Marel

Marel hf.
Public
Traded as OMX: MARL
Industry
  • Food Processing
Founded Reykjavik, Iceland (March 17, 1983)
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 Decrease €662 million (2013)[2]
Decrease €21.8 million (2013)[2]
Decrease €20.6 million (2013)[2]
Total assets Decrease €839.6 million (2013)[2]
Total equity Increase €419.3 million (2013)[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]

Marel focuses on poultry, fish, meat and further processing.[5] The company has worked on technological improvements to the provision of fish fillets.[6][7] In 2012, Marel won a EuroTier Gold Award for its contribution to environmental conservation and product safety in poultry processing.[8][9] In 2013, the Company was named supplier of the year by the American Meat Institute.[10] In 2014, the Company won the overall innovation award at VIV Europe as well as for innovation in processing.[11]

Marel was founded on March 17, 1983 and is headquartered in Gardabaer, Iceland. The company's brands include Marel, Stork Poultry Processing and Townsend Further Processing.[12]

In 2007, Marel changed its corporate identity to Marel Food Systems.[13] However, in 2010, after its integration with Stork Food Systems was completed, the name was changed back to Marel.[14]

At the end of 2013, it had 4,087 employees and annual revenues of €662 million.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Árni Oddur Þórðarson". Eyjan. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Marel 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Marel. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Working at Marel".
  4. ↑ "Company Information". Nasdaq OMX. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Spotting Fish Bones in Cod Fillets". Norut Tromsø. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "EuroTier Innovations 2012". EuroTier. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "EuroTier gold medal for Marel Stork's Aeroscalder". WorldPoultry. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "IPPE - Award for Marel". The Poultry Site. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Innovations at VIV Europe". VIV Europe. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Company Spotlight". PrecisionIR. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  13. ↑ "The Marel Group Unveils New Corporate Identity". Nasdaq OMX. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Marel Food Systems announces change in company name". Nasdaq OMX. Retrieved April 1, 2012.

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