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Machinery ManufacturingIllinois, United States1001-5000 Employees
JBT FoodTech is a United States‑based machinery manufacturer in the food processing sector, headquartered at 70 West Chicago, Illinois 60601, with a global workforce of between 1,001 and 5,000 employees. The company designs, manufactures and services customized industrial and turnkey equipment used for processing meat, seafood and poultry, ready-to-eat meals, shelf-stable packaged foods, bakery products, high-value powdered products, juice and dairy, and fresh fruit and vegetable products. It supports customers through sales and service offices in more than 25 countries and maintains research and technology centers across North America (4), South America (2), Europe (5), Africa (1) and Asia (2); it also offers automated guided vehicle systems for material handling in industries including automotive, food and beverage, hospital, manufacturing and warehousing. The JBT FoodTech portfolio includes a broad range of brands such as A&B Process Systems, Alco, AutoCoding Systems, Avure Technologies, BevCorp, C.A.T., Double D, DSI, Formcook, FranRica, Fresh’n Squeeze® Point-of-Sale Juicers, Frigoscandia, FTNON, MEPSCO, PLF International, Prime, Proseal, Schröder, SF&DS, Stein, TIPPER TIE, Urtasun and Wolf-tec/Polar. Recent developments in 2026 include expansion of facilities in Lakeland, Florida, a partnership with Aurumprocess to integrate aseptic processing capabilities, and recognition as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community 2026; press coverage also notes the corporate entity as JBT Marel Corporation following a merger between JBT and Marel.