# GEA Group wins dairy processing technology contract from Hochwald Foods for Mechernich plant

GEA Group won a contract from Hochwald Foods GmbH to supply the complete dairy processing technology for a new dairy in Mechernich near Cologne, which will process about 800 million liters of milk per year, with commissioning planned for mid-2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-05-27
- Where: Mechernich, near Cologne, Germany
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: About 800 million liters of milk per year
- Products: dairy processing equipment, UHT milk lines, filling machines
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GEA](https://endata.com/companies/3367.md) (supplier)
- [Hochwald Foods GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/6546.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [nebenwerte-magazin.com](https://www.nebenwerte-magazin.com/mdax-gea-group-gewinnt-auftrag-mit-nachhaltigkeitsansatz/), 2020-05-27: "GEA hat im ersten Quartal 2020 von der Hochwald Foods GmbH den Auftrag gewonnen, die gesamte Milchverarbeitungstechnologie für eine neue Molkerei in Mechernich bei Köln zu liefern."

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