A thirst for the extraordinary

Turning ideas into refreshing realities

Innovation in the beverage world doesn’t stand still — and neither do we. So, whether you're brewing, bottling, blending, or breaking into a new category, we’re proud to help turn those ideas into standout products — not just once, but again and again. At GEA, we bring momentum to your ideas, transforming bold beverage concepts into reality with speed, precision, and purpose. Whether you're refreshing a classic or breaking ground with something new, we’re here to help you move fast and make it happen.

Where ideas flow and beverages take shape

From fizz to fermentation, at our global network of Beverage Technology Centers we help bring your creativity to life. Our centers are purpose-built hubs for experimentation, fine-tuning, and full-scale planning, letting you test and tweak processes, and helping you push boundaries.

Our labs and pilot-scale environments offer:

• Rapid prototyping for new beverage formats
• Tailored technical guidance from industry specialists
• Scalable testing platforms that mimic real-world conditions
• Flexible mobile setups for on-site evaluations

What makes GEA different?

We don’t just provide equipment — we engineer confidence. GEA combines decades of beverage industry and process expertise with hands-on collaboration focused on keeping you competitive in fast-moving markets. Our know-how can help you overcome production puzzles, reduce waste, and bring brilliant drinks to market more efficiently. From dealcoholization and precise blending, to hygienic design and CO₂ recovery, we help you optimize quality, reduce waste, and stay ahead of evolving consumer trends. All this, while working with you to improve the resource efficiency of your plant.

Technology that works as hard as you do

Behind every successful beverage is the right blend of innovation and reliability. GEA’s smart solutions cover the full production spectrum, whatever your format or formulation. Whether your product is mineral water, a plant-based drink or a malt-based beverage, our systems are designed to integrate smoothly, scale effortlessly, and deliver top performance, every day.

A Glass Half Full Approach to Beverage Innovation

From mixing and filtration to filling and packaging applications, our highly trained experts can assist and expedite the development of innovative new products or optimize the production of existing ones. From lab- to pilot-scale and beyond, including skid-mounted and plug & play options, we can perform comparative process studies, facilitate customer trials, help with application development and conduct product- or customer-specific tests.

Dedicated to working with customers to overcome their processing challenges, our expertise includes mixing (Denmark, Germany), filling and packaging (Italy), homogenization (Italy), freeze concentration (Netherlands), thermal treatment, separation, compressors for industrial and commercial refrigeration, distillation, fermentation, evaporation (Germany) and filtration (Germany, US). We can also provide mobile test units for on-site use and have a long-established history of dealing with blending and brewing issues.

We can help you to build quality into your processes, adjust key parameters to drive your critical quality attributes to the required target levels and bring new products to market in a quick and efficient way. Our skillset includes collaborating with customers to design, tailor and optimize solutions to meet specific processing requirements and/or test new concepts.

From new product and feasibility trials to scale-up studies, training programs and process support, we believe that our services greatly benefit anyone involved in industrial R&D, equipment selection, process optimization and product development.

A trusted supplier of equipment to the beverage industry, GEA offers manufacturers all over the world the opportunity to enter into a profitable partnership to develop both products and processes. We combine advanced in-house technology with a thorough understanding of the industry to help customers maximize their development results. Your needs are critical and individual; our worldwide beverage test centers have been designed to meet those needs.