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Baker Perkins delivers innovative food processing solutions for the Bakery, Confectionery, Cookies, Crackers, Cereals, Snacks and Pet Treat industries. With more than 100 years of expertise, the brand helps manufacturers stay ahead through our industry experience, innovation and support.
About Baker Perkins
Baker Perkins, part of the Coperion portfolio, is a global leader in food processing technology trusted by top food brands. For over a century our equipment has powered the production of everyday favorites like bakery, confectionery, cookies, crackers, cereals, snacks and pet treats. By combining engineering expertise with innovation, Baker Perkins helps manufacturers improve efficiency, scale production and stay competitive.
With innovation centers in both the UK and US, manufacturers can come in to develop new products and processes, produce samples for test marketing, conduct feasibility trials or for training on equipment or processes.
Discover the Baker Perkins story
Founded by 19th-century innovators Jacob Perkins and Joseph Baker, Baker Perkins merged in 1920 to revolutionize food production. Now part of Coperion’s Food, Health & Nutrition division, our legacy drives innovation in the food industry—blending heritage with cutting-edge technology to empower brands for tomorrow’s challenges.
Key industries
Baker Perkins specializes in confectionery, bakery, snacks & pet treats, delivering tailored equipment to meet the industry’s evolving demands.
Alternative proteins products applications
- Meat analogue
- TVP
Bakery applications:
- Buns & rolls
- Pan bread
- Artesian bread
- Enrobed or seeded bread
- Bread crumbs
- Pizza dough
Biscuits, Cookies & Cracker applications:
- Biscuits
- Cookies
- CrackersWirecut cookies
- Rotary moulded cookies or biscuits
- Frozen dough cookies (bulk or on paper)
- Encapsulated cookies (filled with jams, chocolate, etc)
- Crackers (laminated or extruded)
Confectionery applications:
- Gummies & jellies (multiple colors, layers, center-filled, 3D shapes, etc)
- Hard candies (shapes, multi-color, stripes, layered, filled, etc.)
- Lollipops (shapes, multi-color, stripes, filled, etc.)
- Toffee & caramel (soft, filled, etc)
- Fondants
Cereals applications:
- Extruded breakfast cereal (loops, balls, shapes, etc)
- Flaked breakfast cereals
- Filled co-extruded cereals
- Kibbled granola
- Granola bars
- Cereal bars
Pet food applications:
- Bones and other baked treats
- Extruded and co-extruded treats
- Filled bar or cookie type treats
- Chews and gummies (treats, supplements, medicated, etc)
Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical & Cosmetics applications:
- Gummies & jellies (multiple colors, layers, center-filled, 3D shapes, etc)
- Hard candies (shapes, multi-color, swirls, layered, etc.)
- Lollipops (shapes, multi-color, swirls, etc.)
- Toffee & caramel
Snacks applications:
- Puffed (animals, characters, shapes, etc)
- Sticks and straws
- Snack crackers
- Extruded (shapes, pillows, etc)
- Filled co-extruded snacks
- Chips (waves, cups, etc)
- Fabricated chips
Process excellence
Baker Perkins delivers process-specific solutions, from starch-free depositing to moulding, baking & extrusion—backed by deep industry expertise.
Knowledge Hub
Explore Baker Perkins’ success stories, articles, and insights on innovation, training, and more.
Coperion: Enhanced Branding, Unified Solutions
Coperion is excited to announce a significant evolution in its brand identity that aims to enhance the experience for its customers, employees and wider stakeholders.
Unifying Expertise for the Baking Industry
Coperion’s Food, Health & Nutrition (FHN) is organizing its technologies across three core business units to help bakeries tackle some of most complex challenges in today’s market.
Get in touch
We take a distinctive approach to the processes that drive manufacturing. Let us know how we can help you achieve your goals for efficiency, productivity and safety.