Type GmbH Area served Worldwide Headquarters Eglfing, Germany Number of employees 300 | Industry Manufacturing Products Combi steamers Founded 1976 Parent organization The Manitowoc Company | |
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The CONVOTHERM Elektrogeräte GmbH is a limited liability company producing in Bavaria. It develops and produces Combi steamers for gastronomy, catering services and large-scale catering establishments. Its facility is located in Eglfing. Since October 2008, Convotherm is a subsidiary of the Manitowoc Foodservice group.
History
In 1976 Werner Schwarzbäcker and Frank Dittman started developing defrosting- and regenerating-machines in Wolfratshausen. With the construction of what is called the Closed System in 1982, the worldwide first fully electronically controlled Combi steamer was created. One year later the production site was moved to Eglfing (Bavaria). 1998 Convotherm was sold to the Enodis group.
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