Marel
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Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq Iceland: MARL | |
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Founded | Reykjavik, Iceland (March 17, 1983 ) |
Founder | Rögnvaldur Ólafsson Þórður Vigfússon |
Headquarters | , Iceland |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Árni Oddur Þórðarson (CEO)[1] Ásthildur Margrét Otharsdóttir (Chairman)[2] |
Products | Food processing equipment, systems |
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Number of employees | 4,000[3] |
Website | marel |
Marel hf (Nasdaq Iceland: 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 Garðabær, 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
- ^ "Árni Oddur Þórðarson". Eyjan. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Marel 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Marel. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Working at Marel".
- ^ "Company Information". Nasdaq OMX. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ "Company Spotlight". PrecisionIR. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ "The Marel Group Unveils New Corporate Identity". Nasdaq OMX. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ "Marel Food Systems announces change in company name". Nasdaq OMX. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ "IPPE - Award for Marel". The Poultry Site. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "Innovations at VIV Europe". VIV Europe. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ "Spotting Fish Bones in Cod Fillets". Norut Tromsø. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "EuroTier Innovations 2012". EuroTier. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "EuroTier gold medal for Marel Stork's Aeroscalder". WorldPoultry. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2013.