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The Hobart Corporation is an American mid-market provider of commercial grocery and foodservice equipment. The company manufactures food preparation machines for cutting, slicing and mixing , cooking equipment, refrigeration units, warewashing and waste disposal systems , and weighing , wrapping, and labeling systems and products.
In 1917, Hobart stand mixers became standard equipment on all U.S. Navy ships, prompting development to begin on the first home models. [1] A modern KitchenAid stand mixer. The first machine with the KitchenAid name is the ten-quart C-10 model, introduced in 1918 and built at Hobart's Troy Metal Products subsidiary in Springfield, Ohio. [2]
Prototypes, and the production models, did not look like traditional wristwatches (except insofar as they were worn on the wrist) as they had a “Space Age” appearance which made the concept even more revolutionary. [4] [5] From 1969 through 1970 he worked as an Electronics Engineer at Hobart Manufacturing in Dayton, Ohio.
In November, 1986, Dart and Kraft, Inc. split into Kraft, Inc. and spin-off Premark International, Inc. The spinoff included four businesses: Tupperware plastic food storage containers, Hobart and Vulcan-Hart commercial food equipment, West Bend appliances and exercise equipment and Wilsonart plastic laminates. [6]
In June 1951, Ben Goedeker started Goedeker Radio and Television Repair in his home in south St. Louis. His success in the repair business led him to begin selling discount electronics and appliances in addition to providing repairs. [1] He opened his first showroom space in a 1,200 sq. ft. building.
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc. was an American retail company that sold home appliances, lawn & garden equipment, apparel, mattresses, sporting goods, and tools. [3] [4] The company had four subsidiary store formats: Sears Hometown, Sears Outlet, Sears Hardware and Appliance, and Sears Home Appliance Showrooms. [5]
Kleenmaid is an Australian owned domestic appliance brand that was originally established in 1984. In 2009 it was acquired by the private equity group Compass Capital Partners [1] who relaunched it to the public in 2012 with a newly developed Black Krystal range of appliances and a new logo.
A CP1 coffee percolator. After serving with the British Army's REME in World War II, William Russell (22 July 1920 – 16 February 2006), from High Wycombe, joined home appliance manufacturer Morphy Richards and helped to design a pop-up toaster, an electric iron and a hairdryer, when working as Chief Development Engineer.