About the company

The Truffle Manufactory GmbH produces high-quality truffle specialties and gourmet food products for discerning customers.

The product range includes, among other things:

• Truffle butter
• Truffle cheese
• Truffle sauces
• Pesto
• mayonnaise
• ketchup
• BBQ sauces
• Hollandaise Sauce
• Compotes and other delicacies

The company consistently focuses on the highest quality and uses exceptionally high truffle content (15%!) in its products. While many competitors work with minimal amounts of truffles, the truffle manufacturer prioritizes quality, taste, and premium ingredients.

The challenge

Prior to the investment in 2018, a large part of the production was done manually.

Before automation, the product was handled manually multiple times during manufacturing and filling. Each additional manual intervention not only meant more work but also a higher risk of hygiene problems. At the same time, production was increasingly reaching its capacity limits.

The biggest challenge was finding a solution that could process not just a single product, but the company's entire product range. From truffle butter and pesto to sauces and compotes, a wide variety of products needed to be processed on one system.

As Alexander Keck, the managing director of the truffle manufactory, describes:

"We needed a machine that could process our entire product range."

The solution

Together with Machines4FoodIndustry and Marba Sp. z oo, a custom-developed production solution was implemented, precisely tailored to the requirements of the truffle manufactory.

The focus was on maximum flexibility. The system was designed to process not only different products, but also various packaging sizes and formats. Even small jars could be accommodated within the project and successfully integrated at short notice.

Automation has eliminated numerous manual work steps and made processes significantly more efficient.

It was particularly important to the customer that the requirements were thoroughly understood in advance and then implemented exactly.

The results

Significantly improved process hygiene

Automation has eliminated numerous manual interventions in the production process. The product is now handled by employees far less frequently, significantly improving hygiene and process reliability.

300% higher productivity

Production output was tripled compared to the original situation.

With fewer employees, significantly more is produced today than before the investment.

Reduced personnel costs

Before automation, at least four employees were required.

Today, production is operated with three employees.

At the same time, the production volume was massively increased.

Fewer manual work steps

Many tasks that were previously performed manually are now automated. This makes processes more efficient, reproducible, and less prone to errors.

High flexibility for future growth

The system enables the processing of different products and packaging sizes within a single production solution. This optimally positions the truffle manufacturer for future product developments and further growth.

The collaboration with Machines4FoodIndustry

The following points were particularly crucial for the truffle manufacturer:

• reliable communication
• Understanding the requirements
• high flexibility during the project
• Implementation exactly as agreed
• Individual adjustments are also possible during the project phase.

It was particularly praised that all requirements had been discussed in detail beforehand and that the delivered solution exactly met expectations.

The collaboration was established with

10 out of 10 points

rated.

When asked about the most important reason for recommending the product, the customer replied:

"Flexibility."

Conclusion

With the new production solution, the truffle manufacturer was able to expand its Increase productivity by 300%, the Significantly reduce manual labor and at the same time the Hygiene and process reliability raised to a new levelto lift.

The individually developed solution now enables the efficient processing of a wide range of products on a single system and creates the basis for further growth in existing and new markets.

The result in one word?

"Perfect."

Alexander Keck, Managing Director of Trüffelmanufaktur GmbH

(We conducted the interview in May 2026, almost 6 years after the plant was put into operation)