Franke Management AG

Franke Management AG is a family-owned manufacturer of kitchen products and equipment, founded in 1911 by Hermann Franke and now run by the fourth generation of the founding family. The company employs over 8,000 people and operates across five continents, with customers in over 60 companies worldwide. It is organised around three divisions: Home Solutions, Coffee Systems, and Foodservice Systems.

Under Home Solutions, Franke designs and manufactures kitchen sinks and faucets. Coffee Systems produces professional coffee machines and coffee solutions, while Foodservice Systems supplies commercial kitchen equipment for the foodservice sector. The company is also developing technology-driven smart kitchen systems, part of a broader effort to apply new technologies to everyday kitchen products.

The business has its roots in Switzerland, and the company attributes its standards of quality and precision to that heritage. Its stated technical strengths include kitchen product design and manufacturing, coffee machine technology, commercial kitchen equipment engineering, precision engineering, and smart kitchen systems.

Franke describes its culture as grounded in curiosity and collaboration, with an emphasis on investing in people and embracing new technologies and ways of working. The company's mission is to create solutions that make everyday life better, and it operates on the premise that change creates opportunity.