What Baker Perkins does

Baker Perkins is an industrial food processing equipment manufacturer and complete production line supplier headquartered in Peterborough, United Kingdom, with US operations in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded over 100 years ago, the company designs and builds machinery across seven core verticals: bakery, biscuit/cookie/cracker, confectionery, breakfast cereal, food extrusion (snacks), pet treats, and industrial extrusion. Its technology portfolio centres on proprietary, trademarked platforms including ServoForm™ starch-free depositing systems (capable of combining up to four components into a single candy), SBX Master™ twin-screw extruders, TruClean™ hygienic forming equipment, Tweedy™ high-speed mixing systems, Cook Master™ rotary cereal cookers, and AutoCook™ integrated confectionery cooking systems. The company also operates an Innovation Centre where customers develop products and conduct feasibility trials.

Baker Perkins generates revenue through three streams: (1) hardware sales of capital equipment and full production lines to enterprise food manufacturers, (2) process support and engineering services including site visits, trials, and phone support, and (3) aftermarket spare parts and managed service for the installed base. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per customer requirements rather than publicly disclosed. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales in the UK and US with a global network of agents and local representatives across EMEA, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Africa. Marketing includes a multilingual website (English/French/Spanish), active social channels, PR, and regular participation in major industry trade shows (Gulfood Manufacturing, Interpack, IBIE, IBA, Pack Expo, ProSweets, BakingTech).

The legal entity is Coperion UK Ltd (registered in England), operating as part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition, which is itself a portfolio within Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI), a US-listed industrial conglomerate. Baker Perkins Limited and Baker Perkins Holdings Ltd are wholly-owned UK subsidiaries, and Baker Perkins Inc is the US operating entity. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and Safecontractor accreditation, and continues to launch new products (ServoForm Mini+, TruBake oven, SBX Master 125) while researching functional/pectin gummy applications to address the ~12% CAGR functional confectionery market.

Name

Baker Perkins

Legal name

Coperion UK Ltd

Website

https://bakerperkins.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Baker Perkins is a 100+ year-old UK-based industrial equipment manufacturer supplying complete food processing production lines and machinery to leading global food manufacturers across bakery, confectionery, cereal, snack, and pet food sectors. It operates as part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition under Hillenbrand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Processing Equipment

NAICS

Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118), Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing (311821), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Cookies & Crackers (2052), Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Bread & Rolls Manufacturing (AFAKAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cookies, Biscuits & Crackers Manufacturing (AFAKAAAC), Specialty Bakery Manufacturing (Gluten-Free, Artisan, Health-Focused) (AFAKAAAG), Pastry, Cakes & Tortes Manufacturing (AFAKAAAB)

Keywords

• Food processing equipment
• Twin-screw extrusion
• Confectionery depositing systems
• Industrial bakery machinery
• Cereal production systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Peterborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food Processing Equipment Sales: Baker Perkins generates revenue primarily from manufacturing and selling industrial food processing equipment including production lines, machinery, and systems to food manufacturers across bakery, biscuit, confectionery, cereal, snack, and pet food sectors.
2. Process Support and Engineering Services: The company provides process support services including site visits, product trials, and phone support at every stage of a project. Experts provide process refinement advice to ensure efficient and reliable operations.
3. Spare Parts and Aftermarket: Customer support and service offerings including spare parts, maintenance, and ongoing technical support for installed equipment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Baker Perkins designs, manufactures, and supplies engineered food processing equipment and complete production lines used by large-scale food manufacturers across bakery, biscuit/cookie/cracker, confectionery, breakfast cereal, food extrusion, pet treat, and industrial extrusion sectors. Its portfolio spans proprietary platforms such as ServoForm starch-free depositing systems, SBX Master twin-screw extruders, TruClean hygienic forming equipment, TruBake ovens, Tweedy high-speed mixers, Cook Master cereal cookers, and AutoCook confectionery cooking systems, complemented by process support, the Innovation Centre for trials, and spare parts/aftermarket service.

Product overview

Baker Perkins is a food processing equipment supplier offering complete production lines and unit machines across seven core sectors: bakery, biscuit/cookie/cracker, confectionery, breakfast cereal, food extrusion, pet treats, and industrial extrusion. The product portfolio centres on the ServoForm™ depositing systems for confectionery, SBX Master™ and Snack Master™ extrusion platforms, TruClean™ forming equipment for biscuits, TruBake™ ovens, Tweedy™ high-speed mixers, Cook Master™ cereal cookers, and the AutoCook™ confectionery cooking system. The company provides complete plant capability from mixing through forming, cooking, and baking, supported by its Innovation Centre for product development and trials. Baker Perkins operates as part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition, with manufacturing facilities in the UK (Peterborough) and US (Grand Rapids, Michigan).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ServoForm Starch-Free Depositing Systems Starch-free depositing systems for confectionery that combine up to four components into a single candy in different patterns, supporting hard candy, lollipops, soft confectionery, and functional/medicated products.
• SBX Master Twin-Screw Extruder Twin-screw extruder central to the modular Snack Master concept, used in food production for high-quality extruded ingredients and snacks.
• Snack Master Modular Extrusion Lines Modular extrusion concept that extends lines with additional process units to broaden the range of products that can be manufactured using the SBX Master as the central extruder.
• TruClean Hygienic Forming Equipment Hygienic forming equipment range for biscuits, crackers and cookies, offering three levels of hygienic design with improved visibility, access for cleaning, and tool-free component replacement to eliminate allergen and pathogen cross-contamination risk.
• TruBake Direct Convection Biscuit Oven Latest-generation direct convection oven based on proven technology for baking all types of biscuits with efficiency, hygiene, and quality features.
• Tweedy High-Speed Mixing System High-speed mixing system with a unique double helix mixing plate that achieves rapid gluten development in approximately three minutes per batch, delivering up to 10 batches per hour for bakery operations.
• Cook Master Rotary Cereal Cooker High-output batch rotary cooker for processing milled or whole grain cereals including wheat, corn and bran, used to produce traditional high-quality flaked and shredded breakfast cereals.
• AutoCook Confectionery Cooking System Integrated confectionery cooking system comprising the Autofeed ingredient weighing/mixing skid, Microfilm cooker, and Colour and Flavour Addition system, delivering fully automated confectionery production.
• Microfilm Swept Thin-Film Confectionery Cooker Swept thin-film confectionery cooker used inside the AutoCook system for hard candies, cream candies, and high milk candies, with improved hygiene, energy efficiency and ease of maintenance.
• CoEx Master Co-Extrusion System Co-extrusion system combining two components — a cereal outer and centre filling — into pillows, tubes, bars or wafers, with a 16-stream die increasing output capability for cereal snacks.
• Accurist Dough Dividers Commercial bread-making dough dividers with gentle dough handling, latest control technology, and updated top box design that reduces long-term cost of ownership and improves scaling accuracy.
• Colour and Flavour Addition (CFA) System System that accurately meters colours and flavours into cooked syrup between the Microfilm cooker and depositor, enabling rapid on-the-run changeovers.
• Spectrum Colour Change System Colour change system for extruded cereals that switches between colour variations on the run with minimal waste, eliminating separate production runs for different colours.
• Autofeed Skid-Mounted Ingredient Weighing & Mixing System Automatic ingredient weighing and mixing system consolidated into a single skid-mounted unit, requiring less floor space and reducing installation time as part of the AutoCook confectionery line.
• Innovation Centre (Product & Process Development Service) Laboratory facility where customers develop new products and processes, produce samples for test marketing, and conduct feasibility trials using equipment replicating full-size plant procedures.
• Commercial Bakery Production Equipment Commercial bread-making equipment for high-output tin and pan bread plant bakeries, combining gentle dough handling with the latest control technology to maximize quality and minimize cost.
• Biscuit, Cookie & Cracker Production Lines Complete automatic biscuit, cookie and cracker production plants including mixing, dough forming, baking, and cream sandwiching technology to maximize performance while being easier to operate, maintain and clean.
• Breakfast Cereal Production Lines Range of unit machines combined with process knowledge and engineering expertise, integrated into reliable and flexible high-output systems for traditional corn flakes, filled pillows, kibbled granola, and baked granola bars.
• Pet Food & Pet Treat Processing Equipment Complete systems for production of baked pet foods and pet treats, leveraging over 100 years of mixing, forming, and baking process expertise.
• Industrial Extrusion Machines and Systems Twin-screw extrusion machines and systems purpose-designed for industrial applications such as powder coating, with careful screw profiles and high free volume geometry for maximum output with minimum power consumption.
• Shaped and Embossed Lollipop Depositing Capability Depositing technology enabling shaped and embossed lollipops with character merchandising, expanding ServoForm's confectionery range.
• ServoForm Soft Confectionery Depositor Soft confectionery depositor for centre-filled toffees, fondants and fudges, expanding the ServoForm depositing range.
• ServoForm Confectionery Depositors (New Generation) New generation of ServoForm confectionery depositors featuring automatic cleaning, easier operation, and reduced maintenance requirements.
• TruClean Wirecut Bar Capability TruClean wirecut machine with bar capability for soft filled bars, unfilled cereal bars, and energy bars within the TruClean hygienic forming range.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tweedy mixer achieves up to 10 batches per hour compared to 3 batches per hour for spiral and roller bar mixers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Coperion (Food, Health and Nutrition)coreOthersBaker Perkins is now part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition. Coperion is a portfolio company of best-in-class technology brands serving the food, health and nutrition industries. Baker Perkins' technology is integrated into Coperion's broader offering.
• HillenbrandcoreOthersBaker Perkins is part of Hillenbrand's portfolio of companies. Hillenbrand is the US parent company of the UK sub-group which includes Baker Perkins Limited, Baker Perkins Holdings Ltd, and other related businesses operating within the UK.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bühler Group: Swiss global manufacturer of food processing equipment with strong positions in baking, confectionery, cereal, and extrusion — direct competitor across several of Baker Perkins' core verticals with comparable enterprise-customer model.
• AMF Bakery Systems: Specialist bakery equipment maker offering integrated bread, bun and roll production lines, directly competing with Baker Perkins' commercial bread and bakery business units.
• Reading Bakery Systems: US-based supplier of snack and biscuit production equipment (mixing, forming, baking), overlapping closely with Baker Perkins' biscuit/cookie/cracker and snack extrusion systems.
• Heat and Control: Global supplier of snack food processing and cooking equipment, competing with Baker Perkins' extrusion, baking and snack production lines for the same enterprise food manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Large German industrial processing group with a substantial food and bakery equipment division; competes with Baker Perkins in commercial baking and confectionery, albeit as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Middleby Corporation: US-listed conglomerate with multiple bakery and food processing equipment brands, serving overlapping commercial bakery and confectionery customers as part of a broader industrial foodservice and processing portfolio.
• JBT Corporation: US-listed provider of processing and packaging solutions to food and beverage manufacturers, overlapping with Baker Perkins in food production equipment and aftermarket services for enterprise customers.

Emerging players

• Hosokawa Micron Group: Specialist in powder processing, mixing and extrusion equipment; competes with Baker Perkins in food extrusion and adjacent processing applications serving food manufacturers.

Others

• Coperion (parent): Baker Perkins' parent under Hillenbrand; offers complementary compounding and material handling systems that often co-sell with Baker Perkins' food processing lines, especially in bulk food and pet food.

Regional players

• Haas-Meincke (Middleby Bakery): Bakery oven and biscuit equipment brand historically strong in Europe, competing with Baker Perkins' TruBake oven and biscuit lines in regional commercial bakery tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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