B.Pro

What B.Pro does

B.PRO GmbH is a German B2B manufacturer of professional catering and food-logistics equipment, headquartered in Oberderdingen, Baden-Württemberg, and operating as a subsidiary of the family-owned BLANC & FISCHER Familienholding. Founded in 1925 by Heinrich Blanc as Blanc & Co., the B2B divisions were spun off from BLANCO in 2007 and rebranded from BLANCO Professional to B.PRO in October 2021.

The company's core product families — B.PROTHERM E (stainless steel) and K (synthetic) food transport containers, BASIC LINE modular serving furniture, COOK classic and COOK I-FLEX mobile cooking stations, conveyors, cooling stations, dispensers, and a broad range of transport and banquet trolleys — cover the full institutional food-logistics workflow from central-kitchen storage through portioning, transport, hot/cold holding, serving, and front cooking. Products are built around a standardized Gastronorm container system, configurable via a 12-color palette and an online product configurator, and are sold under sub-brands including B.PRO Kids and JUNIOR-SERVE for child-catering. B.PRO operates four production sites (Germany and the Czech Republic) and is winding down its separate ENOXX Engineering industrial business by 2027.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through B2B hardware sales and after-sales service, with a partner portal for registered customers, direct enterprise field sales across the DACH region, seven international subsidiaries/offices in Belgium, France, the UK, Austria, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Spain, and an authorized service-partner network. Disclosed FY2022 revenue was €123M (up from €102M in FY2021), with approximately 40.5% generated internationally. End customers span hotels, company canteens, hospitals, daycare and school catering, external caterers, sports venues, senior-care facilities, bakeries, and retail environments.

Name

B.Pro

Legal name

B.PRO GmbH

Website

https://bpro-solutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

B.PRO GmbH is a German B2B manufacturer of professional catering and food-logistics equipment — thermal food transport containers, modular serving furniture, mobile cooking stations, and transport trolleys — sold to hotels, hospitals, canteens, schools, caterers, and sports venues across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Foodservice Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAIALAB

Restaurant & Commercial Kitchen Equipment Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Foodservice & Restaurant Supply Wholesale

SECONDARYAFAIALAK

Food Preparation Equipment & Smallwares Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Foodservice & Restaurant Supply Wholesale

SECONDARYAFAIALAJ

Commercial Cooking Equipment & Parts Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Foodservice & Restaurant Supply Wholesale

Keywords

• Professional catering equipment
• Food transport systems
• Buffet serving lines
• Commercial dishwashing equipment
• Institutional kitchen solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Oberderdingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Catering Equipment Sales: B.PRO generates revenue through the sale of professional catering and food logistics equipment including food transport containers, serving furniture, cooking stations, and related accessories to B2B customers
2. Spare Parts and After-Sales Service: Revenue generated through spare parts catalog, service hotline, technical customer service, and field service coordination for repairs and maintenance

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

B.PRO GmbH manufactures and supplies professional catering and food logistics equipment for institutional kitchens. Its portfolio includes food transport trolleys, modular buffet and serving lines, plate and tray dispensers, cookers, holding systems, and commercial under-counter dishwashers designed for canteens, hospitals, hotels, schools, and care facilities.

Product overview

B.PRO is a B2B company specializing in professional catering solutions and food logistics equipment. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of food transport, serving, and kitchen equipment organized into two main business units: B.PRO Catering Solutions and ENOXX Engineering. The product portfolio centers around core product families including B.PROTHERM E and K food transport containers (stainless steel and synthetic), BASIC LINE food serving furniture, COOK classic and COOK I-flex mobile cooking stations for front cooking, conveyors and cooling stations, Gastronorm container systems, and diverse transport trolleys (serving, shelf, tray clearing, tray transport, banquet, and Servistar). Supporting product lines include various dispensers (plate, tray, basket, platform, universal, and special dispensers), canteen accessories, and the B.PRO Kids sub-brand with JUNIOR-SERVE solution for children's catering. The company also provides a product configurator tool and B2B partner portal for customer ordering and account management. Products serve diverse customer sectors including hotels, company catering, hospitals, schools/daycare, sports venues, bakeries, caterers, and retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• B.PROTHERM E: Food transport containers (termoporty) in stainless steel version.
• B.PROTHERM K
• BASIC LINE
• COOK classic
• COOK I-FLEX
• Servistar
• B.PRO Kids
• JUNIOR SERVE
• ENOXX Engineering

Products and services

• SNACK IV A buffet system designed for professional catering operations, used to present and serve food in institutional kitchens such as canteens, hotels, and care facilities.
• Plate and Tray Dispensers (TELLER-/TABLETT-SPENDER) Stainless steel dispensers for plates and trays used in commercial kitchens and canteens to organise and dispense tableware during service.
• SERVIO A food transport trolley designed to keep meals hot or cold during transport between central kitchens, regeneration stations, and serving points in institutional catering.
• PROFI.LINE A modular serving line system for professional canteens and commercial kitchens, configurable to support plating, distribution, and checkout workflows.
• Climber / SVETO Under-Counter Dishwashers Commercial under-counter dishwashers built for use in professional kitchens, canteens, and hospitality venues to clean plates, trays, and glassware.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40.5% of revenue generated from international markets in 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FC St. PaulicoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 August 2023B.PRO is official sponsor and partner of FC St. Pauli, the Hamburg football club. The partnership includes supply of food serving systems (BASIC LINE, COOK I-flex, COOK classic) for the Ballsaal Süd hospitality area. The collaboration was announced in August 2023 as an expansion of existing cooperation during the stadium renovation for 2023/2024 season.
• 3-EFF raumidentitätenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner3-EFF raumidentitäten (Stuttgart) was the architecture and design partner for B.PRO's trade fair booth at HostMilano 2021, creating a booth design that combined technical and atmospheric elements for the catering industry.
• STUDIO PANAROMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTUDIO PANAROMA (Stuttgart) provided graphic design services for B.PRO's trade fair booth at HostMilano 2021.
• fair4you Gesellschaft für Messemanagement GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerfair4you managed the construction of B.PRO's modular trade fair booth system.
• BLANC & FISCHER AusbildungsakademieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerB.PRO participates in the BLANC & FISCHER training academy together with BLANC & FISCHER Corporate Services, BLANCO, and E.G.O. GROUP for apprentice and dual study programs.
• Lukas Palik FotografieminorOthersPhotography services provider for trade fair documentation at HostMilano 2021.
• Erman DucquéminorOthersMedia and film production for B.PRO trade fair booth presentation at HostMilano 2021.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Meiko: Meiko is a German commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer with strong overlap on warewashing, food transport trolleys, and front-cooking technology for large-scale kitchens and hospitals.
• Winterhalter Gastronom: Winterhalter is a German specialist in commercial warewashing and kitchen hygiene with overlapping institutional customer base (hospitals, hotels, canteens) where B.PRO also sells food transport and serving equipment.
• Hupfer Metallwerke: Hupfer is a German manufacturer of food transport, distribution, and serving equipment for institutional catering, directly mirroring B.PRO's B.PROTHERM containers, BASIC LINE buffets, and trolley systems across hospitals, canteens, and schools.
• Rieber (B.PRO-Gruppe related)/Rieber Professional: Rieber is a leading German/Swiss maker of cook-and-chill food transport systems, thermoport containers, and banquet trolleys — an almost product-for-product overlap with B.PRO's food logistics portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Rational AG: Rational is a German global leader in combi-ovens and front-cooking equipment for professional kitchens; relevant adjacency to B.PRO's COOK classic/I-FLEX show-cooking station portfolio.
• Ali Group: Ali Group is the largest commercial foodservice equipment conglomerate globally, providing indirect competitive pressure on B.PRO in pan-European institutional kitchen outfitting and replacement cycles.
• Hobart (ITW): Hobart, part of Illinois Tool Works, is a broad commercial foodservice incumbent covering cooking, warewashing, and food preparation equipment — overlapping with B.PRO in cook-serve and dish handling for institutional kitchens.
• Electrolux Professional: Electrolux Professional is a global broad-line foodservice equipment supplier, with adjacent offerings in cooking, holding, and food distribution that overlap with B.PRO's institutional kitchen portfolio.
• Welbilt (Ali Group companies e.g. Convotherm, Merrychef): Welbilt (now part of Ali Group) supplies cooking, holding, and foodservice equipment globally, with adjacent products to B.PRO's mobile cooking stations and food holding/transport systems.

Emerging players

• Stierlen Berieselungsanlagen: Stierlen provides commercial kitchen and conveyor systems for communal feeding; an adjacent niche player comparable to B.PRO's conveyor and cooling station product line.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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