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equipment. The company manufactures

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for cutting, slicing and mixing, cooking equipment,

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units, warewashing and waste disposal systems, and

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, wrapping, and labeling systems and products. Hobart is an international company with manufacturing plants in the US,

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, Canada, China,

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, and the UK.

History

Hobart was founded in 1897 as the Hobart Electric Manufacturing Company in

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, by Clarence Charles Hobart (1855–1932). To increase motor sales, the company attached motors to coffee mills and

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s, creating a powered food production machine. Dayton-Hobart_Scale

The company reorganized in 1913 as The Hobart Manufacturing Company and became Hobart Corporation in 1974. The former

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division was formed in 1919. In 1934, Hobart bought th
Dayton Scale Company
(an IBM division) from IBM. Dart & Kraft acquired Hobart in 1981. KitchenAid was sold to

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in 1986 after the consummation of a $150 million purchase offer proposed in January 1985. Dart & Kraft split in 1986, with Hobart becoming part of Premark. Premark was acquired by

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in 1999. In 2001, Hobart became a part of

Food Equipment Group.

References

External links

Hobart’s Official WebsiteHobart and Sustainable DesignHobart Center for Foodservice SustainabilityHobart Consultant Resource CenterHobart’s Linked In Profile
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