About Us

Bonzer: Philosophy

Design, manufacturing and the creative use of tools are distinguishing features of what make us human. The Bonzer aim is always to make products that benefit the user and fulfil our criteria of “good design” which is not only functionally and aesthetically superior, but crucially lasts longer.

This lasting durability is ultimately better for the environment, as if a product lasts twice as long as a competitors then its net environmental impact is halved.  Buying quality therefore makes sound ecosense as well as sound economic sense.

Two of Bonzer’s core values are “To always understand the changing world around us” and “To profit from delivering added consumer value”. These are the roots to all of our design projects and the questions that must be answered before we delve too deeply into a design brief. For us, product design must make things better for people, business and the world around us, otherwise is there really a point?

We use many modern techniques and industrial technologies to produce Bonzer products, which are then assembled by hand in our UK factory, where they are quality checked to the highest standard. Many of our products have been honed to functional perfection over the decades to give us a range of products that perform beyond expectation.

Bonzer: Story

The Bonzer story started way back in the 1920’s when the brand introduced the first commercial portioner / ice cream scoop to the market.  Styled from a wooden handle and a nickel silver bowl, the innovation was the first of its kind to be operated with the thumb. The same decade also saw the development of the Bonzer bar products range which, manufactured from pewter, were extremely popular with the trendy hotels and bars of the glamorous era.

In 1940, Bonzer launched what has now become the iconic, Bonzer Can Opener.  Recognised by many as one of the most important pieces of kit in the kitchen, it continues to grow in recognition and is as likely to be found in small cafes, restaurants and large hotels, as it is in military field kitchens across the world.  The trademark red knob continues to differentiate Bonzer from the competition, with many seeing this as a status symbol in the same way as Nike’s tick, or Ferrari’s Prancing horse.

The fifties and sixties saw the Bonzer designers diversify further as they fashioned a new range of cup and napkin dispensers, created to dispense the popular Lilly and Frost cups and napkin types of the era.

At the turn of this century, the Bonzer brand was more about tweaking and improving on what already existed.  This saw the introduction of the removable blade holder across the whole range of can openers, whilst the introduction of the Bonzer Black range added additional hygiene features to meet the challenges of modern kitchens.

Today, our focus remains on the Bonzer Kitchen, Bonzer Dispense and the Bonzer Bar Ranges, but the brand continues to innovate, with many new and exciting product ranges in the latter stages of developments.