Inventiveness was already considered a guarantee of entrepreneurial success during the lifetime of the two BLANCO and E.G.O. founding fathers Heinrich Blanc and Karl Fischer. The benchmark was set early on: real innovations must make life easier. And, people must be willing to pay for them, precisely for this reason. 

Sustainability is more important than ever for the innovation teams. Bernd Eckl, CEO of the BLANC & FISCHER Family Holding, lists some of the questions associated with this: “What is the ecological footprint in production, how energy-efficient are the products in operation, and how can a long service life be guaranteed? Added to this is the dimension of the circular economy: What happens to the product after it reaches the end of its life? We still have a lot of work ahead of us here especially.” A new innovation process was introduced in 2022 to boost innovative ability. The innovation teams of E.G.O., BLANCO, B.PRO, and ARPA are now working even more closely together. They meet regularly, share skills, discuss ideas, and inspire each other. In this way, they benefit from each other and can develop integrated solutions under one roof with their varied market and product knowledge. This is precisely what is crucial for ideas and later innovations that will help shape the kitchen of the future.