| About This 
                Company The 
                Hobart Manufacturing Company was founded on July 20th 1897 as 
                the Hobart Electric Manufacturing Company. Hobart motors were 
                sold to merchants, who, with the help of Hobart representatives, 
                belted them to the large flywheels of hand-operated coffee 
                mills, producing the world's first self-contained powered coffee 
                mills. 1913. The 
                company reorganized as The Hobart Manufacturing Company, during 
                which year sales surpassed the $1 million mark. 
                 
        During WWI HMC also manufactured 
                armaments through the Troy Metal Products subsidiary based in 
                Cincinnati. 1927. 
                Hobart acquired Paul Navarre et Fils, Europe's leading 
                commercial warewashing manufacturer. 
                1934. The company acquired 
                the Dayton Scale Division of International Business Machines 
                (IBM). 1935. Hobart 
                build a new plant in New Southgate, London, England. 
                1948. Hobart acquire Federal 
                Engineering, adding its "Steakmaster" tenderizer line, together 
                with the Frandor Engineering Company in Barnstaple, England. A 
                new Canadian plant is built in Toronto. 
                1964. Hobart is first listed 
                on the New York Stock Exchange. 
                1969. The Troy world 
                headquarters building is dedicated. Hobart now has 20 major 
                commercial product lines, 32 manufacturing operations and 
                customers in more than 100 countries. Hobart acquires Koch 
                Refrigeration of Kansas City, Mo. together with steam cooker 
                manufacturer, Vischer Products of Chicago, Ill. 
                1970. The company acquires 
                microwave oven producer Thermo-Kinetics of New Liberia, La. 
                1972. Hobart acquires Wascon 
                Systems of Hatboro, Pa., a waste equipment manufacturer. 
                1974   Hobart Manufacturing 
                Company becomes the Hobart Corporation. |