GTF Technologies

What GTF Technologies does

GTF Technologies, headquartered in Ada, Michigan, is a privately held industrial technology company founded in 2010 (as GTF / Gleaning the Fields) and reorganized under its current name in 2022 with strategic investors. The company develops, fabricates, and sells the RENU™ Drying & Milling System, a proprietary Impact Flash Drying platform that simultaneously extracts moisture from and micronizes plant-based materials into nutrient-dense powders in less than one second, without natural gas or extreme heat. The system integrates Clean-In-Place automation, Allen Bradley CompactLogix PLC controls, and an embedded 5-log microbial kill step, and is delivered as custom-engineered capital equipment occupying under 400 square feet per unit.

The company's commercial offering spans five revenue streams: RENU™ system sales (custom capital equipment), powder processing services (toll processing of customer-supplied raw materials), upcycled food powder sales (proprietary finished ingredients), technology licensing, and R&D testing/sample services (material evaluation and feasibility studies with fees credited toward purchase). GTF serves enterprise food and beverage manufacturers, breweries, agricultural processors, and adjacent verticals including hemp/biomaterials and post-consumer food waste handlers. Distribution is direct enterprise sales augmented by a channel partnership with Prinova, which globally distributes GTF-produced powders under its TerraFuse line and embeds them into downstream packaging through partnerships with Techmer (bioplastics) and Better Earth (compostable packaging).

GTF operates with approximately 17 employees and runs a sister 501c3 non-profit, Gleaning the Fields, funded by a tithe off the company's top-line revenue to distribute upcycled powders through NGO partnerships. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no public revenue figures, and relies on a small set of documented enterprise case studies (a major U.S. brewer and a major tart cherry operation) to anchor its go-to-market motion.

Name

GTF Technologies

Legal name

GTF Technologies

Website

https://gtf-technologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GTF Technologies sells the proprietary RENU™ Impact Flash Drying & Milling System and related upcycled powder ingredients to enterprise food processors, breweries, and agricultural byproducts handlers, converting wet side streams into shelf-stable nutrient-dense powders on-site.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Equipment

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers) (IMAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Drying & Dehydration Equipment (Grain Dryers, Fruit/Vegetable Dryers) (AFAAAJAB)

Keywords

• Food drying equipment
• Impact flash drying
• Food waste upcycling
• Powder milling systems
• Side stream valorization

Headquarters

HQ city

Ada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. RENU™ System Sales: Sale of RENU Drying & Milling Systems to food and beverage manufacturers, breweries, and agricultural processors. Systems are custom-designed, fabricated, installed, and include training. The full system includes custom design, fabrication, installation, and training. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and requires consultation with sales team.
2. Powder Processing Services: GTF processes materials into powders for customers using their RENU technology. Customer provides raw material, GTF processes it through their system to create nutrient-dense powders.
3. Upcycled Food Powder Sales: GTF sells nutrient-dense upcycled food powders created from side streams and byproducts. Powders can be sold as food ingredients, supplements, or used in various industrial applications.
4. Technology Licensing: GTF reorganized in 2022 as GTF Technologies with strategic investors to scale and optimize proven technology previously used for non-food industries for food manufacturing. Licensing arrangements may be available for the RENU technology.
5. R&D Testing and Sample Services: GTF offers material evaluation (free) and feasibility testing with sample runs (nominal fee applied toward system purchase). Testing includes Sample Run Report and Powder Certificate of Analysis by third-party laboratory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GTF Technologies designs, manufactures, and installs the proprietary RENU™ Drying & Milling System, an impact flash-drying capital equipment that simultaneously dries and micronizes moisture-laden food materials, side streams, and byproducts into nutrient-dense powders in less than one second. The company sells these custom-configured systems directly to food and beverage manufacturers, breweries, and agricultural processors, and also offers powder processing services and upcycled food powder sales.

Product overview

GTF Technologies offers the RENU™ Drying & Milling System as its core technology—a proprietary impact flash-drying solution that simultaneously dries and micronizes plant materials into nutrient-dense powders in seconds. The company also operates Gleaning the Fields, a 501c3 non-profit subsidiary that distributes GTF-milled powders to those in need. The product portfolio serves multiple market segments including food processors, breweries, agricultural operations, and sustainable packaging companies, with applications spanning food ingredients, beverages, nutraceuticals, bioplastics, and animal feed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RENU™: Rapid Extraction, Nutrient Upcycling - Drying & Milling System that transforms moisture-laden materials into valuable powder in seconds through patented low-temperature Impact Flash Drying method.

Products and services

• RENU™ Drying & Milling System Proprietary impact flash-drying capital equipment that simultaneously dries and micronizes fresh produce, raw organic materials, and food processing side streams into nutrient-dense powders in seconds through a patented low-temperature method. Custom-designed, fabricated, installed, and includes operator training; targets food and beverage manufacturers, breweries, and agricultural processors.
• Powder Processing Services GTF processes customer-supplied raw materials into nutrient-dense powders using its RENU™ technology. The customer provides raw material and GTF processes it into powder at its facility.
• Upcycled Food Powder Sales Sale of nutrient-dense upcycled food powders created from side streams and byproducts using RENU™ technology. Powders can be sold as food ingredients, supplements, or used in various industrial applications.
• R&D Testing and Sample Services Material evaluation (free) and feasibility testing with sample runs (nominal fee applied toward system purchase). Includes Sample Run Report and Powder Certificate of Analysis by third-party laboratory to help prospects evaluate the technology before purchase.
• Gleaning the Fields (501c3 Non-Profit) Non-profit arm that distributes GTF-milled nutrient-dense powders to disadvantaged people worldwide, working with NGOs and charities to address global hunger and malnutrition. Funded by GTF tithing from its top-line revenue.

Quantifiable outcome

• Removes up to 97% of moisture content
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Better EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGTF's trusted fiber-based packaging partner. Better Earth offers a comprehensive line of compostable cutlery, plates, bowls, trays, and containers. They specialize in integrating GTF's upcycled food powders for sustainable packaging use.
• Cambium AnalyticacoreTechnology or IntegrationGTF's trusted third-party accredited laboratory providing analytical testing, product development, and quality assurance services for GTF powders. Services include proof of 5-log-kill step validation and nutritional panels for customer safety and precise analysis.
• Upcycled Food AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAs a UFA member, GTF collaborates with other businesses seeking upcycled food solutions. Partnership provides access to market research, consumer trends data, and industry networking opportunities.
• Michigan Sustainable Business ForumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGTF is a member of the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, enabling collaboration on business solutions that advance climate leadership, social justice, and circular economy creation in Michigan.
• ReFEDminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReFED provides data, insights, and connections that enable GTF to provide real-time data to customers about their food waste carbon footprint and reduction pathways.
• PrinovacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA leading ingredient and product development company that ensures GTF customer powders are up to spec and distributes them worldwide. Prinova's TerraFuse line showcases these novel upcycled ingredients.
• TechmercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs a global leader in material design solutions, Techmer PM has developed bioplastic compounds and masterbatches utilizing GTF's food powders for use in 3D-printed polymers, flexible packaging, and molded packaging solutions. Techmer's formulation and application expertise are key to this industry-leading development.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• ReGrained: Upcycled food ingredient company that produces flours and snacks from brewer's spent grain. Comparable in the upcycled-food value chain targeted by GTF's RENU powders, though ReGrained operates downstream rather than selling processing equipment.
• Matriark Foods: Upcycled food producer focused on converting vegetable side streams from large food-service operations into shelf-stable ingredients. Overlaps with GTF in the upcycled-ingredient customer base but competes on ingredient production rather than equipment.

Direct peers

• Clextral: Designs extrusion and drying equipment for food, feed, and biomass applications, often combining mechanical processing with thermal treatment. Comparable to GTF's combined dry-and-mill approach for plant-based feedstocks.
• Hosokawa Micron: Manufactures industrial drying, milling, and powder-processing equipment for the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Closest direct peer because Hosokawa also combines drying and milling capabilities for food-grade powders at industrial scale, mirroring GTF's RENU platform.
• Carrier Vibrating Equipment: Supplies vibrating fluid-bed dryers and processing equipment used across food, chemical, and mineral applications. A direct competitor in industrial drying equipment for granular and powdered food materials.
• Dedert Corporation: Specializes in industrial drying and evaporation equipment, including spray dryers and flash dryers used in food and biochemical applications. Direct competitor to the RENU drying platform in the industrial food-drying niche.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Large industrial food-processing equipment supplier offering spray dryers, freeze dryers, and separators. Overlaps with RENU in the food-drying category but GEA operates a much broader portfolio across dairy, beverage, and pharma, while GTF is a niche specialist.
• Bühler Group: Global supplier of food-processing equipment including drying, grinding, and value-addition technologies for grain, nuts, and food ingredients. Comparable as an incumbent food drying/milling equipment maker but with substantially broader product and geographic reach.
• SPX FLOW: Manufactures industrial drying, evaporation, and processing equipment for food, beverage, and industrial customers. Overlaps with RENU in drying technology but SPX FLOW serves a broader set of industries with a much larger installed base.
• Tetra Pak: Major food and beverage processing equipment supplier with solutions for dairy, juice, and powder handling. Adjacent in the food-processing equipment market, with potential overlap in powder drying and ingredient upcycling applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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