Unox accelerates growth in the first half of 2026

Unox has recorded sustained growth in the first half of 2026, with revenues up 6% on the same period last year to €169m (£144m).

Orders for the cooking equipment manufacturer increased even faster, reaching €185m (£158m), a 17% rise.

The performance follows Unox’s investment plan to support global growth by strengthening production capacity, expanding its international presence through a $20m (£15m) new production facility in North Carolina, USA, and championing technological innovation and people development.

CEO Nicola Michelon said: “These results are the natural consequence of the investments we continue to make in production capacity, customer proximity, innovation and people. The opening of a new facility in the United States, the expansion of our international Experience Centre network and the continuous development of our technologies allow us to be increasingly close to strategic markets and to approach the second half of the year with confidence.”

The company’s Unox City headquarters in Padua, Italy, also saw infrastructure development. This included a new company canteen of more than 400 sq m; new spaces for CombiGuru, a project to connect hospitality students to the professional world; and new demonstration kitchens with an Experience Lounge welcoming customers and partners.

Active in Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, CombiGuru 2026 involved more than 5,000 students through a competition combining training, technology and passion for the culinary world. In the coming months, a new showroom dedicated to kitchen of the future solutions will also be completed.

During 2026, Unox group has progressed the integration of robotic food processing system manufacturer Roboqbo, which it acquired towards the end of last year. Roboqbo is adopting Unox development methods, industrial standards innovation approach, in an effort to accelerate the brand’s growth. In the coming months, further developments are expected to increasingly bring Roboqbo into the Unox ecosystem.

The group’s growth path also continues on the industrial sustainability front. Following the commissioning of energy plants producing a total of approximately 2,500MWh of clean energy per year in the Rovigo province (Italy), together with around 5,000MWh of clean energy generated by solar panels installed Unox’s Padua facilities’ roofs, a structured programme for environmental and sustainability data collection involving the group’s main suppliers was launched during the first half of the year.

In the UK, Unox appointed Steven McGarvie as national managing director on 7 January, succeeding Scott Duncan, who stepped down from the position after four years to become Hobart UK’s managing director.