JBT Marel has united the strengths of two global leaders in food and beverage processing technology: JBT and Marel. Each company brought decades of pioneering innovation and deep industry expertise across the food value chain.
Together, we’re now a single, even stronger partner, offering more scale, more solutions, and more value for our customers worldwide.
For our customers, becoming JBT Marel translates into clear, tangible advantages, including:
More complete, end-to-end solutions across a wider range of food sectors
Smarter digital tools that boost performance and reduce downtime
An expanded global service network for faster, more responsive support
Greater impact driving sustainability through waste-reducing technologies
Deeper technical talent and experience across a wide spectrum of food sectors
We’re extremely proud of where we’ve come from—and even more excited about where we’re headed.
Brian Deck, CEO JBT Marel
JBT Corporation was established in 2008 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. However, its roots trace back to 1884, when inventor John Bean developed a continuous spray pump to combat scale in his California almond orchards. What began as a single idea grew into a product, then a company, and eventually an industry leader in food processing innovation.
Over the years, JBT has evolved not only through its own engineering breakthroughs, but also by strategically acquiring a portfolio of respected brands—each contributing unique strengths to JBT’s expanding capabilities. From 1884 to 2024, this journey has been defined by continual innovation and growth.
Brands such as alco, Fresh’n Squeeze, Proseal, Schröder, Stein, and many others have become part of the JBT family, enabling the company to deliver best-in-class solutions tailored to the needs of its global customer base.
JBT was built with a clear purpose, bold vision, and strong values: to fortify the future of food. This purpose has served as a guiding framework, keeping teams aligned and focused on partnering with customers to pioneer sustainable innovation for generations to come.
Marel’s origins trace to a project at the University of Iceland that began in 1978 and led a group of engineers to found the company in 1983. The company quickly made its mark in the fish processing industry with the development of motion-compensating onboard scales—an innovation that revolutionized weighing technology at sea.
This breakthrough was the first of many that followed in food processing equipment, software, and service. Over time, Marel expanded its expertise beyond fish to the poultry and meat industries, developing innovations that eventually spanned the entire food processing value chain.
Through a series of strategic acquisitions, Marel broadened its service reach, product portfolio, and technological capabilities, becoming a single-source supplier for many customers. These acquisitions also extended the company’s heritage, connecting its history to decades of experience predating its founding in 1983.
Across all the industries in which it operated, Marel’s mission was to work in partnership with customers to transform the way food is processed.
We provide our customers with complete solutions built on a diverse collection of legacy brands. These brands live on within JBT Marel’s product lines, strengthening our ability to offer a broader, more complete range of solutions.