Bakers Pride Oven Company is an American manufacturer of commercial baking, cooking and broiling equipment. The brand was founded in 1945 in The Bronx, New York. Bakers Pride works in partnership with foodservice dealers and awards dealerships who maintain a commercial showroom, engineering department, or warehouse.
| Product type | Commercial ovens |
|---|---|
| Owner | Middleby Corporation |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1945 |
| Website | www |
History
editBakers Pride was founded in 1945 and began offering the Y-602 Double Pizza Oven. Many New York pizzerias purchased this oven for creating chef quality pizza. Some original models are still in operation.[1] The brand offers a full line of deck ovens and gas counter top ovens such as the VH-1828 series.[2] The GC182 oven features two separate 18 inch conveyors.[3]
Chef Jeff Pond of A4 Pizza stated he always used Bakers Pride ovens which, along with Blodgett and Marsal & Sons, are the most popular pizza ovens in the New York region.[4] The company also offers electric ovens which can produce up to four pies in 15 minutes.[5]
Acquisition
editThe brand was a subsidiary of Standex International. It was acquired by Middleby Corporation in 2019.
References
edit- ^ Restaurants & Institutions: 1986:Sept.-Oct. Cahners Publishing Company. 1986.
- ^ Shri L. Henkel; Douglas R. Brown (2007). How to Open a Financially Successful Pizza & Sub Restaurant. Atlantic Publishing Company. pp. 294–. ISBN 978-0-910627-80-1.
- ^ Restaurant Business. Restaurant Business. July 1987.
- ^ Rachel Leah Blumenthal (2014-03-21). "Boston Chefs & Pizzeria Owners Talk About Their Ovens". Eater Boston. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ Hancock, Noelle (2015-09-03). "This Couple Dropped Everything to Open a Pizza Boat in the Caribbean". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
