GEPPIA

What GEPPIA does

GEPPIA is a French industry association (groupement) founded in 1991 and headquartered at 2, rue Dunois, 75013 Paris. It aggregates approximately 150 industrial member companies — including French machine constructors (OEMs), packaging manufacturers, international technology partners, and end-users — that serve the food processing and packaging equipment sector. The primary customer segments are food processing (solid food and beverages/liquid) and, secondarily, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries requiring specialized packaging and processing solutions with hygiene and quality standards.

The association operates as a member-driven network rather than a product company. Its core offerings include a supplier search directory (a B2B directory of French machinery manufacturers and global component-system manufacturers), a 3D Virtual Showroom for equipment visualization, a Purchasing Club (Club Achat) that negotiates preferential conditions on behalf of members collectively, the Packathon™ collective-intelligence event, the P&P Forum for industry networking, and the Club Ingénierie du Futur — a collaborative engineering club bringing together constructors, supplier partners, and end users to co-develop future production methods. Named member companies include SIDEL, FARBAL, MECAPACK, CB Équipements, Zalkin, Serac Group, B&R Automation, and SMC.

GEPPIA's go-to-market is event-driven and community-led: the organization secures collective member presence at nine major international trade shows (CFIA, Global Industrie, Gulfood Manufacturing, Prod&Pack, Interpack, Packinnove, All4pack, CFIC, EHEDG Congress) and runs its own proprietary events. Revenue is generated almost exclusively through recurring membership subscription dues, with no disclosed pricing for membership. The organization is privately held, membership-governed, and not venture-backed, publicly traded, or owned by an institutional investor.

Name

GEPPIA

Legal name

GEPPIA

Website

https://geppia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GEPPIA is a French industry association of 150 industrial member companies, providing supplier directories, trade show representation, collective purchasing, and innovation events for French packaging and processing equipment manufacturers and their technology partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Conferences & Sales Kickoffs (MPAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pneumatic Air Preparation & Distribution (FRL assemblies, manifolds, air headers) (IMAHAGAD), Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

Keywords

• Industrial equipment association
• Packaging machinery
• Food processing equipment
• Process equipment manufacturers
• Industrial trade group

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: GEPPIA operates as a professional association funded by membership dues from 150 industrial member companies including French machine constructors (OEMs), packaging manufacturers, and international technology partners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GEPPIA is a French industry association (groupement) of approximately 150 industrial companies that connects French machine manufacturers (OEMs), packaging manufacturers, international technology partners, and end-users in the food processing and packaging equipment sector. The organization provides a supplier search directory, a 3D virtual showroom, a collective purchasing club, proprietary industry events such as the Packathon and P&P Forum, and the Club Ingénierie du Futur (Future Engineering Club) for co-developing future production methods.

Product overview

GEPPIA is a French industry grouping/association of approximately 150 industrial companies serving end-users in the processing and packaging sector. Rather than offering a single unified product, GEPPIA operates as a member organization that connects French machine manufacturers (OEMs), packaging manufacturers, technology and service partners, and end-users. The organization's offering includes a supplier search directory, a 3D virtual showroom, a purchasing club, collective communication operations, networking events (Packathon, P&P Forum), and a collaborative engineering club (Club Ingénierie du Futur).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3D Virtual Showroom 3D virtual showroom platform allowing visitors to visualize member-manufacturer equipment in three dimensions. Targeted at international end-users and buyers of French processing and packaging equipment.
• Supplier Search Directory Online directory tool that enables end-users to search and find French machinery manufacturers and international component-system partners among GEPPIA's 150 members.
• Purchasing Club (Club Achat) Collective purchasing initiative where GEPPIA members negotiate preferential conditions together across technical, finance, marketing, and HR service domains.
• Packathon Event Annual collective intelligence event for the packaging industry featuring student participation and collaborative innovation challenges, scheduled 4-5 December 2025 at Pôle Universitaire de Dole (Jura).
• P&P Forum Professional forum organized by GEPPIA for industry networking and knowledge sharing among members of the packaging and processing equipment ecosystem.
• Club Ingénierie du Futur Future Engineering Club serving as a unique meeting space between machine manufacturers, industrial supplier partners, and end-users for co-creating future production methods and equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Collective negotiation of preferential pricing for all members through buying club
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• SIDELcoreTechnology or IntegrationSIDEL is a member of GEPPIA, recognized for innovation with products like EvoBLOW Laser for PET blow molding technology.
• FARBALcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFARBAL is an active GEPPIA member showcasing sustainable solutions including retrofitted energy systems at trade shows.
• MECAPACKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMECAPACK is a GEPPIA member presenting innovative packaging solutions at events like Prod&Pack 2025.
• CB ÉquipementscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCB Équipements specializes in dosing solutions and is an active member participating in trade shows.
• ZalkincoreTechnology or IntegrationZalkin is a GEPPIA member providing capping and closing technology solutions.
• Serac GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationSerac Group is a member providing liquid dosing and filling solutions.
• B&R AutomationmajorTechnology or IntegrationB&R Automation provides SuperTrak, ACOPOStrak and ACOPOS 6D systems for motion and automation applications.
• SMCmajorTechnology or IntegrationSMC provides pneumatic and automation components, featuring innovations like Air Management System reducing compressed air consumption by up to 62%.
• Club Ingénierie du FuturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEPPIA's Future Engineering Club creates a unique meeting space between machine manufacturers, industrial supplier partners, and end users to develop tomorrow's production methods and equipment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PMMI (Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies): US trade association for packaging and processing equipment suppliers, owner of the PACK EXPO trade shows. Direct peer by industry vertical and association function; both organizations run major trade shows, supplier directories, and innovation initiatives for packaging machinery OEMs.
• VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau): Germany's main industrial machinery trade association, representing ~3,600 member companies in machinery and equipment. Direct functional peer to GEPPIA — both are member-driven industry associations organizing trade shows, networking, and collective services for OEMs in adjacent food and packaging machinery sub-sectors.
• Mecspe: Italian trade fair and industry network for the manufacturing and processing industry. Comparable to GEPPIA in organizing exhibitions, member networking, and industry representation for European industrial machinery and processing technology suppliers.
• UCIMA (Unione Costruttori Italiani Macchine Automatiche per il Confezionamento e l'Imballaggio): Italian packaging machinery manufacturers association. Closest direct geographic peer to GEPPIA, serving a similar base of mid-sized European packaging OEMs with collective trade-show presence (e.g., IPACK-IMA), industry data, and innovation programs.

Regional players

• The Packaging Federation (UK): UK trade association for the packaging manufacturing sector. Regional peer with similar association function — collective representation, industry advocacy, and networking — for packaging manufacturers and converters.
• AIP (Association des Industries de la Plasturgie): French plastics industry association representing plastics converters and processors. Adjacent regional industry body whose members overlap with GEPPIA's packaging machinery customer base, particularly plastic packaging conversion equipment users.
• Hispack (Fira de Barcelona): Spanish packaging trade show and industry event. Regional peer organizing the leading Iberian packaging exhibition, comparable to GEPPIA's role in convening French packaging OEMs and end-users at trade shows.

Broad incumbents

• Symop (Syndicat des Machines et Technologies de Production): French union for mechanical engineering and production technology equipment manufacturers. Domestic incumbent to GEPPIA in France with a broader industrial machinery scope; competes for the same French OEM members' association budgets and policy influence.
• Fédération des Industries Mécaniques (FIM): French federation of mechanical industries representing a broad cross-section of French mechanical engineering companies. Broader incumbent industry body whose membership partially overlaps GEPPIA's packaging/process machinery OEMs and competes for the same French industry-association agenda.

Emerging players

• EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group): European non-profit focused on hygienic engineering and design in food processing equipment. Partner/event overlap with GEPPIA (GEPPIA attends the EHEDG Congress) and comparable in serving food packaging and processing equipment manufacturers with standards, events, and member services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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