Flavor Burst

Name

Flavor Burst

Website

https://flavorburst.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Food Service Equipment

NAICS

Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (311520), Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (31193)

SIC

Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Equipment (Liquid, Powder, Aseptic) (IMALAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ice Cream, Frozen Desserts & Novelties Manufacturing (AFAKAKAE)

Keywords

• Flavor injection machines
• Candy injection equipment
• Commercial cooking equipment
• Food service machinery
• Dessert dispensing systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Danville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Flavor Burst develops and manufactures flavor and candy injection machines used in commercial food service settings. These machines are integrated with soft-serve and batch freezing equipment to dispense flavored syrups, candies, and toppings into ice cream, frozen desserts, and other menu items for ice cream shops, bakeries, and quick-service restaurants. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Middleby Corporation since February 2023, the company distributes its products through Middleby's commercial cooking equipment network.

Product overview

Flavor Burst is a commercial cooking equipment company that was acquired by The Middleby Corporation in February 2023. The company operates as part of Middleby's commercial cooking equipment portfolio, specializing in flavoring and related cooking technology solutions for the food service industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flavor Injection Machines Commercial machines that inject or dispense flavored syrups into frozen desserts, ice cream, and related products, used by ice cream shops, frozen yogurt stores, bakeries, and quick-service restaurants to offer customizable flavor options.
• Candy Injection Machines Commercial machines that inject candies, toppings, and mix-ins into frozen desserts and baked goods, designed for use in ice cream shops, bakeries, and concession operations.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Middleby CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023The Middleby Corporation, a global leader in commercial cooking equipment, acquired Flavor Burst in February 2023 as part of a strategic expansion of its portfolio. This acquisition, along with the simultaneous acquisition of Escher Mixers, represents Middleby's commitment to strengthening its position in the commercial cooking equipment market. The acquisition was part of a broader trend in the industry, including Ali Group's $4.8 billion acquisition of Welbilt.

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Carpigiani: Carpigiani is a global leader in gelato, ice cream, and frozen-dessert manufacturing equipment. It is highly comparable to Flavor Burst because both serve commercial operators adding differentiated, customizable frozen-dessert offerings, and Carpigiani's machines increasingly integrate flavor and mix-in systems that compete with Flavor Burst's injection technology.
• Electro Freeze: Electro Freeze builds commercial soft-serve, shake, and frozen beverage equipment for foodservice. It targets the same operator base as Flavor Burst — ice cream and beverage shops — and competes for the same flavor, topping, and customization-capable equipment slots.
• Taylor Company: Taylor Company manufactures commercial ice cream, frozen beverage, and shake equipment for foodservice operators. It is the most direct comparable to Flavor Burst because both sell specialized frozen-dessessert hardware into the same operator channels, and Taylor itself sits within the broader Middleby family — making it an internal sibling competitor as well as a category peer.
• Stoelting Foodservice: Stoelting produces commercial frozen-dessert and beverage equipment, including soft-serve and custard machines. It is a direct peer because its equipment competes head-to-head with Flavor Burst-flavored ice cream and shake systems for the same foodservice operator capital budgets.
• Spaceman: Spaceman is a global manufacturer of commercial soft-serve and frozen dessert machines with strong international distribution. It is comparable to Flavor Burst because both sell specialized frozen-dessert equipment to operators seeking customizable, branded consumer experiences.

Broad incumbents

• Hoshizaki America: Hoshizaki manufactures commercial ice machines, refrigerators, and beverage equipment for foodservice. It is comparable to Flavor Burst because it serves the same ice cream and beverage operator channel and increasingly offers frozen-dessert-adjacent equipment that overlaps with flavor-injection use cases.
• Ali Group: Ali Group is one of the largest global commercial kitchen equipment companies, having completed the $4.8 billion Welbilt acquisition — the transaction cited in Flavor Burst's acquisition context. Ali competes with Middleby across categories and offers overlapping ice cream and beverage equipment lines to the same operator base.
• Welbilt: Welbilt (now part of Ali Group) was a major commercial foodservice equipment manufacturer covering cooking, beverage, and ice cream categories. It is a broad incumbent comparable because its frozen-dessert and beverage lines compete with Flavor Burst's flavor-injection systems for the same operator capex dollars.
• The Middleby Corporation: Middleby is Flavor Burst's parent company and the dominant global commercial cooking equipment conglomerate. It is a broad incumbent peer because it sells across the full commercial kitchen category, including the ice cream and frozen-dessert subcategories where Flavor Burst operates.

Regional players

• Bravo (TMC Bravo): Bravo is an Italian manufacturer of gelato and ice cream production equipment with strong presence in Europe. It is a regional peer to Flavor Burst because it sells comparable custom-flavor and mix-in capable frozen-dessert equipment into markets where Flavor Burst, via Middleby, is still building presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/flavorburstco
• Facebookfacebook.com/flavorburstco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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