Founded in 2012 by Emilio Sepulveda and Lynette Kucsma, Natural Machines grew from the idea that 3D printing could bring small-scale food production into the kitchen. The Barcelona-based company is known for Foodini, its fresh-ingredient 3D food printer, which is used by customers in more than 90 countries, including professional kitchens and health organizations.
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Cocoa PressFounded by Ellie in 2014 as a high-school engineering project, Philadelphia-based Cocoa Press builds 3D chocolate printers for personalized, on-demand confections. The company grew from Ellie’s hobby into a full-time venture after her 2019 Penn Engineering graduation, with its printers designed to create edible shapes and textures without custom molds. Cocoa Press also builds on and contributes to open-source hardware and software, including a donation of $5 from each machine sold to Marlin development.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Christy Machine & ConveyorSince D. Lamar Christy founded the company in 1953 with a flour duster for bread lines, Christy Machine & Conveyor has built its reputation around practical solutions for food manufacturers. Today, the Fremont company uses a “standard custom” approach, adapting proven equipment to each customer’s line and testing ingredients in its own lab when needed.FREMONT, OH
Fase VendingFase Vending develops autonomous self-service food stations from its Norristown, Pennsylvania base, including the BARIZZA modular kiosk and PIZZADOOR pizza vending system. Its equipment combines refrigerated vending, digital ordering and automated cooking to let operators sell prepared food around the clock, with customizable stations designed for settings such as hotels, hospitals and micromarkets. Founder and CEO Gregory Raffaele says the company’s mission is to modernize front-of-the-house food service through automation.NORRISTOWN, PA
Modern PackagingSince its founding in 1989 by Zaki Hossain and Jerry Dabek, Modern Packaging has built its reputation around custom automation for manufacturers that package food and other products. The USA-based company has produced approximately 1,100 machines in more than three decades, with most manufacturing parts made in-house at its 60,000-square-foot facility. Modern is a ProMach product brand.DEER PARK, NY