Draft:Weber Food Technology
German food processing equipment manufacturer
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Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of food processing equipment based in Breidenbach, Hesse. It makes slicing and packaging lines used in the deli meat, bacon, and cheese industries. The North American subsidiary, Weber, Inc., is in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][2]
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| Company type | Private (SE & Co. KG) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food processing equipment |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Günther Weber |
| Headquarters | Breidenbach, Hesse, Germany, Germany |
Key people | Tobias Weber (CEO) Jarrod McCarroll (CEO, North America) |
| Products | Industrial slicers, packaging machines, automation systems |
| Revenue | €295.3 million (2021) |
Number of employees | ~2,100 |
| Subsidiaries | Weber, Inc. (North America) |
| Website | www |
The company is not related to Weber-Stephen Products, the American outdoor grill manufacturer.
History
Günther Weber founded the company on 2 January 1981 in Breidenbach with two employees. It initially produced skinning machines for meat processors.[3] By 1986, the company had developed the CCS 7000, a computer-controlled slicer for deli products.[4]
A North American subsidiary was established in Kansas City in 1996.[4] Additional production facilities were opened in Neubrandenburg (2000) and Groß Nemerow (2005).[4]
In 2017, Weber acquired Schröder Maschinenbau KG, a manufacturer of thermoforming packaging machines and curing technology.[1] In 2018, Weber sold Schröder's food processing division to JBT and kept the packaging side.[5]
Weber bought the remaining shares of Wente/Thiedig GmbH, a Braunschweig-based maker of camera inspection systems, in 2021. It had held a majority stake since 2015.[6]
The company changed its name from Weber Maschinenbau GmbH to Weber Food Technology GmbH on 1 January 2024.[2][7] The legal form changed to SE & Co. KG on 1 January 2025.[2]
Tobias Weber, the founder's son, is CEO.[7] Jarrod McCarroll has run the North American subsidiary since 2014.[8][9]
Products
Recognition
In 2010, the German business magazine Manager Magazin included Weber in its list of 1,000 German world market leaders (Weltmarktführer).[10][11]
In 2013, Weber's Power Control operating interface received a Red Dot Design Award for Communication Design.[12][13]
In October 2025, Weber won the Hessen-Champions prize in the "Weltmarktführer und Hidden Champion" category, a state award given to companies in Hesse.[3][14][15]
Name confusion
Weber Food Technology is not related to Weber-Stephen Products, the American grill company. Weber-Stephen traded on the New York Stock Exchange as Weber, Inc. (WEBR) from 2021 to 2023, then went private.[16] It later merged with Blackstone Products in December 2024.[17]
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