tna, a leading supplier of food processing and packaging solutions, celebrates 35 years of developing food equipment solutions on the market.

Founded in Sydney, Australia, in February 1982 by Alf and Nadia Taylor, the company transformed the snack food industry by launching the world’s first ever high-speed vertical form fill system – the tna robag – in 1985.

Since then, tna ascended from packaging solutions supplier to a global supplier of food processing and packaging solutions that improve performance at every step of the production line.

With over 14,000 installations across more than 120 countries, tna’s turnkey equipment operates in nearly every country of the world, covering fryers, freezers, conveyors, seasoning and coating systems to complete packaging systems with integrated metal detectors, scales, date coders, inserters, labelers and film splicing technology.

tna turned into a global organization that employs over 500 people in 30 locations around the world. The past five years tna saw the company make a number of significant strategic acquisitions, including the integration of food processing specialists FOODesign and Florigo. These two companies enabled tna to complete the leap from packaging pioneer to single source supplier of start-to-finish solutions.

Alf Taylor, CEO and co-founder of tna says: “The food industry is one of the most dynamic industries in the world with new product innovations being introduced to the market daily. When an industry is evolving at such a rapid pace, it’s important that manufacturers have access to equipment that delivers long-term benefits. Equipment that is flexible to meet changing consumer demands, fast to increase output and profitability while featuring a simple design for quick maintenance and superior equipment reliability.”