# Handtmann Group acquires Inotec Group

Handtmann Group, a food processing equipment manufacturer, has acquired fellow German company Inotec Group, which specializes in mixing, emulsification, and tying machinery for sausage production. The deal aims to increase automation and expand into new markets beyond meat processing.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-01-10
- Where: Reutlingen, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: mixing and emulsification machinery, tying and separating machinery for sausage production
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Handtmann Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/36797.md) (acquirer)
- [Inotec Group](https://endata.com/companies/44428.md) (target)

## Sources

- [foodmanufacture.co.uk](https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2020/01/10/Food-processing-equipment-supplier-to-offer-more-automation-after-takeover/), 2020-01-10: "The executive teams of Handtmann Group and Inotec Group"
- [foodanddrinktechnology.com](https://www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/30842/handtmann-acquires-inotec/), 2020-01-10: "The “Best Brand” alliance between Handtmann and Inotec will bring enormous advantages for both companies when it comes to winning new customers and projects all over the world."

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