About B.PRO

Quality, innovation, value: find out more about the principles that drive us.

Our vision. Our mission.

Vision We want to inspire our customers with added value.

We want to create customer value, be a leading supplier of practical solutions, expand our international market position and achieve profitable growth.


Mission

From sophisticated system solutions to demanding engineering – this is where professionals meet their expert partner.

What defines B.PRO

Innovation

Innovation through the continuous development of intelligent solutions.

Design

Design as the intelligent unification of function and emotion.

Service

Service from concept to sustainable solution.

Responsibility & trust

Responsibility and trust through personal appreciation, ethical conduct and the efficient use of resources.

Quality

ISO-certified quality in sustainable solutions and efficient processes.

Internationality

We are a German family-run company in the international arena.

About us

B.PRO is synonymous with high-quality solutions in the B2B sector for commercial kitchens and operates as a supplier to industry.


A total of 523 dedicated employees form the basis of this success. In 2023, the company achieved a turnover of EUR 99.6 million, approximately 40.1% of which was achieved in international markets.


Deeply rooted in Baden-Württemberg, the B.PRO headquarters are located in Oberderdingen, Kraichgau, which is often known as the Swabian Tuscany. The company has production facilities in Germany and the Czech Republic. B.PRO maintains close contact with its markets through international subsidiaries, sales offices and long-term partners.


B.PRO was originally founded as Blanc & Co. by Heinrich Blanc in 1925. B.PRO is now part of the BLANC & FISCHER family holding, half of which is owned by the Blanc and Fischer families.


In 2007, the B2B business units active in the investment goods sector were combined in an independent group, now known as the B.PRO Group. The B2C units are active in the consumer goods sector and make up the independent company BLANCO GmbH + Co KG.

Board of directors

"We revolutionise food distribution in professional kitchens."


Egon Kofler has been CEO of B.PRO GmbH since October 2020. For the company's future strategy, he is focusing on the three pillars of automation, digitalisation and the optimisation of the product portfolio.

Egon Kofler
Egon Kofler
Directeur général - CEO

PDG

Facts and figures

B.PRO Group B.PRO represents a living, value-oriented corporate culture.


Turnover 2023 EUR 99.6 million, of which 40.1% generated outside Germany No. of employees: approx. 532


Business units B.PRO Catering Solutions: Products and systems for professional commercial kitchens.

ENOXX Engineering: Custom-made, high-precision stainless-steel, aluminium or synthetic goods for the industry.


Subsidiaries/production B.PRO CZ s.r.o., Frýdek-Místek (Czech Republic)

BRIMATO Catering Automation Technology GmbH


Distribution companies and offices B.PRO Benelux bv, Diest (Belgium)

B.PRO France S.A.R.L., Sausheim (France)

B.PRO Austria GmbH, Vienna (Austria)

B.PRO GmbH, Swiss branch, Steinhausen (Switzerland)

B.PRO Representative Office Barcelona (Spain)


Shareholders B.PRO is a subsidiary of the BLANC & FISCHER family holding; the Blanc and Fischer families each hold 50% of the shares.


Board of Directors

Egon Kofler, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)


Foundation Established as a legally independent company from BLANCO GmbH in 2007

Locations

Here you will find an overview of our locations and contact details in Germany and around the world.

B.PRO Oberderdingen
B.PRO OBERDERDINGEN
Headquarter Germany

B.PRO GmbH

Flehinger Straße 59

D - 75038 Oberderdingen

BRIMATO Niederlassung
BRIMATO HILTER
A company of the B.PRO Group

BRIMATO Catering Automation Technology GmbH Münsterstraße 50

D - 49176 Hilter

B.Pro Werk Tschechien
B.PRO Česká republika
Plant Frýdek-Místek Chlebovice

B.PRO CZ s.r.o. Příborská 258

CZ - 739 42 Frýdek-Místek Chlebovice

BProBenelux Europakarte
B.PRO Benelux
Sales company Benelux

B.PRO Benelux bv Industrieterrein 1 bis 8

BE - 3290 Diest

BProUK Länderkarte
B.PRO United Kingdom
Sales company Great Britain

B.PRO Solutions UK Ltd. 1 Victor Way, Colney St

UK - AL2 2FL St. Albans

BProFrankreich Länderkarte
B.PRO France
Sales company France

B.PRO France S.A.R.L 3 rue Henri Spaak  ZA Actipolis III  FR - 68390 Sausheim

BPRO Österreich Länderkarte
B.PRO Österreich
Sales company Austria

B.PRO Austria GmbH Ignaz-Koeck-Str. 11  AT - 1210 Wien

BProSchweiz Länderkarte
B.PRO Schweiz
Sales company Switzerland

B.PRO GmbH Hinterbergstrasse 38b

CH - 6312 Steinhausen

Chronicle

A look back over a successful company history.


2022

B.PRO GmbH records a 21% increase in sales to EUR 123 million.


2021

BLANCO Professional GmbH & Co KG changes its name to B.PRO GmbH.


2019

BLANCO Professional Gmbh + Co KG acquires the automation specialist BRIMATO Catering Automation Technology GmbH.


2018

Double first-place winner as GGKA Best Partner 2018/2019 in the Front Cooking and Logistics award categories.


2016

Distinguished with the "Catering Star 2016" award for the BLANCO COOK front cooking system and the "Best of Market 2016" prize for BLANCO Professional food serving systems.


2015

"90 Years of BLANCO" anniversary celebrations for BLANCO Professional and BLANCO.


2014

The new large-capacity MEGAstore transport trolley for medical applications is distinguished with the Red Dot Award 2014.


2012

Acquisition of KUGEL Edelstahlverarbeitung GmbH in Viechtach in the Bavarian Forest region. This gives way to the Railway business unit.

BLANCO CS is now BLANCO Professional.


2007

BLANCO focuses on B2C business with basins and fittings for private households. The B2B area is continued by BLANCO CS as a new, independent entity with the Catering, Medical and Industrial units.


1987

The BLANCO trademark is officially transferred to the company name.


1963

Creation of the company's own toolmaker's shop. This is later developed into the Industrial business unit.


1961

Production of stainless-steel medical baths – the first step towards the Medical business unit.


1950

Production of stainless-steel equipment for the commercial kitchen industry commences. This forms the basis of the subsequent Catering business unit.


1931

Heinrich Blanc and Karl Fischer found E.G.O. Elektrogerätebau Oberderdingen – today it is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of components and control electronics for household appliances.


1925

Heinrich Blanc founds the company Blanc & Co. The first products are serially produced water troughs, hot-water bottles and kettles.

Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility, or sustainability, has been an inherent part of all facets of the B.PRO corporate culture for many years. At B.PRO, we see responsibility – whether for our employees, customers and partners or our environment and society – as a matter of course that shapes how we act and think every day.

Employees and society

Ethical responsibility

Values, the environment and the promotion of young talent are core elements of the company's principles, and are systematically integrated into everyday business. In 1994, B.PRO set corporate and environmental guidelines for this purpose. For the family-run company, sustainability is much more than a mere question of planning and technology. It is a fundamental value orientation that employees actively help to shape.


B.PRO represents a living, value-oriented corporate culture.


Responsible cooperation

B.PRO takes its social responsibility extremely seriously. Its engagement mainly focuses on projects at the company's locations. Particular emphasis is given to development programmes for children and young people.


B.PRO helps them to develop their personality and a sense of community through sports and music projects. We also promote initiatives which inspire young people's interest in technology, innovation and intercultural exchange.


B.PRO attaches great importance to observing ethical business practices and meeting compliance guidelines, which are binding for all employees.

Customers and partners

Trusting and reliable

At B.PRO, the customer is always our focus. As a system supplier in the B2B sector, we place utmost importance on long and trusting collaboration with our trade partners.


We consider the purchase of a product by B.PRO as the beginning of a long-term relationship, and we support our customers with a comprehensive service offer.

Environment

The B.PRO sustainability report: active sustainability, long-term success We want long-term, stable success. Because we want a secure future – for our company and everyone involved in it. This is why we also give thought to what will come after us.


B.PRO assumes a duty: we have set corporate and environmental guidelines and uphold strict adherence to them. Every measure and decision taken within the company must also be aligned as closely as possible to the requirements of the next generation. In addition to saving resources and being ecological and cost-effective, they also have to be socially sustainable and responsible.


In our latest sustainability report, we take a closer look – not only at all of the aspects we address in our sustainability reporting, but also at what lies ahead through the materiality analysis: we scrutinise and examine what sustainability must mean for us to really get to the core of the matter.

Sustainability report 2023

Quality

The BLANC & FISCHER family holding and its corporate groups stand for


innovative,

sustainable,

resource-conserving,

high-quality,

durable,

beneficial


products.


Accordingly, the market success of our products and services is closely linked to their quality, our responsibility for the careful treatment of the environment (Planet), responsible cooperation (People), and the strengthening of economic productivity (Performance). For this reason, these three sustainability action areas have been integrated into the corporate strategy of the BLANC & FISCHER family holding.


The Integrated Management System (“IMS”) supports this process, covering areas such as occupational safety, quality, energy management and environmental protection. Starting from top management down, our Integrated Management System enables us to actively uphold a process of continuous improvement. We are deeply aware that a management system is a leadership task.


Through the involvement, attention and commitment of all employees to active cooperation, we want to ensure that only flawless products and services are provided and subsequently continuously developed with our innovative strength. We commit to complying with legal and other requirements.


Quality, energy and environmental protection are an inherent part of a product idea from the very outset.


The impact and effects of all processes, services and products on quality, the environment and energy efficiency are carefully considered in planning, development, procurement and other business decisions.


Errors are systematically analysed and causes are identified and permanently eliminated. Findings from troubleshooting are incorporated at the beginning of the process chain to ensure continuous improvement.


We are committed to improving our environmental and energy footprint through our quality, energy and environmental policies. We do this to protect the environment, including pollution prevention, and to comply with legal obligations and other requirements in accordance with our IMS. Through this, we create the basis for achieving our corporate goals. We are committed to providing the information and resources necessary to achieve the company’s objectives.


(Management manual 2022-05-11/V4)