This section provides an overview for chocolate refiners as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 13 chocolate refiner manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked chocolate refiner companies as of November, 2024: 1.Yucho Group Limited, 2.Diamond Custom Machines Corporation, 3.Mazzetti Renato Srl.
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Chocolate refiners are machines that grind cocoa beans finely to enhance the texture of chocolate. They typically use multiple rotating rollers to crush the beans and mix them with ingredients like sugar, a process known as refining. This refining process helps shorten the conching phase, which involves heating and stirring to smooth out the chocolate, thereby improving its texture and flavor.
Some chocolate refiners also incorporate conching functionality, allowing for a streamlined process from cocoa bean grinding to chocolate production.
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Gusu Food Processing Machinery Suzhou Co. Ltd. is a manufacturer of machinery and related equipment for producing chocolate established in 1969 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The company offers conche machines for concentrating or developing the flavor of chocolate, chocolate enrobers for coating ingredients with chocolate, and standard chocolate machines for production processes. It also offers complete candy bar lines built to customer specifications for mass production operations. The company’s products are commonly used in the confectionery, food processing, and snack food industries.
Tecno 3 Srl., founded in 1985 and headquartered in Corneliano d'Alba, Italy, is a machinery manufacturer for the confectionery industry. The company offers machines for coffee, cocoa bean, and nut processing. It also manufactures equipment for chocolate and fat cream production, as well as machines for food melting, dosing, and mixing. Robotic control systems have also been developed for various applications, including quality control inspections and wrapping machine feeding. The company serves customers in over 30 countries, supported by representative offices across five continents.
Selmi Group SRL, founded in 1965 and headquartered in Pollenzo, Italy, is a manufacturer of Selmi chocolate machinery and equipment for the manufacture of chocolate. The company's products include chocolate tempering machines, one-shot depositor chocolate dispensing machines, and cluster machines for agglomerates of dried nuts and chocolate. Other than individual machines, it offers complete turnkey chocolate production lines, which are customized to client needs. It also offers used and reconditioned machinery at discounted prices, as well as training on the use of its machinery for client teams.
Mazzetti Renato S.r.l., founded in 1972, is a chocolate production machinery manufacturer based in Tribiano, Milan, Italy. The company holds a patent for ball mills used in mixing, refining, and conching chocolate, which previously required three separate machines. Its also offers machinery for producing chocolate bars with inclusions and fillings, chocolate centers for sugar-coated dragees, and chocolate drops for bakery products and ice cream coating. These products feature stainless steel structures and food-grade aluminum alloy parts with electric, mechanical, and pneumatic components from primary suppliers.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Yucho Group Limited |
25.0%
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2 | Diamond Custom Machines Corporation |
25.0%
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3 | Mazzetti Renato Srl |
25.0%
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4 | Gusu Food Processing Machinery Suzhou Co., Ltd. |
25.0%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the chocolate refiner page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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Italy | 2 | 66.7% |
China | 1 | 33.3% |