About us
Banketgroep
Your specialist in waffles, cookies & cakes ever since 1930.
De Banketgroep is a leading Dutch company in waffles, cookies and cakes, having a strong position in the domestic market and showing strong growth in export. Every day, our six specialist bakeries produce the most delicious caramel waffles, fresh egg waffles, chocolate caramel waffles and other quality products. All of our 450 highly trained personnel are committed to create value for our customers. We aim to become our customers’ preferred supplier. To achieve this we focus on delivering high levels of customer service as well as core innovations.
Banketgroep
Bakeries
The Banketgroep has six production locations in the Netherlands. In these specialized bakeries we prepare delicious fresh products with the finest ingredients and spices every day. All our bakeries meet the highest quality requirements.
In our bakeries, more than 400 highly trained professionals with passion and pride are employed to bake the most delicious products. Each year we produce over 200 million consumer packs finding their way to consumers via various supermarket chains and food service customers.
Rich
History
Banketgroep – Establishment
Gilde Equity Management Benelux established Banketgroep by merging Bakkersland Banket with Van der Breggen. Banketgroep is a leading Dutch company in cakes and pastries, with a strong position in the domestic market and showing strong growth in export.
Acquisition by Bakkersland Banket
Neerlandia was acquired by Bakkersland Banket, who had already taken over Van Meeteren (caramel waffles) in 2000, and Wafel Janssen (fresh egg waffles) in 2001.
Establishment
Establishment Wafel Janssen
Establishment
Establishment Van der Breggen
Establishment
Establishment Neerlandia Banket
Our
mission
Together with our customers we create value in Waffles, Cookies & Cakes
Our
vision
BANKETGROEP IS THE BEST AND MOST PREFERRED WAFFLE, Cookie & Cake supplier
Our
Core values
These four core values characterize our daily actions:
Ambition
We want to win together with our business partners.
Fun
We enjoy our work.
customer oriented
We look at our business from our customers’ perspective.
Striving for perfection
We get better every day.
Our
CORE COMPETENCES
These four core competences ensure that we can win together with our customers:
Craftsmanship
With well-educated people, who are proud of their profession, we make the most delicious products.
MARKETING & SALES EXPERTISE
With in-depth market and customer knowledge and a professional customer approach, we win together with our customers.
Innovation power
Due to our clear market vision, product knowledge, and an efficient innovation process, we always come up with relevant new products.
Supply chain management
With attention to every detail that is essential in aligning production and demand, we aim to provide optimum levels of customer service.
Banketgroep
Jobs
Banketgroep is a healthy and growing company. Our employees are well-trained and take pride in their profession. They work at our office in Tilburg, or in one of our six bakeries in the Netherlands. To realize our ambition, we are regularly looking for new colleagues.
Quality requirements
CSR policy & Certifications
Banketgroep meets the highest quality requirements
We aim for perfection in all facets of our business. We consider quality and safety as a top priority. For this reason, our people are well-trained and all our bakeries are IFS and BRC certified. Remaining critical and continuous improvement is part of our DNA.
Banketgroep proactively implements sustainable initiatives
We are co-responsible for people, environment, and animal welfare. As a leading company also we also want to be leaders in the field of sustainability.
In recent years we have implemented several CSR initiatives in our operations. We remain in constant dialog with our suppliers and customers looking for new opportunities to strengthen our CSR policy.
In our six bakeries we process only:
- UTZ certified cocoa ingredients
- RSPO certified palm oil
- Natural colors, flavoring, and fragrances
- Barn eggs
- FSC certified paper for our packaging materials
Our other CSR initiatives:
- Gradually reducing our C02 emissions, for example by placing LED lighting, our lease car policy and better insulation of our ovens.
- Working towards healthier recipes by developing products with lower calorific values and less salt.
- No. 1 in Bio caramel waffles and fresh egg waffles.