for Chicken Processing High-performance chicken processing plants reaching up to 9,000 chickens/hour with completely automated solutions for all processing stages from live handling through cooling and cut-up, designed for both low and high production capacity operations.
• Compact Plants Compact processing solutions offered in 200 bph, 500 bph, and 1,000 bph models, providing high efficiency and advanced technology for emerging markets and smaller production facilities that need automation at lower throughputs.
• Standard Plants Full-scale standard processing lines with modular components covering live handling, stunning and killing, skinning or scalding and plucking, evisceration, cooling, cut-up, by-products evacuation, plant construction, and software integration for mid-to-large slaughterhouses.
• Supervision Software Visual-based plant control software with 3D graphics for real-time monitoring of processing plant operations from a PC interfaced with PLC, storing alarms, production data, temperatures, and working times, with multi-level user access and SMS alarm notifications; offered for chicken and poussin processing plants.
• Weighing System In-line grading and weighing system managing data from various weighing and counting stations with a centralized SQL database, simplified graphic interface, expandable architecture for additional stations, and multi-level access control; offered for integration with Verderio processing plants.
• Overhead Conveyor Stainless steel TEE-shaped overhead conveyor system designed for high sanitation standards, featuring reduced suspension points, faster installation, and compatibility with existing plants; offered as a standalone plant construction component for chicken processing lines.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% plant efficiency achieved through comprehensive design and manufacturing approach
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Marel: Marel (Iceland) is the global leader in poultry, meat, and fish processing equipment, with end-to-end plants spanning live handling through cut-up and software. It is the most relevant incumbent against which Verderio competes in mid- and large-scale poultry installations.
• JBT Meyn: JBT's Meyn division (Netherlands) supplies complete broiler processing plants with high-capacity lines and global service. It is a direct competitor to Verderio's chicken and poussin lines, particularly for higher-volume installations.
• Baader: Baader (Germany) is a long-established manufacturer of fish, poultry, and meat processing equipment with deep engineering heritage. Comparable to Verderio in its full-plant, custom-engineered approach and broad European customer base.

Direct peers

• Prime Equipment Group: Prime Equipment Group (US) specializes in poultry processing machinery for batching, deboning, and sizing. It is a direct peer in specialized processing stations that integrate into larger processing lines similar to Verderio's modular offerings.
• Bayle: Bayle (France) is a European poultry processing equipment manufacturer known for compact and mid-capacity plants. Closely comparable to Verderio in target customer profile and European/Southern European market focus.
• Linco Food Systems: Linco (Denmark) designs complete poultry processing lines for air chilling, cut-up, and deboning with strong European reach. It directly competes with Verderio in mid-capacity broiler plants and overhead conveyor technology.
• Foodmate: Foodmate (Netherlands) supplies poultry processing equipment including weighing, grading, and cut-up systems, with a strong focus on secondary processing. Comparable to Verderio's software/weighing modules and modular processing stations.

Regional players

• Cattaruzzi: Cattaruzzi (Italy) is an Italian industrial equipment maker serving meat processing customers, often in similar geographies and customer segments to Verderio. A regional peer given overlapping domestic Italian market exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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