The leadership change is expected to ensure continuity while reinforcing Beneo’s focus on operational resilience and sustainable growth within the competitive global ingredients market.
The launch marks a further step in the company’s expansion into the UK’s commercial bakery and foodservice channels, with ambitions to scale across the EU and other international markets.
The new unit combines a twin zone spiral configuration with integrated booster impingement to deliver more uniform heat distribution across the conveyor belt; a design GEA says limits core temperature variation to about 1°C, compared with up to 6°C in conventional ovens.
The move reunites the chief executive and board chair roles after a period in which the positions were held separately, with Gregory B. Kenny stepping down as non executive chairman while remaining on the board.
Bühler demonstrated operational resilience in 2025, improving profitability and sustaining investment in innovation despite a challenging global environment for capital goods.