About B.PRO

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

The BLANC & FISCHER Family Holding and its business 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 handling of the Environment, our own workforce (Social), and responsible corporate governance (Governance). For this reason, these three action areas of sustainability have been integrated into the corporate strategy of the BLANC & FISCHER Family Holding.

The Integrated Management System (“IMS”) supports this process, covering divisions such as occupational safety, quality, energy management, and environmental protection. Starting from top management on down, we are practicing a process of continual improvement with this Integrated Management System. We are aware that a management system is a leadership task.

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

The concept of quality, energy, and environmental protection starts with the idea of a product.

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

Errors are systematically analyzed, the causes are identified and permanently eliminated. The findings from troubleshooting are incorporated at the beginning of the process chain to ensure a continuous improvement process.

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 per our IMS. By doing so, 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 2022-05-15/V6)