Tomra Foods welcomes ICOEL as an integrated business partner

TOMRA Food and ICOEL Srl have entered into an agreement that positions ICOEL as an integrated trading partner of TOMRA Food for Europe, and a partner for the cherry application in Latin America. This new agreement, announced today, will take advantage of the synergies between the two companies to enhance both the sales, customer service and support that TOMRA Fresh Food and ICOEL provide in these markets.

TOMRA Food designs and manufactures sensor-based sorting machines, as well as sizing and peeling solutions. ICOEL designs and manufactures equipment for handling, processing and packaging of fruit, unpacking systems for boxes, palox and other types of packaging for processing, manual and automated processing, for filling and handling of boxes, palox. There are many processing companies using TOMRA Food and ICOEL machines at the same time, especially in Europe.

Everything was done with the customer in mind. TOMRA Food and ICOEL both have a customer centric culture and both companies saw an opportunity to improve customer service By working together.Now that ICOEL is a full-fledged business partner of TOMRA, we operate the same processes and share both information and resources.Sales and technical support of both companies’ teams will be centralized in one place, making life easier for customers and offering them a ‘one-stop shop’. This alliance also gives TOMRA Food and ICOEL even more possibilities when it comes to tackling large projects.”

Bruno Stravato, General Manager of ICOEL commented: “ICOEL solutions integrate TOMRA solutions. This is important because new processing applications are interconnected. Our customers want more integration that will allow us to increase the quality of our offerings and services. Initially, ICOEL and TOMRA will focus on Europe, Especially Italy, Greece and Turkey, which are the countries where ICOEL has a large presence. In the long term, we hope to penetrate new markets around the world.”

Customers with equipment from both TOMRA Food and ICOEL will receive a unique and comprehensive after-sales service from the two companies, regardless of whether it was performed by a technician from one company or the other. To facilitate this new agreement, TOMRA Food is expanding its workforce and integrating several of its functions into ICOEL.

Under TOMRA Food’s premise of working alongside its customers to provide more customized solutions, TOMRA Fresh Food’s sales and support moved into categories development.

About ICOEL

ICOEL has been dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector for 50 years. Thanks to this, it has become one of the leaders in the design, construction and installation of high-quality machines. Offers fully customized solutions for all stages of product processing (Emptying chests, balox, etc. packaging type, processing, grading, packaging and traceability) through an industrial model at the highest level.

Its technological innovations, quality standards, attention to detail, direct relationship with the customer, prompt and quality after-sales service meet customer expectations and represent for him a clear added value that is responsible for the success of the company.

ICOEL has been expanding its horizons towards overseas markets for many years, establishing new and important cooperation relations with the most relevant companies in the market, such as TOMRA. It exports its machines to more than 30 countries and has more than 100 workers.

Tomra Foods

TOMRA Food designs and manufactures sensor-based sorting machines and integrated post-harvest solutions that transform global food production to maximize food safety and reduce food waste, ensuring “every resource matters”. These solutions incorporate advanced sizing, grading, peeling and analysis technologies that help improve profitability, achieve greater operational efficiencies and ensure a safe food supply.

The company has more than 12,800 units installed worldwide in producers, packers and processors of confectionery, fruits, dried fruits, grains, seeds, potatoes, proteins, nuts and vegetables. ce has franchise centers, regional offices, and manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.

TOMRA Food is part of the TOMRA Group, a company founded in 1972 based on an innovative idea that started with the design, production and sale of Deposit Return Machines (DRM) for the automated assembly of used beverage containers.

Today, TOMRA is leading the resource revolution to transform the way the planet’s resources are sourced, harnessed and reused for a world without waste. The rest of the company’s businesses are TOMRA Recycling, TOMRA Mining, and TOMRA Collection.

Today it has about 100,000 facilities in more than 80 markets around the world and its total revenue in 2021 was 10.9 billion NOK. The group has around 4,600 employees worldwide and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The company is headquartered in Asker, Norway. For more information visit tomra.com.