The enterprise Stephan was founded by the Stephan family in Hameln/Germany in 1953. In the past Stephan has built machines for the food industry and then fitted them it to the requirements of the most diverse applications. Stephan machines have always been built with the highest quality standards. The result are machines with an unusual long lifetime and an ambitious finish. Still today there are machines in use which were delivered in the sixties and seventies.
Today Stephan Machinery is in the position to deliver turnkey processing lines, machines and plants for the food production and processing on the highest technological and technical level. Stephan is one of the world-wide leading manufacturers in this segment.
Stephan manufactures units for different applications :
- Convenience Food
- Confectionery
- Dairy
- Meat
- Fish
Dairy : Market Leader in Processed Cheese Technology (Spreads, Dips, Slices, Blocks, Canned, Sauces), Imitation Cheese ("Mozzarella"), Fresh Cheese Preparations (Cream Cheese, Double Cream Cheese, Mascarpone Cream, Feta Spreads, Flavoured Curd, Cold Pack Cheese, Caseine Melts, Milk Desserts (Rice Pudding, Semolina Pudding), Butter Preparations, Fat Preparations.
Convenience Food : Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Dressings, Dips, Baby Food, Sauces, Soups, Ready Meals, Pasta, Rice, Potatoes, Vegetables, Fruit, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Stews, Sausages, Pâté, Puree, Pet Food.
Confectionery : Multi-purpose Machines for Marzipan, Chocolate Fillings, Nut/Almond Processing.
Meat : Liverpaté, Surimi, Sausage, Emulsions, Fish.
The Market : The enterprise Stephan started very early to establish branches around the world in order to offer local service to their customers. Therefore Stephan can offer a sales and service network all over the world today. Their subsidiaries are in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and USA. Agents are available in more than 30 further countries.
Stephan has a very large customer base as it also serves many non-industrial companies. Major clients include Almarai, apetito, Bahlsen, Bel, Bongrain, Campbell Soups, Galbani, Hochland, Hot Cuisine, Kraft, Lactalis, Mars, Nestlé, Unilever.
Universal Machines for Multifunctional Applications
HoReCa, handicraft and small industries are the main fields for the smaller batch volume machines of Stephan Food Service Equipment (SFSE).
The advanced technology offered by Stephan is based on many years of research and development and has made the Stephan brand synonymous with progressive technology in the whole food industry world.
Some of the notable features of this very flexible machine are :
- Easy to clean
- Universally applicable
- Very short batch times
- Robust design, long lasting
- Many different process steps carried out in the same machine
The well constructed Stephan machines are made to specific process geometry and find use in many diverse food applications, e. g. catering equipment, meat products, doughs, dairy products, confectionery, convenience products, delicatessen, pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic products.
The same machine can accomplish many different process steps, yet maintaining a very short batch time, constant product quality and a longer shelf life of the products.
