B&B

What B&B does

B&B Dış Ticaret A.Ş. is a Turkish international trading and export company established in 2015 and headquartered in Ankara, operating as a horizontally diversified B2B commodity trader. The company's product portfolio spans 25+ categories across food commodities (frozen chicken feet, chicken wings, beef tripe, olive oil, grains, cashews, dates, walnuts, saffron, rock salt), textiles (towels, bathrobes, bed linens), construction materials and equipment (marble, granite, cement, mobile and stationary concrete batching plants, heavy machinery), industrial equipment (drilling bits, direction-finding sensors, lead/copper/zinc ingots), medical supplies (pharmaceuticals, lab instruments, COVID-19 hygiene/PPE), and industrial packaging (FIBC big bags). Its flagship operational asset is a chicken paws processing factory in Mangalia, Constanta, Romania — acquired on June 7, 2019 as SMS Food Industries Romania S.R.L. — featuring 17,000 sqm of owned land, 4,938 sqm of processing space, 40 shock rooms, 300 tons of cold storage, and 450-500 tons of monthly processing capacity.

The company serves B2B buyers globally through a sales-led, direct-export go-to-market with quote-based pricing on bulk orders. Its technology layer is a trilingual WordPress website (Turkish, English, Chinese) hosting product catalogs and inquiry forms, with no proprietary technology, software, or AI capabilities. Headcount stands at approximately 111 employees — 6 administrative staff in Ankara, 5 administrative staff in Romania, and 100 production staff at the Romanian factory. Revenue is generated through one-time bulk export transactions; no revenue, funding, or financial figures are publicly disclosed, and the company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company.

The business model is unusual in combining a relatively thin, broker-style trading operation across many commodity categories with a single, capital-intensive, vertically integrated processing asset (the Romania chicken paws plant). This combination offers the diversification and reach of a trading house with the margin capture of a processor on its highest-volume SKU, while keeping the rest of the portfolio asset-light. The company is KVKK (Turkish Personal Data Protection Law) compliant and operates multilingual customer-facing surfaces, but has no app, no API, no disclosed certifications beyond privacy, and no patents, trademarks, or recognized industry awards.

Name

B&B

Legal name

B & B Dış Ticaret A.Ş.

Website

https://bbalaturka.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Commodity Trading

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615), Food Manufacturing (311), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (424440)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Head, Feet & Tail Products Processing (Trotters, Paws, Cheeks, Snouts) (AFANAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Manufacturing (AFAKACAG), Broiler Processing (Whole Bird, Parts, Further Processing) (AFANACAI), Offal & Variety Meats Processing (Liver, Kidney, Heart, Tongue, Tripe) (AFANAJAA), Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAHAF)

Keywords

• International commodity trading
• Food commodity export
• Chicken paws processing
• Construction equipment export
• Medical supply trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Balgat

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. International Trading and Export: The company operates as a B2B international trading company exporting diversified products including chicken feet, chicken wings, beef tripe, olive oil, grains, fruits and vegetables, cashews, saffron, rock salt, dates, walnuts, textiles, marble/granite, cement, big bags, medical supplies, laboratory equipment, drilling bits, concrete batching plants, heavy construction equipment, and metals (lead, copper, zinc). Revenue generated through export sales to international markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

B&B Dış Ticaret A.Ş. is a B2B international trading company that exports diversified products including food commodities (chicken feet, chicken wings, beef tripe, olive oil, grains, fruits and vegetables, cashews, saffron, rock salt, dates, walnuts), textiles (towels, bathrobes, household linens), construction materials and equipment (marble, granite, cement, concrete batching plants, heavy machinery), industrial equipment (drilling bits, direction sensors, metals), and medical supplies to global markets. The company operates a vertically integrated chicken paws processing factory in Mangalia, Romania (acquired June 2019) with 450-500 tons of monthly processing capacity and 300 tons of cold storage.

Product overview

B&B Dış Tic. A.ş is an international trading company established in Ankara in 2015, operating as a diversified commodity trader and exporter. The company operates a chicken paws processing factory in Romania (SMS FOOD INDUSTRIES ROMANIA S.R.L) acquired on 07.06.2019. The product portfolio includes: food commodities (grains, fruits, vegetables, olive oil, cashews, walnuts, dates, saffron, frozen chicken feet/wings, beef tripe, rock salt); mineral commodities (lead, copper, zinc ingots); construction materials (marble, granite, onyx, cement); construction equipment (mobile and stationary concrete batching plants, heavy machinery); industrial equipment (drilling bits, direction sensors); medical supplies (pharmaceuticals, lab instruments, COVID-19 hygiene products); and textile products (towels, bathrobes, bed linens, big bags). The company serves B2B customers internationally with a focus on Turkey, Romania, and global export markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chicken Feet (Tavuk Ayağı) Grade A frozen chicken feet weighing 20-45 grams, packaged in 10kg bags within 20kg cartons, produced at the company's Romanian factory and exported to international B2B buyers.
• Chicken Wing (Tavuk Kanadı) Grade A frozen chicken wings with no broken bones, no black pad, and no bad smells, packaged in 5kg bags within 20kg cartons, exported to international markets.
• Beef Tripe (Sığır İşkembe) Frozen beef tripe exported to international B2B food buyers.
• Olive Oil (Zeytinyağı) Natural extra virgin olive oil with 0.08 acid ratio, available in glass bottles (1L, 1.5L) and tin containers (5L, 10L, 15L, 20L) for export.
• Grain and Food Products (Tahıl ve Gıda Ürünleri) Various grain and food products traded internationally for B2B buyers.
• Fruit and Vegetable Products (Meyve ve Sebze Çeşitleri) Fresh and processed fruit and vegetable products supplied to international buyers based on customer requests.
• Cashew Nuts (Kaju) Cashew nuts (Anacardium Occidentale) exported to international B2B buyers.
• Walnut (Ceviz) Walnuts traded as a commodity product for export.
• Dates (Hurma) Dates traded internationally for B2B food buyers.
• Saffron (Safran) Saffron spice exported to international markets.
• Rock Salt (Kaya Tuzu) Rock salt traded as an industrial and food-grade mineral commodity.
• Lead, Copper, Zinc and Other Metals Metal ingots including lead, copper, and zinc available in first-hand and second-hand conditions with 99.99% refinement purity for export.
• Marble, Granite, Onyx (Mermer-Granit-Oniks) Natural stone products including marble, granite, and onyx for construction and decoration, exported internationally.
• Cement (Çimento) Cement traded as a construction material commodity for export.
• Mobile Concrete Batching Plants (Mobil Beton Santrali) Portable concrete batching plants with 100 cubic meter capacity for on-site concrete production, exported to construction industry buyers.
• Stationary Concrete Batching Plants (Sabit Beton Santrali) Fixed concrete batching plants with capacities ranging from 20 m3/hr to 180 m3/hr for high-capacity demands and special concrete types.
• Heavy Construction Equipment (İş Makinası) Second-hand construction machinery including wheel excavators, backhoe loaders, wheel loaders, dump trucks, mobile cranes, forklifts, concrete pumps, concrete mixers, drum rollers, and tipper trucks.
• Drilling Bits (Delici Uçlar) Drilling bits for industrial and construction applications, exported internationally.
• Drilling Direction Finder Sensor (Sondaj Yön Bulucu Duyarga) Direction-finding sensors for drilling operations, exported to industrial buyers.
• Medicine and Medical Instruments (İlaç) Pharmaceutical products and medical instruments exported to international B2B healthcare buyers.
• Medical Laboratory Instruments (Laboratuvar Malzemeleri) Laboratory equipment and supplies for medical and scientific use, exported internationally.
• COVID-19 Hygiene Products PPE and hygiene products including 3-ply surgical masks with meltblown fabric, KN95 anti-COVID masks, face shields, medical protective clothing, surgical gowns, foot-operated hygiene stands, and medical gloves (100 per box, powder-free, non-sterile, disposable).
• Towels and Bathrobes (Havlu-Bornoz) 100% cotton bath towels (70x140cm), bathrobes, hand towels, and kitchen towels in various patterns, exported to international textile buyers.
• Household Textiles (Ev Tekstili) Bed linens including 100% cotton double duvet covers, quilt sheets (200x220cm), bed sheets (240x260cm), pillowcases (50x70cm), and children's bedding sets.
• Big Bags (Big Bag Çuval) Industrial bulk bags (FIBC) for packaging and transporting goods, exported to industrial buyers.

Segments1 record

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.

• SMS FOOD INDUSTRIES ROMANIA S.R.LcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2019On 07.06.2019, B&B acquired SMS FOOD INDUSTRIES ROMANIA S.R.L chicken paws processing factory, incorporating it into their operations. This acquisition expanded the company's capabilities in chicken processing with a facility including 4,938 sqm production area, 40 shock rooms, 300-ton cold storage, and 450-500 tons monthly processing capacity. The acquisition enabled B&B to become a leading company in its sector.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• JBS: Global meat processor and trader with poultry and beef operations spanning slaughter, processing, and export. Comparable to B&B's vertically integrated poultry paws facility and beef tripe trading, although at multinational scale.
• Cargill: One of the world's largest agricultural commodity traders and food ingredient processors, with extensive global poultry, meat, and frozen-protein trading operations. Comparable to B&B as a counterpart in international commodity trading, though at vastly larger scale.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global commodity merchant trading agricultural products including grains, oilseeds, and animal proteins. Comparable to B&B's commodity trading model and frozen-protein export focus, though at global scale.
• Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF): Major Thai poultry and food conglomerate that exports large volumes of chicken products, including feet/paws, to Asian markets. Directly comparable to B&B's Romanian-factory-to-Asia export corridor for frozen chicken paws.

Others

• Avia Solutions Group: Although primarily aviation services, included as an example of a Lithuanian-headquartered group with vertically integrated European operations. Weak comparability—selected only because B&B's Romania factory sits in the EU and benefits from EU logistical corridors.

Regional players

• Agrofert: Central European conglomerate with food processing, meat, and commodity operations spanning the EU. Comparable to B&B in the sense of operating food/commodity businesses within the EU and exporting internationally.
• Arascargo (Aras Grup): Turkey-based diversified exporter trading food commodities, textiles, and industrial goods. Comparable peer to B&B as a horizontally diversified Turkish trading house with B2B export focus.

Direct peers

• Dawn Meats Group: European meat processor specializing in beef and offal/variety meats for export markets, including Asian and Middle Eastern buyers. Comparable to B&B's beef tripe trading and EU-based protein processing.
• Tiryaki Agro: Large Turkish commodity trader and food processor exporting grains, pulses, and animal proteins internationally from Turkish and overseas operations. Direct comparable as a Turkey-based diversified B2B food commodity exporter.

Emerging players

• Integra Foods: Mid-sized food commodity trader exporting poultry, meat, and grocery products from Turkey and Eastern Europe. Comparable to B&B in scale, geography, and poultry/offal export focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bbdisticaret
• Facebookfacebook.com/bbalaturka

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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