
A playground with countless opportunities
Want to learn, experiment and innovate, without the risk of disturbing your day-to-day production?
Our Food Solution Technology Center in Bakel (The Netherlands) is the place to go. It is your own playground with countless opportunities to validate your new food products before going to full-scale production. And help is always by your side: our experts are happy to give you a hand and think along in getting the most out of your product.
Meet the experts: Ben
Creating unique production flows or testing new products is challenging every time. Our team has the knowledge and confidence to try something completely new and to push the boundaries of what is possible. They will help you to create something special.
Ben Kop Food Application Technologist at Food Solutions Bakel tells you how.
Meet the experts: Victoria
The Technology Center is an environment where you can feel free to experiment, evaluate, do things differently. You are going to have all the engineers for the different kinds of settings, and different kinds of machines. You can ask a question and you will have an answer straight away!
Victoria Metaute Food Technologist at Food Solutions Bakel tells you more.
Meet the experts: Tim
Whether you are testing a new set-up in your production flow or running a trial to optimise your food product: our team of food technologists is there for you. Their extensive knowledge in meat, poultry, seafood, vegetarian and meat-replacement helps you perfect your product.
Tim Pessers, Food Solutions Technology Center Manager in Bakel, shows you around.

Let’s test, remotely
We are always there for you – even at distance. So if you can’t make it to our Technology Center, we’ll just do the testing for you. We design a test based on your objectives and show you in a video call everything that happens. Afterward, we share the results, test report, videos, pictures and even samples.
Are you interested to experience how our products work? With a remote demo, you get to know all the ins and outs. ››

Stay ahead with knowledge
We believe in sharing knowledge, creating partnerships and co-creation. With ingredient suppliers, universities and institutes, we define new processes, explore new food concepts and validate innovative technology.
Want to stay up to date with the latest news on food processing? Let’s get in touch! ››

Giving you a jump-start
Installing and getting to know your new equipment can be a struggle. Save yourself some time, by letting us validate your new GEA equipment before installing it at your site. Once your machines are installed, you are ready to go.
Want to optimize your current production process? Or up for something new? Give us a call and we’ll look into the options with you. Discover how we helped Grand River optimizing their smoked products process previously ››