Kiranto Foods - Bang & Bonsomer

What Kiranto Foods - Bang & Bonsomer does

Kiranto Foods is a Denmark-based B2B supplier of custom-made food ingredient solutions, operating as the Taste Preparation business unit of the Bang & Bonsomer Group. Founded in 1988 by Anders and Kristen Toft in Farum, Denmark, the company combines ingredients into unique blends tailored to specific customer requirements, supported by a 100 m² R&D centre that includes a cooled production hall, cold storage, refrigerated room and a fully equipped test kitchen where customers can co-develop and refine products. Its portfolio is anchored by the registered Kiran® brand and spans roughly 1,500 products across flavour ingredients, functional ingredients, and accessories/add-ons, with daily delivery and worldwide distribution to customers on all continents.

The company serves food manufacturers across seven primary application verticals: meat and poultry, fish, salad, ingredients of convenience, vegetarian and vegan, bakery, and dairy. It goes to market through direct B2B sales with customized ingredient solutions, holds FSSC 22000 food safety certification (valid through November 2025), and emphasizes close collaboration with customers and suppliers during product development. The reported customer base exceeds 300 national and international business partners.

Commercially, Kiranto Foods generates revenue through one-time sales of customized ingredient blends (pricing is bespoke per customer requirement and not publicly disclosed). The unit itself is small — only 9 employees are disclosed — but it operates as part of the larger Bang & Bonsomer Group, a diversified conglomerate whose broader resources and logistics network underpin Kiranto's global reach. No AI/ML, digital platform, or software component is part of the offering; the value proposition is fundamentally physical — formulation expertise, blending flexibility, and food safety compliance.

Name

Kiranto Foods - Bang & Bonsomer

Legal name

Bang & Bonsomer A/S

Website

https://kiranto.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kiranto Foods is a Denmark-based B2B supplier of custom-made food ingredient blends and seasoning solutions, serving food manufacturers worldwide through its Kiran® branded product range and a 100 m² R&D centre, as the Taste Preparation unit of Bang & Bonsomer Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Ingredients

NAICS

Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing (311941), Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Aromatic Alliums & Dehydrated Vegetables (Garlic, Onion, Shallot, Celery) (AFAJANAH)

Keywords

• Food ingredient solutions
• Flavour ingredients
• Functional ingredients
• Custom ingredient blending
• Food manufacturing supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Farum

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Ingredients Sales: Sale of custom food ingredient solutions including Kiran® branded products, flavour ingredients, functional ingredients, and accessories to food manufacturers worldwide. Solutions are fully customized and tailored to customer specific needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Kiranto Foods is a B2B supplier of custom-made food ingredient solutions to food manufacturers worldwide. Its flagship Kiran® brand and three product categories (Flavour Ingredients, Functional Ingredients, and Accessories and add-ons) are fully customisable and blended at the company's 100 m² R&D development centre, which includes a cooled production hall, cold storage, refrigerated room and a fully equipped test kitchen enabling co-development of salted, cooked, cured, smoked and dried products.

Product overview

Kiranto Foods operates as a single unified product offering focused on high-quality, custom-made food ingredient solutions. The portfolio centers on the Kiran® branded product range as the flagship offering, supplemented by three product categories: Flavour Ingredients, Functional Ingredients, and Accessories and add-ons. All solutions can be fully customized to create unique blends tailored to specific customer needs, with the company's core competence being the ability to combine ingredients into unique solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kiran® products Flagship branded product range designed to deliver both exceptional functionality and outstanding flavour, with fully customisable blends tailored to specific customer needs in food manufacturing applications.
• Flavour Ingredients Ingredients focused on enhancing and delivering specific taste profiles for food applications across meat, poultry, fish, dairy, bakery and other categories.
• Functional Ingredients Ingredients that provide specific functional properties in food products beyond flavour enhancement, supporting texture, preservation, binding and other technical functions in finished food products.
• Accessories and add-ons Supporting products and complementary additions that complement Kiranto Foods' core flavour and functional ingredient solutions for food manufacturers.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mane: Mane is a French family-owned flavor and fragrance house producing tailored flavour ingredients for food manufacturers worldwide. Comparable to Kiranto in private, family-led operating culture and custom flavour development for B2B food industry customers.
• Symrise: Symrise is a major German flavor and nutrition ingredients manufacturer serving global food customers. Comparable to Kiranto in producing flavour and functional ingredients for meat, fish, dairy, and convenience food applications, though at much greater scale and R&D intensity.
• Döhler: Döhler is a German-headquartered global manufacturer of natural ingredients, flavor systems, and ingredient blends for food and beverage applications. Comparable to Kiranto because both operate in custom flavour/functional ingredient manufacturing for B2B food customers, though Döhler is materially larger.
• Givaudan: Givaudan is the world's largest flavor and fragrance house, producing custom flavour solutions for global food and beverage manufacturers. Comparable to Kiranto in custom flavour development for B2B food industry customers across savory, sweet, and functional applications.
• Kerry Group: Kerry Group is an Ireland-headquartered global taste and nutrition company serving food and beverage manufacturers with ingredient systems. Comparable to Kiranto in B2B food ingredient supply for meat, dairy, bakery, and convenience applications, but at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Ottens Flavors: Ottens Flavors is a privately held US manufacturer of custom flavour solutions for the food industry. Comparable to Kiranto as a privately held, specialty custom-flavour manufacturer serving food processor customers across multiple application categories.
• Treatt: Treatt is a UK-listed manufacturer of natural flavour and ingredient solutions, particularly in citrus, tea, and savory applications. Comparable to Kiranto as a specialty B2B flavour ingredient manufacturer serving food and beverage customers with bespoke ingredient blends.
• Edlong: Edlong is a US-based specialist in dairy and savoury flavor solutions serving food manufacturers. Comparable to Kiranto in its focused, niche B2B flavour expertise (dairy/savoury) and customized formulation model targeting food processors.
• Synergy Flavors: Synergy Flavors is a US-headquartered custom flavor manufacturer serving food and beverage companies. Comparable to Kiranto in bespoke savory and sweet flavor development, ingredient customization, and B2B food manufacturer customer base.

Others

• Bang & Bonsomer Group: Bang & Bonsomer Group is the parent conglomerate of Kiranto Foods, distributing specialty chemicals and food ingredients across the Nordics and beyond. Comparable as the corporate parent providing shared infrastructure, sales channels, and regulatory/compliance backbone that Kiranto leverages.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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