What STALE FOOD PROCESSING does

Stale Food Processing is a French privately-held multi-brand equipment distributor founded in 1984, headquartered in Ludres (Grand Est), with a 7-person team serving food processing customers across francophone countries. The company curates and distributes a full-chain equipment portfolio covering meat preparation (Inject Star injectors, cutters, grinders, mixers), salting and forming (stuffers, clippers, formers), thermal treatment (marmites from 50L to 2000L, M-JUNIOR to M-2003 universal cooking cells, VKM series, fryers, curing cabinets), coating and breading, packaging (vacuum machines, SOCEA and SOLY tray sealers, shrink tunnels), and cleaning/hygiene systems including the patented BAXX cold plasma air sterilizer. Stale complements new equipment with a refurbished used machine line, consumables, spare parts, and after-sales technical support.

The company operates on a project-based sales model through a team of three sales representatives (Laurent Becanne and Stéphane Nazaret being named contacts), with all transactions initiated via quote requests rather than published pricing. Lead generation is driven by the company's website (stale.fr), LinkedIn and YouTube channels, and trade show participation (notably Prod & Pack 2021 at Eurexpo Lyon and CFIA Rennes). Core technology partnerships anchor the offering: Inject Star for injectors, SOCEA for tray sealers, SIAG for washers, and Aditec for programmable automation controllers used across multiple machine types. Customer logos are concentrated in French charcuterie and food processing SMEs (Charcuterie du Moulin, Mannicol, Atelier Forézien, Tradition Terroir, Piveteau). Revenue is generated from one-time machine sales (new and used), recurring consumables and spare parts, and professional services for technical support, with European CE-marked equipment as the compliance baseline.

Name

STALE FOOD PROCESSING

Legal name

Stale Food Processing

Website

https://stale.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stale Food Processing is a French privately-held multi-brand distributor of food processing equipment, serving charcuterie and broader food processors across francophone countries with new and refurbished machines, consumables, and technical support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Processing Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Chilled/ready-to-heat prepared meals manufacturing (AFAKAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Shelf-Stable Processed Meats (Canned, Retort Pouches, Jerky/Meat Snacks) (AFANAEAJ), Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Manufacturing (AFAKACAG)

Keywords

• Food processing equipment
• Meat processing machinery
• Charcuterie equipment
• Vacuum packaging machines
• Industrial food machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludres

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. New Machine Sales: Distribution of new multi-brand food processing machines including injectors, vacuum packers, cookers, cells, slicers, coating/breading machines, and complete processing lines. Machines comply with European standards and include reactive technical support.
2. Used/Rebuilt Machine Sales: Sale of refurbished and inspected used equipment at various scales. All used machines come with warranty and are revised by company technicians.
3. Consumables and Spare Parts: Supply of accessories and consumables including cleaning products, molds, lubricants, blades, clips, films, trays, hooks, wood chips, and handling equipment.
4. Technical Support and After-Sales Service: Technical support services including spare parts supply and maintenance support for multi-brand equipment. Dedicated after-sales service team available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stale Food Processing is a multi-brand distributor of food processing machinery serving the agro-alimentary industry across French-speaking countries. The company sells new and refurbished/used machines — including meat injectors, cooking kettles, thermal cells, vacuum packers, tray sealers, coating/breading equipment, fryers, washing tunnels, and the patented BAXX cold plasma air sterilizer — along with consumables, spare parts, and complete turnkey process lines, backed by reactive technical support and after-sales service.

Product overview

Stale Food Processing is a multi-brand food processing equipment distributor and specialist for the agro-alimentary industry, offering new and used machines throughout French-speaking countries. The product portfolio spans the entire food processing chain: meat preparation equipment (injectors IS-290 to IS-800, grinders, cutters, mixers), cooking solutions (marmites from 50L to 2000L including MTEC A-VM and M-series kettles, universal cooking cells M-JUNIOR to M-2003 and VKM series), thermal processing (fryers S3FRY to S5FRY, curing cabinets and dryers), coating and breading (enrobeuses, paneuses, farineuses), packaging (vacuum machines S-series and RV-800/HEL-DA, tray sealers SOCEA/SPJ/SOLY/SPERSEUS/SXLPRESS, shrink tunnels), and cleaning/hygiene systems (washing tunnels, cabins, pot washers, BAXX air sterilizers). The company also provides complete turnkey production lines for forming/breading, cooked ham, sausage, and dry sausage processing. Equipment is available as single machines or integrated production lines, with both new multi-brand machines meeting European standards and refurbished used machines under warranty. Consumables and handling accessories are also offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Injecteuse IS-400/100 Meat salting injector with needles and knives for bone-in or boneless meat; adjustable pressure (1-4 bar), up to 7400 kg/h throughput. For meat processors and charcuterie producers.
• Marmite MTEC A VM 300 300L tilting cooking kettle for prepared dishes, sauces, jams, and preserves. Programmable Aditec automation with integrated mixer arm. For food manufacturers.
• Cellule universelle M-2001 E Universal thermal treatment cell for automatic cooking, smoking, drying, and curing of charcuterie products. Supports electric, gas, or steam heating with Aditec computer control and RS 232 data collection.
• Machine sous vide RV-800 S Vertical vacuum packaging machine for liquid or volatile products; 100 m³/h vacuum pump, 810mm seal length, gas reinjection capability. For food packaging operations.
• Operculeuse SOCEA Tray sealing machine with vacuum and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP); integrated Busch vacuum pump, OMRON PLC control, configurable for 1-4 trays per cycle. For meat, fish, cheese packagers.
• Machines neuves (New machines) Multi-brand new food processing machines meeting European standards, covering meat preparation, cooking, packaging, and hygiene. Accompanied by reactive technical support.
• Machines d'occasion (Used machines) Refurbished or revised used machines including mixers, grinders, slicers, washing tunnels, vacuum packers, and meat processing equipment, all under warranty.
• Lignes de process (Process lines) Turnkey complete production line solutions combining multiple machines for forming/breading, cooked ham, sausage, and dry sausage processing, customized to production requirements.
• Consommables et Manutention Consumables and handling accessories including cleaning products, molds, lubricants, saw blades, clips, trays, smoking wood chips, carts, racks, and cooking baskets.
• Stérilisateur d'ambiance BAXX Cold plasma air and surface sterilizer using hydroxyl groups to eliminate pathogens including E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella, and Staphylococcus. Covers up to 150 m² per unit with 2-year warranty.
• Technical Support and After-Sales Service Reactive technical support and after-sales service for distributed multi-brand equipment, including spare parts supply and maintenance assistance.
• Tunnels de lavage (Washing tunnels) Industrial washing tunnels (150 M to 340 M) for cleaning plastic crates and containers, throughputs from 120 to 900 crates/hour, with custom configurations available.
• Machines sous-vide (Vacuum packaging machines) Full range of vacuum packaging machines including single chamber (S-30 to S-110), double chamber (S2-40 to S2-95), automatic (S-110 T to S-1000 Auto), and vertical models (HEL-DA, RV-800).
• Marmites de cuisson (Cooking kettles) Cooking kettle range including tilting (M-500 L, MTEC A-800, MTEC AVM series, MVC A-200) and fixed (M-50 L to M-2000 L) models from 50L to 2000L capacity.
• Cellules (Cooking cells) Universal cooking cells (M-JUNIOR E to M-2003 E) and VKM series for automatic thermal treatment including smoking, drying, cooking, and curing of charcuterie products.
• Operculeuses (Tray sealers) Tray sealing machines including drawer (SOCEA, SPJ), automatic (SPERSEUS, SXLPRESS), and rotary (SOLY) models for MAP packaging of meat, fish, cheese, and other products.
• Poussoirs (Stuffers) Piston stuffers (S-13 PV to S-40 VI), continuous vacuum stuffers (SVF-500 to SVF-800), and embossing presses for filling meat products into natural, synthetic, or artificial casings.
• Operculeuse SOLY Rotary tray sealing machine with up to 16 trays/minute in MAP mode; OMRON PLC control, configurable matrices for 1-8 containers per cycle, optional gas flushing.
• Enrobeuses (Batters/Coating machines) Batter and coating machines including Econorobe 200 dip coater and S2ROBE to S6ROBE series for applying coating to food products before frying.
• Paneuses (Breading machines) Breading machines (S2CRUMB to S6CRUMB) for applying breadcrumbs to food products with adjustable crumb shower and air blow-off for excess removal.
• Farineuses (Flour dusters) Pre-dusters (S2-PREDUST to S4-PREDUST) for applying flour dusting to products before coating, with adjustable airflow and conveyor speed.
• Étuve et séchoirs (Curing cabinets and dryers) Curing cabinets (AM-700) and drying chambers (KMD8) for maturation, smoking, and drying of raw charcuterie products with controlled temperature and humidity.
• Friteuses (Fryers) Industrial fryers (S3FRY2 to S5FRY6) with production capacities from 200 to 1200 kg/h, featuring automatic filtration and integrated or standalone operation.
• Lave batteries et lave vaisselle (Pot washers) Commercial pot washers and warewashers including SIAG-282, SIAG-291, SIAG-292, and SIAG-293 models with capacities from 75 to 153 kg and basket sizes up to 560x630mm.
• Autotrempeurs (Shrink tunnels) Shrink tunnels (ATT-77-7, DT-60, DT-100) for heat-shrinking packaging with immersion tanks from 60 to 400L capacity and automatic product ejection.

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Inject StarcoreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of injectors (IS series) for meat salting and brining operations. Inject Star produces needle-based injection machines for meat processing, including models IS-290, IS-300, IS-400, IS-590, IS-600, and IS-800 distributed by Stale.
• SOCEAcoreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of tray sealers/operculeuses for plastic tray packaging with vacuum and gas flush capabilities. SOCEA machines handle meat, fish, cheese, and other food products.
• AditeccoreTechnology or IntegrationControl systems manufacturer providing programmable controllers and microprocessors (ISC-B5, ISC-B20, MRA, MKA series) used across multiple machine types including cookers, cells, and mixers for process automation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Marel: Iceland-based global leader in food processing equipment for meat, poultry, fish, and dairy. Directly comparable in target customer base (industrial food processors) and equipment categories (injectors, thermal processing, packaging), though at far larger scale and as a manufacturer rather than distributor.
• GEA Group: German global engineering group supplying food processing machinery, separators, and complete lines to meat, dairy, and prepared-food manufacturers. Comparable customer overlap and broad-line equipment offering, though GEA is a manufacturer-incumbent and serves far larger accounts.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global manufacturer of food processing equipment — particularly strong in grain, chocolate, and prepared foods. Comparable in serving industrial food processors with capital equipment and complete-line solutions, though focused on different sub-segments.
• Multivac: German specialist manufacturer of packaging machinery — vacuum packers, tray sealers, shrink tunnels — directly overlapping Stale's core packaging category (SOCEA, RV-800, HEL-DA lines) and serving the same meat/charcuterie/food processor customer base.
• Handtmann: German specialist in food processing and forming equipment (stuffers, portioners, injectors). Direct product overlap with Stale's Poussoirs, Injecteuses, and Formeuses lines and a similar focus on charcuterie and meat processors across Europe.
• Provisur Technologies: US-headquartered manufacturer of food processing equipment for meat and poultry (separators, grinders, formers, coating). Directly comparable in equipment categories serving meat processors, particularly the forming/breading segment of Stale's catalog.
• Tetra Pak: Swiss-Swedish broad incumbent providing processing and packaging equipment to food manufacturers globally. Comparable as a one-stop equipment supplier to food processors, with much broader scale and an integrated processing-packaging portfolio.
• JBT Corporation: US-listed global supplier of food processing and packaging equipment for meat, poultry, and seafood — covering injectors, cookers, freezers, and packaging. Comparable equipment categories and customer base, though at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Risco: Italian manufacturer of food processing equipment for meat, charcuterie, and cheese — stuffers, formers, and complete lines. Highly comparable in product portfolio and European-focused customer base, serving the same Italian/French/Mediterranean charcuterie processors as Stale.
• Vemag: German manufacturer of vacuum stuffers, portioners, and forming equipment for meat and bakery applications. Comparable in product category overlap (poussoirs, doseurs, formeurs) and customer focus on European charcuterie and prepared-meat processors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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