Published on Sunday, 18 July 2010 20:50
Written by The Editors
FE&S presents the results from the 2009 Best in Class study, where we asked foodservice professionals to rate individual factories on the following attributes:
Product Quality
Product Value
Product Design & Aesthetics
Service & Support
Sales Representation
Product Inventory & Availability
Product Information Availability
The data collected was used to create a composite score and determine the winners of FE&S’ 2009 Best in Class Awards.
Best in Class: Broadliners
Heavy Equipment Category Winner Second Place Third Place
Blast Chillers
Traulsen
Hobart
Randell
Braising Pans/Tilting Skillets
Cleveland
Groen
Vulcan-Hart
Charbroilers
Vulcan-Hart
Montague
Wolf
Chef Counters - Prefabricated
Delfield
Randell
Advance-Tabco
Combi-Ovens/Steamers
Rational
Cleveland
Hobart
Convection Oven
Blodgett
Vulcan-Hart
Montague
Conveyor Ovens
Lincoln Foodservice Products
Blodgett
Vulcan-Hart
Cooking Suites
Montague
Vulcan-Hart
Jade
Custom Stainless Steel Fabrication
Randell
Delfield
(tie) Advance-Tabco/Eagle Group
Deck Ovens
Blodgett
Bakers Pride
Montague
Dishwasher/Warewasher
Hobart
Meiko
Champion
Free Standing Floor Fryers
Frymaster
Pitco
Vulcan-Hart
Ice Makers
Manitowoc
Hoshizaki
Scotsman
Mobile Hot Holding Eqpt
Hatco
(tie) Cambro/InterMetro
Alto-Shaam
Ranges, Gas or Electric
Vulcan-Hart
Montague
(tie) Garland/Wolf
Refrigerated Prep Tables
True Manufacturing
Traulsen
Randell
Steam Jacketed Kettles
Groen
Cleveland
Vulcan-Hart
Steamers
Cleveland
Groen
Vulcan-Hart
Upright/Reach-In Refrigeration
True Manufacturing
Traulsen
Delfield
Ventilation Systems
Captive-Aire
Gaylord
Halton Company
Walk-In Refrigeration
Nor-Lake
Thermo-Kool
Kolpak
Light Equipment Category Winner Second Place Third Place
Countertop Batch Ovens
Vulcan-Hart
Blodgett
Bakers Pride
Beverage Blenders
Vita-Mix
Waring/Cuisinart
Blendtec
Coffee Brewers
Bunn-o-matic
Bloomfield
Fetco
Conveyor Toasters
Hatco
Belleco
APW/Wyott
Disposers
In-Sink-Erator
Hobart
Salvajor
Electric Food Processors
Robot Coupe
Hobart
Vita-Mix
Electric Slicers
Hobart
Berkel
Globe
Heat Lamps
Hatco
Vollrath
APW/Wyott
Induction Cooktops
Vollrath
Vulcan-Hart
Garland
Manual Food Choppers/Slicers
Lincoln Foodservice Products
Nemco
Electrolux/Dito Dean
Microwave Ovens
Amana
Panasonic
Hobart
Part and Accessories
Franklin Machine Parts
Hobart
No winner declared
Scales
Edlund
Hobart
Berkel
Shelving
InterMetro/Metro
Cambro
Eagle Group
Sinks, Prefabricated
Advance-Tabco
Eagle Group
Universal Stainless
Underbar Refrigeration
True Manufacturing
Perlick
Glastender
Underbar Fabrication
Perlik
Glastender
Eagle Group
Worktables - Prefabricated
Eagle Group
Advance Tabco
Duke
Smallwares Category Winner Second Place Third Place
Cookware
Vollrath
Lincoln Foodservice Products
Alegacy/Eagleware
Cutlery
Dexter Russell
Forschner
Henckel
Food Storage Containers
Cambro
Carlisle FS Products
Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Thermometers/;Sensors
Taylor
Cooper/Atkins
Comarc