The demand for convenience, speed, and protein-rich foods is transforming the food market. Products such as shredded chicken, shredded meats, seasoned proteins, strips, and ready-to-eat meals are gaining more space in retail and food service channels.
Major brands such as Swift, Seara, Sadia, Perdigão, Aurora, and Copacol have been expanding their portfolios with solutions designed to reduce preparation time. Among these opportunities, shredded chicken stands out due to its versatility, being widely used in sandwiches, pizzas, snacks, salads, pasta dishes, frozen meals, and meal preparation solutions.
According to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), Brazil produced 15.289 million tons of chicken meat in 2025, demonstrating the size and strength of this market in the country.
Automation to Meet Growing Demand
The growth of ready-to-eat and semi-prepared proteins also increases the need for more efficient industrial processes. Producing large volumes of shredded meat manually requires significant labor, increases processing time, and makes product standardization more challenging.
This is the scenario where the PI-DC1500 Shredder, developed by Precisão Inox, becomes highly relevant.
With a capacity of up to 1,500 kg/h, the equipment automates the shredding process and can handle different types of proteins, including chicken, beef, and pork. This allows industries to meet the growing demand for shredded chicken while also producing applications such as shredded beef, pulled beef, shredded pork, and other higher value-added products.
Its versatility allows manufacturers to use the same equipment across different product lines, taking advantage of a market increasingly focused on convenience and practicality.
Manufactured in AISI 304 stainless steel, the PI-DC1500 was designed to meet the strict requirements of the food industry, combining durability, easy sanitation, and operational efficiency.
In addition to reducing dependence on manual processes, automation helps increase production capacity while maintaining consistent product quality.
An Opportunity for the Meat Industry
The trend is clear: as demand for practical and protein-rich foods increases, the need to industrialize and automate production processes also grows.
For companies looking to enter or expand their presence in this market, the PI-DC1500 Shredder represents a solution to transform the growing demand for shredded proteins into higher productivity, standardization, and industrial-scale production, whether for chicken, beef, or pork.
Precisão Inox: technology to transform animal protein into higher value-added products.
Source:
Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), Annual Report 2026, with official data on Brazilian animal protein production.

