Schomaker Convenience Technik GmbH

What Schomaker Convenience Technik GmbH does

Schomaker Convenience Technik GmbH is a German owner-managed industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1999 and headquartered in Hilter am Teutoburger Wald. The company designs, produces, and services machinery for the convenience-food and meat-processing industries, with a product portfolio spanning the full production chain: wrapping machines (Wrapstar 250/400 and the new TurnStar), wet and dry breading and coating systems, pre-dusters, tempura dippers, dry-spice applicators, marinating systems, roller steakers and flatteners, continuous fryers (including energy-efficient models claimed to save ~35% on frying oil), hot-air and multi-level cooking systems, specialty equipment (Spätzle portioner, sausage peeler, patty stacker, paddle mixers), and stainless-steel conveyor and packaging equipment (multihead weighers, flow-wrap machines). Equipment is offered in belt widths from 250mm to 1,000mm and built to order in a 1,200 m² production hall with a 200 m² showroom and test center for customer trials.

The business model is direct B2B sales-led: equipment is quoted and customized per customer requirement, with revenue streams from new machinery sales, custom engineering, service and spare parts (including for competitor brands), and resale of used and demo equipment from OEMs such as CFS, Koppens, Stork, Marel, Voss, Alco, and Selo. Primary customer segments are industrial food processors and the meat industry, with canteen kitchens as a secondary horizontal segment; marketing is conducted through a six-language website (DE, EN, ES, PT, PL, NL), product demonstrations, and direct phone/email contact. No external investors, parent company, public revenue, or named customer references are disclosed.

Name

Schomaker Convenience Technik GmbH

Legal name

Schomaker Convenience Technik GmbH

Website

https://schomaker-tec.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Schomaker Convenience Technik GmbH is a German owner-managed manufacturer founded in 1999 that builds customized industrial food processing machinery — wrapping, coating, frying, cooking, and conveying systems — for European convenience-food producers, meat processors, and institutional kitchens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hilter

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Processing Equipment Sales: Direct sales of new industrial food processing machinery including wrapping machines, coating systems, fryers, cooking equipment, and specialty machines. Equipment is customized to customer requirements.
2. Used/Refurbished Equipment Sales: Sale of demo, new, and second-hand food processing machines including equipment from their own production and other manufacturers (CFS, Koppens, Stork, Marel, Voss, Alco, Selo).
3. Custom Engineering and Manufacturing: Custom-designed and built food processing systems in their 1,200m² production facility, tailored to specific customer product requirements.
4. Service, Maintenance and Parts: Technical services including optimization, modification, spare parts supply, and repair services for their equipment and equipment from other manufacturers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Schomaker Convenience Technik GmbH designs, manufactures, and services industrial food processing machinery for the convenience food and meat industries. Its product portfolio includes wrapping machines (Wrapstar 250/400, TurnStar), coating and breading systems, continuous fryers, hot-air and steam cooking systems, portioning and forming equipment, marinating systems, tenderizers, conveyors, and packaging equipment. The company delivers turnkey processing lines from a 1,200m² production facility in Germany and supports customers with custom engineering, demonstration, and after-sales service.

Product overview

Schomaker Convenience Technik GmbH offers a comprehensive portfolio of food processing machinery for the convenience food, meat, and food industries. The product line includes: wrapping machines (Wrapstar series) for wrapping products with slices; breading and coating systems (wet coating SNP, dry breading STP, pre-dusting STWC/STP-P, tempura dipping SMD); seasoning equipment (dry spice applicators, breadcrumb loaders SVT); tenderizing equipment (roller steaker SST, flattener RMP); marinating systems (SMD); frying equipment (energy-efficient SFE, convenience food SFE/SFT, extra-deep SFT-T/SFE-T, hot oil tanks SAT); cooking systems (convection oven SHC, hot air tunnel SNS 1, multi-level cooking SNS 3/5, cooking system WKS); specialty equipment (Spätzle portioner SSP, sausage peeler, patty stacker); paddle mixers (MIX/ML); and conveyor systems (STG/STK belts, SLV shuttle conveyors, SK 90 curves). The company also offers packaging equipment including multihead weighers and flow wrap machines. Products are available in various belt widths (250mm to 1,000mm) to suit different production requirements. The company operates since 1999 and provides consultation, planning, production, assembly, and service for their equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wrapstar 250 Wrapping machine with 250mm belt width that wraps hard and viscous products such as sausages or cheese with slices of bacon, boiled ham, cold cuts, or dough; designed for industrial food processors.
• Wrapstar 400 Wrapping machine with 400mm belt width for wrapping hard or viscous products with slices, suited to items like Berner sausages, mozzarella with salami, or sausages in pastry.
• Portioning System (SWA) Automatic positioning and portioning system for fully automatic production of filled wrapped rolls such as ham with horseradish or cheese filling.
• Wet Coating Systems (SNP) Wet coating machines that fully cover products with wet batter prior to dry breading; used for breaded schnitzel, cordon bleu, chicken fillets, fish, and seafood.
• Dry Breading Systems (STP) Dry breading machines for coating products with breadcrumbs, corn flakes, and similar dry coatings; offered in 250mm to 600mm belt widths.
• Pre-duster Systems (STWC/STP-P) Pre-dusting machines for applying fine flour mixtures or breadcrumb-with-flour coatings to ensure adhesion of subsequent coatings.
• Dry Spice Applicators (STWC/STP-P) Machines that fully coat products with dry powdered spice mixtures and fine seasoning flours with herbal ingredients; used for grilled skewers, steaks, fish fillets, mozzarella, and chicken.
• Breadcrumb Loaders (SVT) Automatic refill hoppers for breading systems and dry spice applicators; SVT 280 has 280L hopper volume and 1,250mm discharge height.
• Roller Steaker (SST) Steaker with overlapping knife rollers that improves schnitzel and steak quality by cutting the meat structure; for veal, beef, pork steaks, beef roulades, and burger patties.
• Flattener (RMP) Flattens fresh or semi-frozen products to uniform thickness with massaging action for tenderness; belt widths from 250mm to 1,000mm.
• Marinating Systems (SMD) Immersion marinading machines for beef and pork steaks, skewers, chicken fillets, tofu cubes, and potato slices coated with flavored oil or spices.
• Tempura Dipper (SMD) Machines that coat products with light tempura batter, producing a crispy coating when deep-fried; for cheese nuggets, chicken nuggets, mozzarella, vegetables, and fish fillets.
• Mixing Tanks Tanks for mixing wet coatings, tempura, or marinades inline, with dosing into marinating or wet coating systems.
• Energy Efficient Continuous Fryers (SFE) Energy-efficient continuous fryers for canteen kitchens, butcher shops, and delicatessen factories; 150-300 kg/h output and approximately 35% frying oil savings vs. conventional fryers.
• Convenience Food Fryers (SFE/SFT) Continuous frying systems for the convenience food industry, producing schnitzel, meatballs, vegetable and potato patties, breaded camembert, mozzarella sticks, nuggets, and fish sticks.
• Extra Deep Fryers (SFT-T/SFE-T) Deep frying machines for meat and vegan products with heights up to 150mm; used for rolled roasts, roasted meat pieces, chicken, turkey, and pork sticks.
• Isolated Hot Oil Tank (SAT) Insulated tank for storing used hot frying oil with sediment area, individual pipe and pump design, and level control for fresh oil in the frying system.
• Hot Air Oven (SHC) High-performance convection oven cooking with circulating air up to 230°C, with steam injection option for cooking breaded products, browning roasts, and steaming dumplings.
• Cooking System (WKS) Cooking and blanching system for food products; can also pasteurize packaging depending on configuration; for meatballs, potatoes, pasta, and vegetables.
• Hot Air Tunnel (SNS 1) Convection-steam tunnel for formed products using circulating air and moistening for gentle, even cooking to prevent weight loss; for meatballs, burgers, and vegetarian patties.
• Multi-Level Cooking System (SNS 3/5) Multi-level cooking system with 3 or 5 levels and steam addition that gently cooks products while preventing typical weight loss; for meatballs, burgers, cevapcici, vegetarian burgers, breaded escalopes, and cordon bleu.
• Spätzle Portioner (SSP) Portioning machine for Spätzle, Knöpfle, and similar dough products; 8-liter hopper with adjustable dosing and forming plate, scraping dough directly into the cooking system.
• Sausage Peeling Machine Machine for peeling sausage types up to 32mm caliber; used for curry sausages, cocktail sausages, short sausages, and sausage balls.
• Patty Stacker Automatically stacks frozen patties one behind the other for faster packing into boxes; combinable with metal detectors and conveyor systems.
• Paddle Mixers (MIX/ML) Double wave paddle mixers with volumes from 150L to 5,000L built to product requirements; for salads, vegetable mixtures, muesli, minced meat recipes, and standardizing complete meat pieces.
• Conveyor Belts (STG/STK) Stainless steel wire transport belts that move all product types, customized to customer requirements; for schnitzel, mozzarella sticks, fish and meat fillets, and roasting joints.
• Shuttle Conveyors (SLV) Movable belt or shuttle conveyors that transport products and packaging continuously at 90-degree angles onto follow-up belts, with adjustable belt width and speed.
• Curves (SK 90) Curved conveyors for transporting products around corners or through curves, customized to special customer requirements with stainless steel belts.
• Multihead Weighers Multihead weighing systems for accurate portioning and packaging of food products.
• Flow Wrap Machines Horizontal flow wrapping machines for packaging food products.
• TurnStar Wrapping Machine Automated wrapping machine for filled products, introduced in 2025 as a successor line to the Wrapstar series for the convenience food industry.
• Custom Engineering and Production Service Bespoke design and manufacturing of food processing systems in the 1,200m² production hall, tailored to specific customer product requirements and integrated into existing production lines.
• Service, Maintenance, Spare Parts and Repair Technical services including optimization, modification, spare parts supply, and repair services for Schomaker equipment and equipment from other manufacturers.
• Used, Demo and Refurbished Equipment Sales Sale of demo, new, and second-hand food processing machines including Schomaker's own production output and equipment from other manufacturers such as CFS, Koppens, Stork, Marel, Voss, Alco, and Selo.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings of approximately 35% on frying oil compared to conventional continuous fryers

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Provisur Technologies: Specialist in meat and food processing equipment including forming, coating, frying, and cooking, serving industrial meat processors across Europe and globally; competes head-to-head with Schomaker's forming, breading, and frying systems.
• Heat and Control: Manufacturer of coating, breading, frying, and cooking systems for the snack and convenience food industries, with a product portfolio and target customer base that closely mirror Schomaker's wet coating, dry breading, pre-dusting, and continuous frying lines.
• Stork (now part of Marel): Former independent supplier of meat and food processing equipment whose breading systems Schomaker resells as used inventory; directly competitive in coating and breading lines for poultry and meat processors.
• Koppens (now part of Marel): Specialist in forming, pre-dusting, wet coating, and frying equipment, whose machines Schomaker offers as used equipment; directly competes with Schomaker's forming machines, pre-dusters, and continuous fryers.
• Marel: Global leader in food processing equipment for meat, poultry, and fish; directly overlaps with Schomaker's portioning, coating, forming, frying, and conveying categories, and now owns several of the brands (CFS, Koppens, Stork) that Schomaker resells as used equipment.
• Townsend (now part of Marel): Provider of secondary processing equipment for further-processed meat including flattening, tenderizing, and forming; competes directly with Schomaker's roller steaker and flattener product lines.
• CFS (now part of Marel): Former independent manufacturer of coating, breading, and frying systems whose equipment Schomaker actively resells as used inventory; directly overlapping product lines in wet coating, dry breading, pre-dusting, steam tunnels, and tempura dippers.

Broad incumbents

• JBT (John Bean Technologies): Large diversified food processing and air transport equipment supplier with broad portfolios in freezing, cooking, and coating technologies; competes with Schomaker in industrial cooking and frying systems as part of a much wider offering.
• GEA Group: Global industrial group with a substantial food processing machinery division covering separation, homogenization, cooking, and freezing; overlaps with Schomaker's cooking and thermal processing systems as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Bühler Group: Swiss-headquartered plant and equipment manufacturer serving food, feed, and mobility industries, with relevant overlap in food processing thermal and handling systems, though it is more oriented to grain, chocolate, and high-volume applications than Schomaker's meat/convenience focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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