# Tirelli and Unimac-Gherri merge to create integrated food processing platform

Italian machinery manufacturers Tirelli and Unimac-Gherri are merging, with Unimac-Gherri becoming a division of Tirelli focused on food-sector applications. The merger combines their packaging and processing technologies for food, home and personal care, and chemical sectors.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-04-09
- Where: Italy
- Status: announced
- Products: filling systems, capping systems, labelling systems, piston filling, twist-off capping, robotic end-of-line systems
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [UNIMAC-GHERRI](https://endata.com/companies/1820.md) (target)
- [Tirelli](https://endata.com/companies/91289.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [foodbev.com](https://www.foodbev.com/news/tirelli-and-unimac-gherri-merge-to-strengthen-food-processing-solutions), 2026-04-09: "The merger marks 'a new chapter of growth' focused on industrial scale, operational structure and shared technological vision."

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