Bakon

What Bakon does

Bakon is a Dutch industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1986 and headquartered in Goes, Netherlands, specializing in bakery and food production machinery. The company designs and produces four interconnected equipment categories — depositing machines (BD Range BD3/BD5/BD7/BD9, Gearwheel Depositor, Piston Depositor, Drop TT, 3-Roll Extruder, Transfer Pump), ultrasonic cutting machines (Pico, Nano, Inline slicers), spraying machines (Industrial Glaze Sprayer, Spraymix family, Chocosprayer, Disc/Roto/Release Agent/Syrup sprayers, Jelly Easy/Satellite ranges), and decorating equipment (Enrober, Dipping Machine, Strewer, Drizzler, Top Cream, Melting Tank) — together with fully integrated custom production lines. Technical differentiation rests on servo-driven depositing cylinders with full-color touchscreen interfaces, the proprietary RoRo (Roll-on-roll-off) hopper system for rapid cleaning, the RedControl process monitoring system, and a Safe & Clean hygiene design compliant with EC1935/2004 food-contact regulations and HACCP food-safety standards. The customer base spans from small artisan bakeries, caterers, hotels, and restaurants to large industrial food manufacturers producing cakes, confectionery, ready-made meals, sauces, plant-based products, and other savory applications.

The company's revenue model rests on three pillars: (1) one-time hardware sales of individual machines, (2) custom-engineered turnkey production lines built in close collaboration with customers' technical teams, and (3) recurring aftermarket services delivered through the RedCase support program, which includes quarterly online machine check-ups, 24/7 global support, and a dedicated Bakon Portal for remote monitoring. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with contract cadences extending to multi-year arrangements for turnkey installations. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales for custom solutions with a global dealer and distributor network for standard equipment, supported by multilingual websites (English, German, Spanish, French) and active presence on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

Bakon is now part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition, a strategic operating company within the Hillenbrand (NYSE) industrial group. The integration places Bakon alongside sister brands including Baker Perkins, Unifiller, DIOSNA, Kemutec, Peerless, Shaffer, Shick Esteve, and VMI, providing access to a broader food-processing technology portfolio and cross-sell channels. The legal entity, Bakon food equipment bv, is registered in the Netherlands (Chamber of Commerce 22043279, Middelburg), with 11–50 employees and a global customer footprint served from Goes.

Name

Bakon

Legal name

Bakon food equipment bv

Website

https://bakon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bakon is a Dutch industrial manufacturer of depositing, ultrasonic cutting, spraying, and decorating machinery for bakeries and food producers worldwide, serving both artisan and large-scale industrial customers as part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Bakery and Food Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Industrial bakery equipment
• Food processing machinery
• Ultrasonic cutting machines
• Depositing machines
• Spraying equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Goes

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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. Industrial Bakery Equipment Sales: BAKON designs, manufactures, and sells professional, commercial, and industrial depositing machines, spraying machines, cutting machines, and decorating machines for confectioners, bakers, and the food industry worldwide. They also manufacture complete production lines with integrated machines.
2. Custom/Turnkey Production Lines: Design and manufacture of complete production lines customized to customer specifications, needs, and circumstances. BAKON works with technical draftsmen to present customized solutions for optimizing production processes.
3. Aftermarket Services (RedCase): RedCase Support Program provides quarterly online machine check-ups, 24/7 global support, and direct access to essential resources via Bakon Portal for maximizing uptime.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bakon designs, manufactures, and sells industrial depositing machines, spraying machines, ultrasonic cutting machines, and decorating machines for the bakery and food industry. The company also delivers complete custom-built and turnkey production lines that integrate these machines, supported by the RedCase aftermarket service program and bazz. joint ingredient-equipment platform with Zeelandia.

Product overview

Bakon is a bakery and food equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial production machinery and custom-built production lines. The core product lines include: (1) Depositing Machines (BD Range including BD3/BD5/BD7/BD9, Gearwheel Depositor, Piston Depositor, Drop TT, 3-Roll Extruder, Transfer Pump) for depositing semi-liquids, doughs, and products with pieces; (2) Ultrasonic Cutting Machines (Pico, Nano, Inline, Compact) for precision cutting of various product shapes; (3) Spraying Machines (Industrial Glaze Sprayer, Spraymix, Spraymix CC, Target Sprayer, Chocosprayer, Disc Sprayer, Roto Sprayer, Release Agent Sprayer, Automatic Syrup Sprayer, Jelly Easy/Satellite Range) for applying liquids, glazes, coatings; (4) Decorating Machines (Enrober, Dipping Line, Top Cream, Melting Tank, Strewer, Drizzler); and (5) Complete Production Lines (Cakeline, Depositing Line with Denester, Ultrasonic Cutting Line, Industrial Glazing Line, Donut Dipping/Decoration Line, and custom turnkey solutions). The company also offers RedCase support services with remote monitoring and 24/7 assistance. Products serve customers from small craft producers to large industrial manufacturers, with a focus on hygiene standards (Safe & Clean design) and food safety compliance (EC1935/2004).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RedCase: Support program offering quarterly online machine check-ups, 24/7 global support, and direct access to essential resources via the Bakon Portal.
• BD Range

Products and services

• BD Range Depositing Machines (BD3, BD5, BD7, BD9) Industrial depositing machines for cake batter, dough, cupcakes, muffins, and products with inclusions such as chocolate and nuts; available in low, medium, and high capacity variants for craft and industrial food producers.
• Gearwheel Depositor Depositing machine that processes a very wide range of products at high production speed and accuracy, designed for industrial food production lines.
• Piston Depositor Depositing machine engineered to process a great variety of products and especially suited for depositing chunky mixtures containing nuts, raisins, and chocolate.
• Drop TT Table-Top Depositor Compact tabletop depositing machine for craft bakeries, caterers, and small producers needing fast, accurate depositing of semi-liquid and more solid products.
• 3-Roll Extruder Depositing/extrusion machine using a 3-roller system that handles heavy doughs and doughs containing particles with minimal product damage.
• Pico Ultrasonic Slicer Compact ultrasonic cutting machine that delivers precise, loss-free slicing of bakery and food products for small-to-medium production environments.
• Nano Ultrasonic Slicer Ultrasonic cutting machine for accurate slicing of round, square, and otherwise shaped bakery and food products.
• Inline Ultrasonic Slicer High-capacity industrial in-line ultrasonic cutting machine designed for continuous, high-throughput production lines.
• Industrial Glaze Sprayer Automatic high-volume glaze sprayer for producing uniformly glazed bakery and confectionery products on industrial lines.
• Spraymix Precision spraying machine for accurate application of liquids including egg wash, emulsion, oil, and water with minimal mist and overspray.
• Spraymix CC Precision spraying machine designed to accurately spray all kinds of liquid with minimum mist, overspray, and continuous-cleaning capability.
• Target Spraying Machine Precision spraying machine for targeted application of liquids onto specific product zones, e.g., hamburger bun tops, ensuring accurate placement.
• Chocosprayer Specialized spraying machine for chocolate application in various execution variants for different chocolate coating operations.
• Disc Sprayer Disc-based spraying machine for application of egg wash or substitutes and other hot and cold fluids with no overspray or product loss.
• Roto Sprayer Rotary spraying machine for greasing round or differently shaped moulds, trays, and pans prior to baking.
• Release Agent Sprayer Sprayer dedicated to efficient application of release agents to baking trays, pans, and moulds to support clean product release.
• Automatic Syrup Sprayer Automatic spraying machine equipped with a product sensor for controlled spraying of thin liquids such as syrup and water with reduced spilling.
• Automatic Rotating Glaze Spraying Machine High-volume glaze spraying machine with a rotating spray bridge for consistent glazing of bakery products at industrial throughput.
• Jelly Easy Range Sprayers Modern spraying machines for all kinds of ready-to-use glaze, designed for fast and easy operation in bakery production environments.
• Jelly Satellite Range Sprayers Range of spraying machines with one or two spray guns for applying glazing, jams, and marmalades at temperatures up to 90°C, in multiple models (I, II, T, TP, MA I, MG, HC).
• Enrober and Finishing Machine Professional enrobing machine that coats products with chocolate, fondant, or other coatings using a waterfall system for uniform finishing.
• Dipping Machine High-speed automated dipping machine for coating products with chocolate, fondant, or glaze, with adjustable working width (300-2000mm) and conveyor speed (2-12 m/min).
• Donut Dipping / Decoration Line Complete donut production line integrating dipping, strewing, and drizzling operations, available in multiple executions including a Multi Colour Line variant.
• Top Cream Machine Machine for processing whipped cream-based products such as plant-based cream, bavarois, and mousses, producing consistent stable cream texture with increased volume.
• Melting Tank Tank designed to melt and maintain precise temperature of various ingredients including chocolate, fondant, and caramel with durable construction.
• Transfer Pump Quick pump and depositing machine that deposits product directly from a bowl or container, eliminating time-consuming hopper filling.
• Denester Machine for the automatic separation and placement of moulds or trays onto production lines.
• Cakeline (Round and Square Cake Production Line) Complete industrial production line for round and square cakes, integrating depositing, baking, cooling, and cutting into a single continuous workflow.
• Depositing Line with Denester Production line combining automatic denesting of trays or moulds with product depositing for automated tray-based production.
• Taylor-made Cakeline Custom-engineered cake production line tailored to specific customer requirements, throughput, and product specifications.
• Greasing and Depositing Line Integrated production line combining mould greasing with product depositing for automated tray preparation and filling.
• Multifunctional Depositing Line Versatile production line capable of handling multiple depositing applications across different product types and configurations.
• Ultrasonic Cutting Line In-line ultrasonic cutting solution for continuous, high-volume cutting of bakery and food products within an integrated production line.
• Multifunctional Dessert Line Production line for various dessert products integrating depositing, decorating, and finishing steps into a single workflow.
• Industrial Glazing Line High-capacity industrial glazing line for the continuous production of glazed bakery products at scale.
• Cakebatter Depositing Line Specialized production line for high-volume depositing of cake batter into pans, moulds, or trays in industrial bakery settings.
• Depositing and Cutting Machines Line Combined depositing and ultrasonic cutting production line solution for continuous forming and portioning of bakery and food products.
• Strewer and Drizzler (within Dipping Line) Strewer for sprinkling toppings (nuts, sprinkles, crumbs, coconut, seeds) onto dipped products, paired with a Drizzler with heated container and eccentric screw pump for drizzle decoration of glaze, icing, chocolate, or fondant.
• RedCase Support Program Aftermarket service program providing quarterly online machine check-ups, 24/7 global support, and direct access to essential resources via the Bakon Portal, with remote monitoring and maintenance to maximize uptime.
• bazz. (Bakon x Zeelandia Platform) Joint Bakon and Zeelandia platform that aligns machine and bakery ingredient development, enabling bakers to work with optimized combinations of equipment and ingredients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Automation reduces labor costs and minimizes human errors in food production
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Coperion Food, Health and NutritioncoreOthersBAKON is now part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition, a parent company relationship. BAKON presents its offerings alongside other Coperion brands including Baker Perkins, Unifiller, DIOSNA, Kemutec, Peerless, Shaffer, Shick Esteve, and VMI. This integration provides BAKON access to a broader ecosystem of food processing technologies.
• bazz. (Zeelandia)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAKON and Zeelandia joined forces by aligning the development of their machines and bakery ingredients. This collaboration creates an ideal mix of equipment and bakery ingredients through the bazz. platform, enabling bakers to work with optimized combinations of machines and ingredients developed together.
• HillenbrandcoreOthersParent company behind BAKON. Hillenbrand is listed on NYSE and operates in the industrial machinery space. The jobs/careers page references Hillenbrand's workday system for global recruitment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WP Bakery Group: Global supplier of complete industrial bread, roll and pastry production lines formed from WP Kemper and Kaak Group. Competes for the same large-scale turnkey bakery line contracts that Bakon targets with its cakeline and ultrasonic cutting solutions.
• Baker Perkins: Sister company within Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition, manufacturing mixing, forming, depositing and complete bakery production lines. Highly comparable as a specialty bakery equipment maker sharing the same parent and go-to-market universe.
• Rademaker: Dutch-based supplier of industrial bakery lines including dough handling, forming and finishing. Closely comparable as a Netherlands-headquartered specialty bakery equipment maker serving the same artisan-to-industrial customer base.
• Sottoriva: Italian manufacturer of mid-size bakery and confectionery equipment including depositors, dividers and ovens. Comparable as a specialty equipment supplier for bakeries and confectioners in similar product categories to Bakon.
• AMF Bakery Systems: Long-standing US-based supplier of industrial bakery equipment and full production lines, including make-up, proofing, baking and cooling. Comparable as a direct competitor offering integrated bakery lines to industrial customers.
• Unifiller: North American manufacturer of depositing, portioning and decorating equipment for bakery and food producers. Direct competitor across Bakon's core product categories of depositing and decorating.
• Rheon: Japanese manufacturer of rheological food forming equipment such as encrusting machines used for bakery, confectionery and prepared foods. Direct peer for depositing and forming of doughs with inclusions, overlapping with Bakon's depositing and ultrasonic cutting lines.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss global plant and equipment supplier for food processing including grain, chocolate and confectionery applications. Comparable as a broad incumbent with deep food-industry engineering resources and global service network overlapping with Bakon's customer base.
• GEA Group: Large global manufacturer of food processing equipment and complete production lines across multiple food verticals. Comparable as a broad incumbent with the scale and service footprint to challenge niche players like Bakon on integrated bids.
• Middleby Corporation: US-listed diversified industrial and commercial foodservice equipment conglomerate with multiple bakery brands. Competes broadly as a much larger incumbent that can bundle its equipment portfolio against niche specialists like Bakon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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