Marcelissen-Venlo

What Marcelissen-Venlo does

Marcelissen-Venlo B.V. is a privately held, family-owned Dutch industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1949 in Venlo, Netherlands, and currently led by Sjoerd Treuen and Jos Derijk. The company designs, engineers, and builds custom food processing equipment for potatoes, root vegetables, fruits (notably peaches and apricots for the canning industry), and pistachios, with a product catalog spanning cleaning/destoning, brushing, peeling, inspection, optical sorting, cutting, weighing, transport, buffering, and waste handling. Its technology portfolio includes proprietary innovations such as the Sliver Remover (SR2/SR2-4) adjustable roller sorter and the SOL/SOM camera-based optical sorters using 360° imaging with pneumatic separation, marking its 2011 entry into Industry 4.0. Five complete turnkey production lines (Beet, Potato, French Fries, Carrot, Baby Carrot) integrate these machines into customer-specific configurations, and a round-the-clock service and predictive maintenance offering extends the equipment lifecycle as a recurring revenue layer.

The company sells exclusively through a quote-based, custom-engineering model: enterprise customers engage directly with the Venlo factory or via a network of 8 exclusive regional agents covering North America, most of Europe, and North Africa. GTM is relationship-driven, emphasizing on-site visits, co-creation, and long-tenured partnerships (e.g., Verbist Aardappelen for 25+ years). Revenue derives from custom hardware sales of machines and complete lines, plus professional service and maintenance contracts. The installed base exceeds 2,000 customers and 2,000 machines across 100+ countries spanning all continents except Antarctica, with named reference customers including Wernsing Feinkost (Germany), Börde Vita (Germany), KMDA/Zoo Antwerpen (Belgium), Del Monte Greece, Bramborárna Bukovice (Czech Republic), and Rol-Nas (Poland). Marcelissen operates with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no public revenue figures, maintaining a private, family-controlled structure through three generations of leadership.

Name

Marcelissen-Venlo

Legal name

Marcelissen-Venlo B.V.

Website

https://marcelissen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marcelissen-Venlo B.V. is a family-owned Dutch industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1949, designing custom food processing equipment (peeling, cutting, optical sorting, washing) and complete turnkey production lines for potatoes, root vegetables, fruits, and pistachios, sold to enterprise processors in 100+ countries via direct sales and 8 regional agents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Food processing machinery
• Potato processing equipment
• Optical sorting machines
• Industrial peeling machines
• Complete production lines

Headquarters

HQ city

Venlo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Processing Machinery Sales: Marcelissen manufactures and sells industrial food processing machines including peelers, sorters, cutters, washers, and complete production lines. Machines are custom-engineered and made to customer specifications with co-creation approach.
2. Service, Maintenance & Support: Round-the-clock service and support including predictive maintenance, on-site and remote support, spare parts, and operational optimization. The company extends machine lifespan through ongoing service relationships.
3. Complete Production Lines: Integration and delivery of complete turnkey production lines for potato, beet, carrot, baby carrot, and french fry processing. Lines include multiple machines configured to customer specifications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Marcelissen designs, manufactures, and sells custom-engineered industrial food processing machinery for potatoes, root vegetables, fruits, and nuts. The portfolio covers cleaning, destoning, peeling, inspection, optical sorting, cutting, weighing, waste handling, and transport functions, delivered both as individual machines and as complete turnkey production lines (Beet, Potato, French Fries, Carrot, Baby Carrot). All equipment is built to customer specifications in the company's Venlo factory and supported with round-the-clock service, predictive maintenance, spare parts, and operational optimization.

Product overview

Marcelissen-Venlo is a family-owned food processing machinery manufacturer based in Venlo, Netherlands, with 75 years of experience. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial food processing machines organized into process categories: cleaning/destoning (Screw Destoner, Washing Drum, Roller Desoiler), brushing (Roller Brushing Machine), peeling (Drum Roller Peeler, Batch Peelers SKB, Drum Knife Peeler), inspection (Inspection Belt, Roller Inspection Belt, Metal Detection Belt), optical sorting (Optical Sorter Pneumatic SOL, Optical Sorter Mechanical SOM), cutting (Hydro Cutter, Slitmaster slicers, Top/Tail/Plug Cutting, Continuous Halving), sorting (Sliver Remover SR2, Roller Sorting Machine SRK, Short Piece Sorter SV), weighing (Weighing Hoppers, Electronic Weighers), waste processing (Waste Water Separator, Waste Press Screw), transport (Box Tipper, Vibrators, Auger Conveyors, Cooling Auger), and buffering (Bunkers, Water Buffers). Marcelissen also offers five complete production lines (Beet, Potato, French Fries, Carrot, Baby Carrot) that integrate multiple machines into customized turnkey solutions. The product portfolio is characterized by co-engineering approach, Industry 4.0 capabilities through camera-based optical sorting technology, and focus on efficiency, waste reduction, and food processing quality across potatoes, root vegetables, fruits, and pistachios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sliver Remover – SR2
• Sliver Remover – SR2-4
• Optical Sorter Pneumatic – SOL
• Optical Sorter Mechanical – SOM
• Washing Drum – VW
• Drum Roller Peeler – SKR
• Batch Peeler Small – SKB 500 (Standalone)
• Roller Brushing Machine – NBR
• Inspection Belt – IB
• Roller Inspection Belt – IR
• Hydro Cutter – SH
• Slitmaster 85
• Top/Tail and Plug Cutting Machine – TTP
• Roller Sorting Machine – SRK
• Cooling Auger – NKS
• Roller Desoiler – VR
• Potato Line
• French Fries Line
• Carrot Line
• Baby Carrot Line
• Beet Line
• Service, Maintenance & Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 95% sorting accuracy without manual inspection
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• West Coast Machinery CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agent covering United States and Canada for Marcelissen food processing machinery sales and service representation.
• Inteko SolutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agent covering Greece, Cyprus, Albania, and Bulgaria for Marcelissen machinery representation.
• Danmix SLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agent covering Spain for Marcelissen food processing equipment sales and support.
• KrupatechcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agent covering Czech Republic and Slovakia for Marcelissen machinery representation.
• Scanstore A/ScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agent covering Scandinavia for Marcelissen food processing machinery.
• ATM Tade ManagementcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agent covering Ukraine for Marcelissen machinery representation.
• Sgorbati Group s.r.l.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agent covering Italy for Marcelissen food processing equipment.
• Société Delma SARLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agent covering France and North Africa for Marcelissen machinery representation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: German industrial group providing machinery, plants and process technology for food, dairy and beverage processing. Comparable because it serves overlapping food processors needing complete lines for vegetable/fruit processing and competes broadly with Marcelissen's turnkey line offerings.
• Bühler Group: Swiss multinational providing complete food processing solutions across grain milling, pasta, chocolate, and processed foods. Comparable because it sells complete production lines and processing machinery into overlapping end markets (potato, vegetable, fruit), though at vastly larger scale than Marcelissen.
• JBT Corporation: US provider of food processing and air transport equipment, including fresh produce and French fry processing lines. Comparable because it sells complete processing lines and specialty equipment into potato and vegetable processing, competing with Marcelissen's turnkey line offerings.
• Marel: Iceland-based global supplier of advanced equipment and systems for fish, meat and poultry processing. Comparable as a complete-line food processing machinery provider with strong digital/optical capabilities, though Marel's primary focus on protein complements rather than directly overlaps Marcelissen's produce focus.
• TOMRA: Norwegian global leader in optical sorting and sensor-based food grading equipment. Comparable because it sells camera-based sorters for potatoes, fruits and vegetables, directly competing with Marcelissen's SOL/SOM optical sorter while also offering a much broader multi-industry portfolio.

Emerging players

• Heat and Control: US/Australia-based manufacturer of processing and packaging equipment for snack foods, French fries and prepared foods. Comparable because it sells complete lines for French fry and vegetable processing, overlapping with Marcelissen's complete-lines portfolio for similar end customers.
• WECO Sorting / MAF Industries: Manufacturer of optical sorters and grading equipment for cherries, blueberries and other small fruits and vegetables. Comparable as a niche optical-sorting specialist targeting fresh produce processors, an adjacent segment to Marcelissen's SOL/SOM and SRK sorter offerings.
• FAM (SPX Flow / Volkmann): Belgian specialist in industrial cutting machines for cheese, fruits, vegetables and meat. Comparable as a focused cutting-equipment specialist with overlap on Marcelissen's Slitmaster and Hydro Cutter product categories in food processing applications.

Direct peers

• Key Technology (Duravant): US-based manufacturer of digital sorting, conveying and processing equipment for fruits, vegetables and nuts. Comparable because it directly competes with Marcelissen in optical sorting and conveying of potatoes and root vegetables, often for the same processor customer base.
• Ellips (Elisam): Dutch manufacturer of optical sorting and grading equipment for fresh fruits and vegetables, headquartered in the Netherlands. Comparable as a direct optical-sorting competitor with strong overlap in potato and root vegetable grading, serving the same European processor customers as Marcelissen.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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