Marel

Marel hf.
Public
Traded as OMX: MARL
Industry
Founded Reykjavik, Iceland (March 17, 1983 (1983-03-17))
Founder Rögnvaldur Ólafsson
Þórður Vigfússon
Headquarters Garðabær, Iceland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Árni Oddur Þórðarson
(CEO)[1]
Ásthildur Margrét Otharsdóttir
(Chairman)[2]
Products Food processing equipment, systems
Revenue Increase 713 million (2014)[2]
Decrease 29.2 million (2014)[2]
Decrease 11.7 million (2014)[2]
Total assets Increase 851.4 million (2014)[2]
Total equity Increase 427.5 million (2014)[2]
Number of employees
4,000[3]
Website marel.com

Marel hf (OMX: MARL) is an Icelandic company that provides equipment, systems and services to the food processing industry.[4] The company's brands include Marel, Stork Poultry Processing and Townsend Further Processing.[5]

History

Marel was founded on March 17, 1983 and is headquartered in Gardabaer, Iceland. In 2007, Marel changed its corporate identity to Marel Food Systems.[6] However, in 2010, after its integration with Stork Food Systems was completed, the name was changed back to Marel.[7] In 2013, the Company was named supplier of the year by the American Meat Institute.[8] In 2014, the Company won the overall innovation award at VIV Europe as well as for innovation in processing.[9] At the end of 2014, it had 4,053 employees and annual revenues of €713 million.[2]

Products

Marel focuses on poultry, fish, meat and further processing.[10] The company has worked on technological improvements to the provision of fish fillets.[11][12] In 2012, Marel won a EuroTier Gold Award for its contribution to environmental conservation and product safety in poultry processing.[13][14]

References

  1. "Árni Oddur Þórðarson". Eyjan. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Marel 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Marel. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. "Working at Marel".
  4. "Company Information". Nasdaq OMX. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  5. "Company Spotlight". PrecisionIR. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  6. "The Marel Group Unveils New Corporate Identity". Nasdaq OMX. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  7. "Marel Food Systems announces change in company name". Nasdaq OMX. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  8. "IPPE - Award for Marel". The Poultry Site. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  9. "Innovations at VIV Europe". VIV Europe. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  10. "Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  11. "Spotting Fish Bones in Cod Fillets". Norut Tromsø. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  12. J B Luten, ed. (2006). Seafood Research from Fish to Dish: Quality, Safety and Processing of Wild and Farmed Seafood. et al. Wageningen Academic Publishers. p. 512. ISBN 9086860052.
  13. "EuroTier Innovations 2012". EuroTier. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  14. "EuroTier gold medal for Marel Stork's Aeroscalder". WorldPoultry. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

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