Fortifi acquires NZ-based MHM Automation

Fortifi Food Processing Solutions (Fortifi) has announced the launch of a unified platform of global brands and products within food processing equipment and automation solutions. Headquartered in Texas, Fortifi operates in more than 15 countries spanning five continents, providing a range of food industry solutions including applications in protein, dairy, and fruits and vegetables.

The closing of the acquisition of MHM Automation (MHM), a New Zealand-based provider of post-harvest processing, protein processing and packaging solutions, is designed to further strengthen Fortifi’s capabilities with systems and equipment that are designed to improve safety and optimise product quality, and extend its automation and robotics capabilities.

MHM will add capabilities across new food processing segments and applications, including dairy and fruits and vegetables, and further expand Fortifi’s global reach by establishing an even stronger local presence in the Asia–Pacific region.

Fortifi has also signed definitive agreements to acquire LIMA France (LIMA), a France-based supplier of meat-bone separators, deboners and grinders-desinewers, and Reich Thermoprozesstechnik GmbH (Reich), one of the oldest Germany-based manufacturers of thermoprocessing food systems, both of which are expected to join Fortifi in the first half of 2024 subject to customary regulatory approval.

“I am thrilled to welcome MHM into the Fortifi portfolio, and I look forward to welcoming LIMA and Reich as well,” said Dan Daniel, Chairman of the Board of Fortifi. “The global footprint, technologies and expertise these brands bring will help Fortifi continue to serve its customers with excellence.”

The company statement said all employees of MHM, Reich and LIMA will join the existing Fortifi team as participants in its broad-based ownership program.

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