What PROBAT does

PROBAT SE is a fourth-generation, family-owned German industrial equipment manufacturer headquartered in Emmerich am Rhein, founded in 1868 as Emmericher Maschinenfabrik und Eisengießerei. The company designs and builds food-processing machinery and turnkey production lines spanning coffee roasting/grinding, cocoa and chocolate processing (including the ChocLine series), nut processing, popcorn, and malt. Core equipment includes drum roasters (e.g., the Cx70 premiered at Interpack 2026), grinding and refining machines, mixers, conching systems, alkalization and liquor-treatment equipment, hydraulic pressing, popping, and integrated All-In-One systems. A sensor/control-systems portfolio (the Cockpit family for stripe detection, quality yield, flavor, humidity, particle, colour, moisture, hotspot, smart dosing, and degassing) plus dedicated software/control systems enable plant-level process automation, energy efficiency, and food-safety compliance.

Revenue is generated through one-time capital-equipment sales (individual machines and turnkey lines) with pricing project-specific via direct B2B field sales and sales-engineering teams at 13 international subsidiaries, plus aftermarket service and spare parts through PROBAT Service GmbH (an independent in-group service company since 2021) and technology-center customer training/demonstration programs in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. Five manufacturing sites (Emmerich, Dresden, Norderstedt, Koog aan de Zaan, Dallas) produce the equipment portfolio. Recent inorganic expansion includes the 2024 acquisitions of A.C. HORN Manufacturing (Dallas) and Royal Duyvis Wiener (Netherlands), with both legacy brands and Hamburg Dresdner Maschinenfabriken consolidated under a unified ONE PROBAT brand architecture in 2025. Certifications (DIN ISO 9001, 14001, EN ISO 3834-3, UL, ClimatePartner) and industry partnerships (SCA, NCA, DKV, INC, UC Davis Coffee Center) anchor the company's positioning in the global coffee and food-processing OEM market.

Name

PROBAT

Legal name

PROBAT SE

Website

https://probatburns.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

PROBAT is a German family-owned industrial OEM designing turnkey food-processing machinery and complete production lines for coffee, cocoa, chocolate, nuts, popcorn, and malt, sold globally through direct enterprise sales and supported by an in-group service network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Food Manufacturing (311), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Baking Mixes, Doughs & Batters Manufacturing (AFAKAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Snack Bars (Granola, Protein, Cereal Bars) (CRADABAG), Pastry, Cakes & Tortes Manufacturing (AFAKAAAB)

Keywords

• Industrial food processing equipment
• Coffee roasting machinery
• Chocolate processing lines
• Cocoa processing equipment
• Nut processing machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Emmerich am Rhein

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: PROBAT generates primary revenue through the sale of industrial food processing machinery including drum roasters, grinders, mixers, conching machines, alkalization equipment, pressing systems, and specialty equipment. Machines are sold as individual units or as part of comprehensive processing lines.
2. Complete Processing Lines: Sale of turnkey production lines such as ChocLine series for chocolate manufacturing, combining multiple processing stages into integrated solutions. These represent major capital equipment projects with custom engineering.
3. Software and Control Systems: Control solutions and software systems that manage and optimize machine and plant performance, ensuring quality, energy efficiency, and availability.
4. Sensors and Monitoring Equipment: Sale of sensor systems for quality monitoring, process control, and productivity optimization including cockpits for various parameters.
5. Environmental Technologies: Environmental equipment including dust extraction, preheating systems, and air technology for sustainable operations.
6. Auxiliary Equipment and Spare Parts: Supporting equipment and spare parts for existing installations including Colorette, sample roasters, blanchers, pumps, and coolers.
7. Service and Support: PROBAT Service GmbH provides after-sales service, maintenance, and support for installed equipment. Service operations are managed as an independent company within the group.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

PROBAT manufactures and sells industrial food processing machinery and turnkey production lines for coffee, cocoa, chocolate, nuts, popcorn, and malt. Its portfolio includes drum roasters, grinders, mixers, conching machines, alkalization equipment, pressing systems, complete processing lines (such as the ChocLine series), sensor-based monitoring systems, software/control systems, and environmental technologies. Equipment is sold directly to enterprise food processors via custom-engineered quotations supported by global sales engineering and service networks.

Product overview

PROBAT is a comprehensive one-stop shop for the food processing sector, offering an integrated portfolio of machines, production lines, sensors, software/control systems, environmental technologies, and auxiliary equipment. The product portfolio spans multiple categories: Roasting Machines (including the new Cx70 drum roaster), Grinding/Refining, Mixing, Conching/Flavour Treatment, Conditioning, Debacterizing, Winnowing, Alkalization, Liquor Treatment, Pressing, Popping, and All-In-One integrated systems. For chocolate processing, PROBAT offers the ChocLine production series (RC/BMC, RC/WC, UM/RC, BMN/RC, BMV/BMC/TFC, BMV/BMC variants). The Sensor category includes the Cockpit series (Quality Yield, Flavor Monitoring, Humidity Monitoring, Stripe Detection, Particle Adjustment, Colour Control, Moisture Control, HotSpot Detection, Smart Dosing, Ground Coffee Degassing). Environmental Technologies include Green Coffee Preheating (RKV), Dust Extraction, TVR/NVK, Proforte (FRTO), and Proair. Specialty Coffee offerings include P Series and UG Series equipment with accessories and configurator. The company also operates acquired brands including Bauermeister (grinding/crushing), A.C. HORN Manufacturing, and Royal Duyvis Wiener (now Probat B.V.). Services include comprehensive customer support through PROBAT Service GmbH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bauermeister: Crushing and screening machines for food, minerals, and chemical industries
• PROBAT Service
• ChocLine
• CX70
• P Series
• UG Series
• Colorette
• Proforte
• Proair
• Probat Shop

Products and services

• Roasting Machines Drum roasters and related equipment for roasting coffee, including the all-new Cx70 drum roaster engineered for peak performance. Designed for industrial and specialty coffee roasters.
• Grinding and Refining Machines
• Mixing Machines
• Conching and Flavour Treatment Equipment
• Conditioning Equipment
• Roasting and Debacterizing Equipment
• Winnowing Equipment
• Alkalization Equipment
• Cocoa Liquor Treatment Equipment
• Hydraulic Press Equipment
• Popping Equipment
• All-In-One Processing Systems
• ChocLine Production Lines
• Software and Control Systems
• Sensor and Monitoring Systems (Cockpit Series)
• Environmental Technologies
• P Series Specialty Coffee Equipment
• UG Series Specialty Coffee Equipment
• Auxiliary Equipment
• After-Sales Service and Support
• Bauermeister Grinding and Classification Equipment

Quantifiable outcome

• 28.8% CO2 reduction from 2021 to 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 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

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ClimatePartnercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020PROBAT calculates its Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) regularly with ClimatePartner since 2020. The detailed analysis identifies CO2 reduction potentials in energy and mobility. Emissions are systematically compensated through ClimatePartner's international climate protection project portfolio.
• atmosfairminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPROBAT compensates unavoidable CO2 emissions from business travel through atmosfair since 2020. As an internationally operating company requiring travel for construction, commissioning, and maintenance of complex machines, PROBAT partners with atmosfair to offset environmental impact.
• Cup of ExcellencecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCup of Excellence is a prestigious coffee award program that has improved the lives of thousands of farmers. PROBAT provides roasting technology for identifying the world's best coffees and supports efforts to improve farmers' living conditions.
• Deutsche Röstergilde (German Roasters Guild)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe only interest group for specialty coffee roasters in German-speaking countries. PROBAT supports as a sponsor member the artisanal coffee roasting sector and continuous knowledge exchange among specialty coffee roasters.
• Deutscher Kaffeeverband (DKV) - German Coffee AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCoffee is the second most traded commodity with Germany as the third largest coffee market. The German Coffee Association unites the German coffee industry. PROBAT actively shapes the association's work as a steering committee member.
• NCA (National Coffee Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFounded in 1911, NCA is one of the oldest trade associations in the USA representing the entire US coffee sector. PROBAT and NCA support the coffee industry through projects leveraging their combined expertise.
• SOS-KinderdorfminorOthersSOS-Kinderdorf e.V. is a charitable organization helping children, youth, and families in distress. PROBAT supports the organization's work to strengthen young people and give them hope and future prospects, particularly educational projects in the Lower Rhine region.
• SCA (Specialty Coffee Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe SCA sees its main task in networking the global specialty coffee industry. Founded on principles of openness, inclusion, and knowledge sharing. PROBAT supports SCA in creating a community of like-minded coffee professionals.
• UC Davis Coffee CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince the founding of UC Davis Coffee Center, the university has strived to become the leading source of expertise in scientific coffee research. PROBAT supports this academic approach to the world's second most traded commodity through various research projects.
• Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit (Alliance for Cyber Security)minorOthersLaunched by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the Cyber Security Alliance keeps companies informed about emerging cyber risks. PROBAT continuously develops its security competencies and adapts protection measures to increasingly sophisticated attack methods.
• ZDS (Zentralfachschule der Deutschen Süßwarenwirtschaft)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZDS has trained food technology specialists for over seven decades and is considered the world's premier training institute for confectionery industry. ZDS advises companies from various countries and organizes customized training courses and test programs for member companies.
• INC (International Nut and Dried Fruit Council)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerINC promotes sustainable growth of the global nut and dried fruit sector by encouraging healthy eating, supporting industry stakeholders, and advancing health research. It guides industry development, ensures high quality and fair trade standards, and encourages collaboration through international events.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bühler Group: Swiss-headquartered global manufacturer of processing equipment for coffee, cocoa and chocolate — directly competing with PROBAT across cocoa processing, chocolate lines and specialty food applications, with overlapping ChocLine-style turnkey offerings and a larger scale footprint.
• Sollich: German specialist manufacturer of chocolate processing equipment including tempering, cooling and conching machines — directly comparable to PROBAT's conching, mixing and ChocLine chocolate production line business.
• Carle & Montanari: Italian manufacturer of chocolate processing equipment (refining, conching, tempering, molding) — directly comparable to PROBAT's chocolate equipment portfolio and competes for the same industrial chocolate producer customers.
• Hosokawa Alpine: German-Japanese equipment manufacturer specializing in grinding, classifying and processing machinery — directly comparable to PROBAT's Bauermeister grinding and size-reduction product line for food applications.
• Petroncini: Italian manufacturer of industrial coffee roasting equipment — directly comparable to PROBAT's core drum roasting business and competing for the same industrial coffee roaster customers.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: German industrial equipment incumbent with broad food processing capabilities spanning separation, homogenization and processing lines — overlaps with PROBAT's food division and competes for industrial customers in cocoa, chocolate and adjacent food categories.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish industrial equipment incumbent with significant food processing equipment exposure in heat transfer, separation and fluid handling — competes with PROBAT for capital budgets of large food processors as part of a wider portfolio.
• JBT Marel: Global food processing equipment supplier serving protein, dairy, prepared foods and beverage customers — broad incumbent with overlapping food industry customers but a different primary product mix than PROBAT's coffee/cocoa focus.
• Tetra Pak: Swiss-headquartered food processing and packaging incumbent serving dairy, beverage and prepared food customers — broad incumbent with comparable industrial B2B sales motion and global service infrastructure relevant to PROBAT's customer base.

Emerging players

• Loring Smart Roast: US-based specialty coffee roaster equipment maker focused on energy-efficient, profile-controlled roasters — competes with PROBAT's P Series and UG Series in the specialty coffee segment with a narrower, profile-roast-focused product offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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