What Bertuzzi Group does

Bertuzzi Food Processing Srl, operating as Bertuzzi Group, is an Italian industrial machinery OEM that designs and manufactures specialized equipment and turn-key processing plants for the fruit and vegetable industry. Founded in 1936 and headquartered across multiple Italian facilities (Busto Arsizio near Milan Malpensa, Parma in the Italian Food Valley, and Susegana), the company has supplied more than 1,000 processing plants in over 120 countries. Its product portfolio spans the full upstream processing chain: single-fruit juice extractors (CitroEvolution3 for citrus at up to 15,000 fruits/hour, Pinetronic for pineapple, PassyPress for passion fruit), destoners and pulp refiners (the patented Expeller Maxi for stone fruits at 18,000 kg/h, MangoDestoner, MeGra pomegranate deseeder with up to 99% seed yield), washing and sorting lines (InoxAll, Selinox), thermal treatment equipment (pasteurizers, sterilizers, deaerators, homogenizers), concentration evaporators (Frumaco, Flashterm, Luber) with aroma recovery, aseptic fillers (Aseptica Prima/Gemina/Magna), CIP systems, and the compact Pomona 50 bench unit for small-scale jam and sauce production.

The business model is capital-equipment project sales, executed through a direct global sales network on a quote-based, project-specific pricing structure. Bertuzzi generates revenue from (i) one-time sales of individual machines and complete processing lines, (ii) engineering, feasibility, and project-management services including civil and erection works, and (iii) recurring after-sales service, commissioning, and spare-parts supply across the installed base. Its customer base consists of enterprise food and beverage processors — juice and puree producers, baby food manufacturers, jam and preserves producers, yoghurt/bakery ingredient suppliers, sauce and ketchup producers, and recombined juice/milk manufacturers — across emerging and developed markets. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss-headquartered Alimenta Group, following the 2019 merger of Bertuzzi's operations with Alimenta Industries' Parma Food division, which brought combined turnover to approximately €25 million. Bertuzzi is led by President Osman Sagmanli and CEO Michele Borea d'Olmo.

Name

Bertuzzi Group

Legal name

Bertuzzi Food Processing Srl

Website

https://bertuzzi.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bertuzzi Group is an Italian OEM founded in 1936 that designs and manufactures specialized machinery and turn-key processing plants for the global fruit and vegetable industry, serving juice, puree, baby food, jam, and sauce producers across more than 120 countries as a subsidiary of Alimenta Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Collecchio

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

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. Fruit Processing Machinery Sales: Bertuzzi generates revenue primarily from designing, engineering, and supplying complete fruit and vegetable processing plants and specialized machinery. This includes single machines as well as turn-key processing lines for juices, purees, concentrates, jams, baby food, and more.
2. Engineering and Project Services: Revenue from feasibility studies, basic and detailed engineering services, project financing support, and turn-key project implementation including civil and erection works.
3. Technical Services and Spare Parts: Ongoing revenue from technical assistance during erection, commissioning and start-up, after-sales service, and spare parts supply for existing plants.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Bertuzzi designs, engineers, and manufactures specialized industrial machinery and complete turnkey processing plants for fruit and vegetable processing. Its offerings span juice extractors, destoners, pulpers, evaporators, pasteurizers, aseptic fillers, and CIP systems, all engineered for specific fruit types (citrus, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, pomegranate, stone fruits, tomato, and more). The company delivers projects from feasibility studies and engineering through installation, commissioning, and after-sales technical service for food processing companies worldwide.

Product overview

Bertuzzi Food Processing is an Italian manufacturer of industrial fruit processing machinery founded in 1936, now part of the Alimenta Group. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of processing equipment organized into categories: juice extractors (CitroEvolution3, Pinetronic, PassyPress, Chopper); destoning and pulping equipment (Expeller Maxi, TurboMax, JumboCreamer/SuperCreamer, MangoDestoner, MeGra); washing and sorting systems (InoxAll, Selinox); thermal treatment equipment (tubular/plate/scraped surface heat exchangers, deaerators, homogenizers); concentration systems (Frumaco, Tomatech, Flashterm, Luber evaporators with ARU aroma recovery); aseptic filling solutions (Aseptica Prima/Gemina/Magna fillers, Aseptic Totes, Aseptic Tanks); and support systems (CipMatic CIP, Pomona 50). The company also supplies complete turnkey processing plants for juice, puree, concentrate, ketchup, tomato paste, NFC juices, baby food, jams, fruit bases for yogurt, and recombined milk. Over 1,000 plants have been installed in more than 120 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CALIFORNIA: Bertuzzi CALIFORNIA is an almost endlessly flexible cutting machine for dicing, stripping, and slicing products with medium consistency such as peeled and destoned fresh fruits, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, melons, and cucumbers.
• Aseptica Prima
• Aseptica Gemina
• Aseptica Magna
• Pomona 50
• CitroEvolution3
• Pinetronic
• PassyPress / SuperPassyPress
• CipMatic
• Frumaco / Tomatech
• Flashterm
• Luber

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 plants installed worldwide
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• TH GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2020TH Group, Bertuzzi and Rieckermann inaugurated the Son La plant in Vietnam on September 20, 2020. The plant processes longan, citrus and other local fruits into puree, juices and concentrates. Bertuzzi provided the processing technology specifically developed for the plant to reach highest international quality standards.
• RieckermanncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2020Co-partner with Bertuzzi and TH Group in the Son La plant inauguration in Vietnam. Rieckermann collaborated on this innovative and strategic project for processing local Vietnamese fruits.
• Alimenta IndustriesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBertuzzi Food Processing and Alimenta Industries Parma Food division joined operations to create a market leader in design and supply of fruits and vegetable processing lines. Combined entity has turn-over close to 25 million Euro and over 1,000 plants installed worldwide in more than 120 countries. Bertuzzi and Alimenta maintain strategic facilities in Busto Arsizio (near Milan) and Parma (Italian Food Valley) respectively.
• Alimenta GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBertuzzi is now part of Alimenta Group, a multinational group with headquarters in Switzerland operating in engineering and manufacturing of machines and complete lines for processing fruits and vegetables and Form-Fill-Seal machinery.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• IDMC Limited: Indian manufacturer of dairy, food processing and beverage equipment including fruit processing and aseptic packaging. Regional peer with overlapping technology in fruit processing and turn-key plant delivery, primarily serving South Asian and Middle Eastern markets.

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Swedish multinational specializing in heat transfer, separation and fluid handling, with significant exposure to food and beverage processing including juice and dairy. Competes with Bertuzzi in evaporators, heat exchangers and aseptic processing modules.
• JBT Corporation: US-listed provider of food processing and air transport equipment, including fruit and vegetable processing solutions (juice extraction, aseptic filling, freezing). A broad incumbent competing across Bertuzzi's core categories from a global platform.
• Krones AG: German manufacturer of filling and packaging technology for the beverage and food industry, including juice processing lines. Competes with Bertuzzi on complete beverage plant projects, particularly in juice and aseptic filling.
• Tetra Pak: Global leader in food processing and packaging, including fruit-based beverage processing, aseptic filling and complete plant solutions. Competes with Bertuzzi on turn-key fruit-processing projects but operates across a vastly broader portfolio and at much greater scale.
• GEA Group: German multinational supplying process technology and components for the food, beverage and dairy industries, including fruit juice concentration, separation and homogenization. Broad incumbent competing with Bertuzzi in evaporation, homogenization, and complete plant projects.
• FMC Technologies (Food & Beverage, now part of JBT): Former food and beverage processing business now integrated into JBT, historically active in fruit juice extraction, citrus processing and aseptic filling—overlapping directly with Bertuzzi's core technology portfolio.

Direct peers

• Bucher Unipektin: Swiss manufacturer of fruit juice and vegetable processing equipment, including juice extraction, filtration, evaporation and aseptic filling. Direct overlap with Bertuzzi in fruit processing lines, single-fruit specialized machinery, and turn-key plant delivery to juice and puree producers worldwide.
• CFT Group (ATS Corporation): Italian-headquartered supplier of processing and packaging equipment for beverages, fruit-based products, and tomatoes. Direct overlap with Bertuzzi in fruit processing lines, tomato paste/ketchup equipment, and aseptic filling for Italian and international customers.

Emerging players

• Scherjon Dairy Machinery / Hosny Fruit Processing Equipment: Smaller European and emerging-market manufacturers of fruit and dairy processing machinery that compete with Bertuzzi on mid-sized turn-key projects, particularly in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern fruit processing segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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