Carter-Hoffmann

Take Taste Everywhere with Carter-Hoffmann Equipment

Carter-Hoffmann is a leading food holding and transport equipment manufacturer headquartered in Mundelein, Il. The company started as Blessing-Hoffmann and specialized in the standard and custom construction of any stainless steel product, from dog cages to dairy equipment. It entered the foodservice industry in 1947 when a Chicagoan hotel operator demanded heated carts to streamline the large banquet service. The expertise in building customer-tailor equipment combined with an entrepreneurial spirit gained Carter-Hoffmann LLC a solid reputation as a company quickly responding to emerging market needs. 

Milestones In Carter-Hoffmann Legacy

Carter-Hoffmann has always based its development on an innovational mindset and a focus on customer expectations. After venturing into the banquet segment of the food service market, the brand immediately sensed how crucial it was to keep meals hot over extended periods. Today, Carter-Hoffmann warmers and specialty equipment serve professionals in restaurants, healthcare, hospitality, educational, and correctional facilities. Here are the 5 key points supporting this growth.

• Carter-Hoffmann developed a full line of heated and refrigerated carts to meet the hotels’ increasing banquet business during the post-WWII period.
• Carter’s son Cliff took over the company and forged a complete line of food holding and transporting equipment for the healthcare industry in 1973. He also started the brand’s global recognition.
• In 1993, the novel design of a humidified holding cabinet for McDonald’s brought Carter-Hoffmann the FCSI’s Award for Innovation. The 90s was a decade of innovations, with the first modular holding cabinets and crisp’n hold fry stations.
• In the early 2000s, Carter-Hoffmann joined several partnerships with other well-recognized commercial kitchen equipment manufacturers and expanded its product line.
• In 2006, Carter-Hoffmann was acquired by Middleby, an international leader in the fabrication and distribution of the most advanced solutions for the foodservice industry. Innovations like microgreen growing cabinets, dry-aging refrigerators, and PUC smart order lockers came along the way.

Carter-Hoffmann Product Categories

Carter-Hoffmann offers an extensive list of products marketed under the 5 lines below.

1. Carter-Hoffmann Food Transport: Carter-Hoffmann transport carts enable you to carry your delicious recipes anywhere, hot or cold, plated or in pans. You can choose from banquet carts for keeping cooked meals hot on plates, heated transport carts for bulk transportation of foods in pans, and refrigerated transport carts for taking your salads, desserts, and other cold-served treats.
2. Carter-Hoffmann Hot Food Holding: Carter-Hoffmann food warmers and holding cabinets are designed to keep foods at serving temperatures maintaining the moisture of the baked products or the crispiness of the fried items. Offerings include nacho chip warmers, cereal & dry food dispensers, heated holding cabinets, crisp’n hold warmers, modular cabinets, and heated holding bins.
3. Carter-Hoffmann Healthcare Foodservice: Carter-Hoffmann provides delivery carts, tray transport racks, room service carts, plate heaters, and other similar equipment to facilitate meal service and delivery in healthcare institutions.
4. Carter-Hoffmann Specialty Products: This category includes cheesemelters, food lockers, and cook & hold cabinets. You can bring the garden to your kitchen and grow herbs with microgreen growing cabinets.
5. Carter-Hoffmann Utility Products: Carter-Hoffmann’s utility products aim to accelerate speed, reduce labor, and organize storage. Examples are sheet pan racks, heated dish storage carts, drying racks, plate dispensers, and Queen Mary & banquet carts.