Food Processing & Packaging Equipment Valuations
We provide nationwide certified appraisals backed by market data and industry expertise for lenders, attorneys, and business owners.
Choose Your Appraisal Style: Onsite or Desktop
Desktop Appraisal
Our desktop appraisal option offers a fast and cost effective process using photos, equipment lists, and documentation you provide. This method works well for assets such as food packaging lines, mixers, tanks, slicers, grinders, fryers, coolers, freezers, and roasting or milling equipment. Desktop reports are USPAP compliant, data driven, and ideal for lenders, attorneys, accountants, and business owners who need accurate values quickly without onsite inspection. Click Here for a Free Quote.
Onsite Appraisal
For facilities with extensive equipment, production lines, or complex layouts, onsite inspections provide added accuracy and detail. We visit your location to verify assets, document specifications, assess condition, and confirm operational status especially valuable for meat processing lines, dairy production systems, roasting facilities, and feed mill operations. Onsite appraisals provide strong reporting support for financing, acquisition, tax matters, litigation, and internal planning. Click Here for a Free Quote.
FAQs
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Our team has over 20 years of appraising and selling food processing equipment.
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Yes. Our appraisers are all CMEA certified which is one of the four certifications approved by the SBA.
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Typically appraisals for metalworking machinery and equipment start around $2,500 for a smaller business and can run over $25,000 for larger businesses with multiple locations. If you would like a hassle free proposal feel free to email us an asset list at appraise@usassetappraisals.com. We will email you a proposal within 2 hours.
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We use the cost approach and the market approach. Using the Cost Approach, the appraiser starts with the current Replacement Cost New (or in some circumstances the Reproduction Cost New) of the property being appraised and then deducts for the loss in value caused by physical deterioration, functional obsolescence, and economic obsolescence. The market approach is a method of determining the value of an asset based on the selling price of similar assets. Both approaches should be used to find an accurate value. At times we will discuss our numbers with others who buy, sell, and work in the industry to confirm our results.
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Locations and Contact Information:
Email: Frank.Aiello@usassetappraisals.com
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Headquarters): 763-226-9318
Chicago, Illinois: 773-609-0997
Minocqua, Wisconsin: 715-892-0288
Duluth, Minnesota: 218-464-9869
St. Cloud, Minnesota: 320-247-6400
Los Angeles, California: 562-614-3023
Des Moines, Iowa: 515-207-7632
Processing Industry Equipment Appraisal Services
Food processing and manufacturing facilities depend on highly specialized equipment designed to handle strict safety, sanitation, and production requirements. From mixers, conveyors, ovens, tanks, slicers, grinders, and packaging lines to refrigeration, post process automation, labeling systems, and roasting or milling equipment accurate valuations are essential for financial clarity. Our team understands depreciation patterns, asset life cycles, and market demand across multiple food sectors.
Whether you’re securing financing, preparing for sale, managing insurance placement, executing a merger, or resolving a legal dispute, a certified equipment appraisal protects your financial position. We provide USPAP compliant reporting, fast turnaround, and reliable market research that is trusted by lenders, attorneys, and food manufacturers nationwide. With clear, defensible values, you can move forward knowing your equipment is documented accurately and professionally.
Common Uses for an Equipment Appraisals in the Processing Industry
Financing and asset based lending
Business Liquidation
Expert witness needs and dispute resolution
Insurance and damage loss
Litigation, arbitration, bankruptcy, and divorce
Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
Property tax assessment
Purchase price allocations and financial reporting
Risk management
Corporate planning & due diligence
