GEA expands into bakery

GEA has moved into the bakery sector with its acquisition of Comas in Italy. Bakery is a new sector for GEA, broadening and strengthening its position in the food industry and adding a new set of equipment to the GEA product portfolio. By including bakery technology in the GEA scope of supply, the company says it has extended its ability to provide turnkey solutions, from a single source, for its food industry customers.

GEA acquired Comas in June. Since then the company has been integrated into the ‘solutions’ area of the business.

Andrea Filippi, marketing manager Comas, says that he is excited by the new opportunities that are opening up under the new company structure. “The greatest benefit for us is the tremendous confidence customers have in GEA,” he says. “This has developed considerable customer loyalty and we are both delighted and proud to be playing our part in that continued success.”

A service now provided by GEA is the Bakery Experience Center (BEC) in Torrebelvicino. This facility performs daily testing of new recipes on behalf of customers and allows processes to be optimized for throughput and quality.

“The BEC is very popular with our customers,” explains Andrea. “It allows us to prove the quality and efficiency of our production lines for customers and enables them to develop new products and bring them to market quickly.”