LMD sas

What LMD sas does

LMD s.a.s. - di Di Muro Francesco & C. (operating as LMD Rappresentanze Industriali) is an Italian industrial sales agency founded in 1984 and headquartered in Lissone, Province of Monza and Brianza. The firm acts as the exclusive Italian representative for over 30 international manufacturers of food processing and confectionery machinery, with two anchor principals: AWEMA AG (Switzerland) for molding plants, casting machines, decoration robots, centrifuges, and weighing equipment, and Wilhelm Rasch GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) for precision wrapping machines, tempering machines, chocolate pumps, and feeding systems. Additional represented brands span packaging, baking, dosing, coffee processing, conveyor belts, and industrial grating equipment.

The agency's core offering is technical consultation, quotation, and after-sales support for Italian food, confectionery, bakery, biscuit, and coffee producers seeking specialized European capital equipment. The product mix covers primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging; chocolate molding, casting, enrobing, tempering, and decoration; and complementary process equipment such as nut dosers, mixers, and linear weighers. Go-to-market is direct sales to Italian manufacturers, supported by a website (lamiaditta.eu) functioning as a digital product catalog and participation in industry exhibitions such as Cibustec.

LMD generates revenue on a commission-based sales representation model, earning per-transaction fees on machinery placement rather than product resale margins. The firm is a privately held, founder-owned Italian limited partnership (s.a.s.) with 5 employees, a single registered office in Lissone, and no disclosed subsidiaries, external investors, or institutional ownership. There is no public revenue disclosure, no funding rounds, no M&A history, and no documented leadership changes.

Name

LMD sas

Legal name

LMD s.a.s. - di Di Muro Francesco & C.

Website

https://lamiaditta.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LMD sas is an Italian industrial sales agency representing over 30 international food processing and confectionery machinery manufacturers — primarily AWEMA AG and RASCH — for the Italian market, serving chocolate, confectionery, bakery, biscuit, and coffee producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Machinery Representation

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAOAAAM

Confectionery, Snacks & Specialty Sweets Wholesale Distribution

Consumer Products & Retail/Wholesale, Distribution & Category Management/Food & Beverage Wholesale Distribution

SECONDARYCRADABAD

Cookies, Biscuits & Crackers

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Snacks & Confectionery

SECONDARYAFAKAAAB

Pastry, Cakes & Tortes Manufacturing

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Processing & Manufacturing/Bakery & Confectionery Manufacturing

Keywords

• Industrial representation
• Confectionery machinery
• Food processing equipment
• Chocolate production lines
• Bakery equipment agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Lissone

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commission-based sales representation: LMD sas operates as a commercial representative agency earning commissions on sales of industrial machinery to Italian clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

LMD sas is an Italian industrial sales agency that represents more than 30 international manufacturers of food processing, confectionery, and bakery machinery in Italy. The firm promotes, sells, and provides after-sales service for lines including AWEMA chocolate production equipment (CHOCOLAT, SOLO, ONE SHOT, 2000/3000 depositors, DEDIMAT, ball mills, crystallizers, cooling tunnels, wrapping machines, enrobing and decorating systems) and RASCH enrobing, sprinkling, decorating and cooling tunnel machinery. Customers are Italian food and confectionery producers seeking complete process lines, equipment upgrades, or spare parts, supported with installation liaison, training, and ongoing technical assistance.

Product overview

LMD sas operates as an industrial representative company representing multiple manufacturers of food processing and confectionery machinery. The product portfolio includes two main brand families: AWEMA AG (molding plants, casting machines, decoration robots, centrifuges, and weighing equipment) and RASCH (wrapping machines, tempering machines, pumps, and valves). AWEMA products range from compact molding lines (Smart Line, ECO Line series) and multi-line systems for high-volume production, to piston casting machines (UDM series from 50 to 2,000 kg/h capacity), decoration robots, and supporting equipment like nut dosers and mixers. RASCH products include a comprehensive range of wrapping machines (RHE, RGE, FI, RU, RZ, RUN, RG, RKS, RL models) for various confectionery shapes including eggs, pralines, hollow figures, and lollipops, plus tempering machines (TR series) and industrial pumps for viscous chocolate masses. LMD serves the Italian market as the exclusive representative for these European manufacturers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AWEMA CHOCOLAT chocolate production lines

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AWEMA AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAWEMA AG is a Swiss company (Bruel 11, CH 8526 - Oberneunforn) specializing in molding systems and casting machines (impianti di modellaggio e colatrici) for the chocolate and confectionery industry. LMD represents AWEMA products in Italy, offering Smart Line, ECO Line, Compact Multi Line molding systems, depositors, decorators, and centrifuges.
• RASCH (Wilhelm Rasch GmbH & Co. KG)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWilhelm Rasch GmbH & Co. KG is a German specialty machinery manufacturer (Mathias-Brüggen-Straße 9, D-50827 Köln) producing precision wrapping machines, tempering machines, and chocolate pumps. LMD represents RASCH products in Italy including tempering machines (TR series), wrapping machines (RU, RUN, RG, RZ, RGE 100, RKS, FI4-FI6, RHE models), and feeding systems (RTX).
• Kappler PackagingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresented brand shown in company portfolio of industrial partners
• OrangeworksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresented brand shown in company portfolio of industrial partners
• Tanis Food TecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresented brand shown in company portfolio of industrial partners
• SS Baking SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresented brand shown in company portfolio of industrial partners
• Haensel ProcessingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresented brand shown in company portfolio of industrial partners
• ProbatminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresented brand shown in company portfolio (coffee processing equipment)
• LoeschpackminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresented brand shown in company portfolio (packaging machinery)
• HastamatminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresented brand shown in company portfolio (packaging machinery)
• LoeschpackminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresented brand shown in company portfolio (chocolate processing machinery)

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Multivac: Global packaging machinery manufacturer with strong food-industry presence. Overlaps with LMD's packaging machinery offering (Hastamat, Loeschpack principals) at much larger scale.
• Theegarten-Pactec: German specialist in confectionery packaging machinery. Comparable to LMD's wrapping equipment portfolio (RASCH brands) and serves the same Italian confectionery manufacturers.
• GEA Group: Large German industrial group supplying equipment for food processing, packaging, and confectionery worldwide. Overlaps with LMD's served machinery categories at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global leader in food processing and chocolate/confectionery equipment. Comparable as a supplier of the same machinery categories LMD sells, and a potential principal — or direct competitor — depending on channel strategy.
• Sollich: German specialist manufacturer of chocolate and confectionery machinery (tempering, enrobing, cooling tunnels). Directly competes with AWEMA — one of LMD's key principals — for the same Italian customer set.
• TOMRA: Global food sorting and processing equipment provider. Overlaps with LMD's food-processing machinery offering for Italian manufacturers and represents a potential disintermediation pathway if it builds direct Italian sales coverage.
• Aasted: Danish manufacturer of chocolate processing lines (molding, depositors, cooling). Operates in the same chocolate-equipment category LMD sells through AWEMA and serves similar confectionery manufacturers.
• Baker Perkins: UK-based manufacturer of bakery and biscuit production equipment. Operates in adjacent machinery categories LMD addresses through its biscuit and dolciaria producer segment.
• Netzsch: German manufacturer of food processing and chocolate pumps/grinding equipment. Comparable to the RASCH pump line LMD represents and competes for the same Italian customer capex.

Direct peers

• Mec Project: Italian industrial representation firm (also listed on LMD's partner page) operating in the same Italian food/confectionery machinery market. Directly comparable as a same-model, same-geography channel competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 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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