RBK Group
- Type
- Professional Service Provider
- Location
- Deventer, Netherlands
- Industries
- Supply chain monitoring & traceability, Food safety & quality
- Technologies
- Decision support software, Information technology, Process automation, Smart & digital, Robotics & Automation
About RBK Group
RBK Group is a Dutch food-industry specialist that has been active since 1979 and is based in Deventer. It combines expertise in food automation, food projects, environmental advisory, and industrial refrigeration to help food companies improve production performance, manage compliance, and prepare facilities for the future.
The company positions itself as an integrated partner for food manufacturers facing pressure from competition, cost, and changing regulations. RBK works on new-build, renovation, and optimization projects, and supports customers with both technical consulting and software-driven production control.
Core Values
- Operational efficiency: RBK emphasizes better insight, tighter control, and lower operating costs across production, logistics, buildings, and utilities.
- Integration: The company promotes an integrated approach that connects building design, software, process control, and technical systems in one coordinated solution.
- Sustainability: RBK highlights energy-efficient, low-maintenance, and future-proof solutions, especially in building design, refrigeration, and heat recovery.
- Reliability and continuity: Its offerings are framed around traceability, continuity, compliance, and keeping food plants performing under demanding conditions.
Unique Aspects
- Long track record in food: RBK says it has been active in the food industry for more than 45 years and has built factories across Europe since 1979.
- Integrated multi-discipline model: The group combines software, building/engineering, environmental advice, and refrigeration expertise under one roof, which is presented as a single-contact, short-lines approach.
- FOBIS® evolution: The company has developed FOBIS® through multiple generations, with the latest version described as evolving from a goods-flow system into MES/MOMS functionality.
- International footprint: RBK states that it serves projects in the Netherlands, abroad, and through a German entity, RBK Automation GmbH, to better serve the German market.
- Acquisition of Verhoef: RBK acquired Adviesbureau Verhoef in 2022, adding industrial refrigeration, heat recovery, heat pumps, and humidity control capabilities to the group.