Every time you visit a restaurant, eat fast food, or hire a caterer, there's a good chance that the cook prepared your food with equipment built in Northern Nevada. Wells/Bloomfield, a leading supplier of commercial cooking equipment, is nestled in the Sierra foothills next to the Truckee River in the quiet community of Verdi, about 11 miles west of downtown Reno. The company's products can be found nationally and internationally in establishments ranging from family-owned restaurants to giant fast-food chains and hotels.
Founded in San Francisco in 1920 by George F. Wells, the Wells Manufacturing Company produced electric cooking products.
In 1925 George Wells invented and patented a new waffle baker - a move that launched his company into the commercial appliance industry. The firm moved in 1968 to Verdi, and was later purchased by Beatrice Foods Company.
In 1985 it became part of the Chicago-based Specialty Equipment Companies, Inc. In 1993 Specialty Equipment relocated the Bloomfield company from Chicago and merged it into the Wells operations in Verdi.
Today, Wells/Bloomfield continues to focus on research and development to meet changing market needs. Paul Angrick, president of Wells/Bloomfield, sees a growing market for compact food-service equipment for nontraditional food locations. "Our equipment is small and portable - ideal for this type of future development, " he says. "We have developed products for malls, mobile units, small retail spaces - even casinos."
Countertop, built-in, or floor models, electric or gas, Wells fryers are high performance leaders in the field, with advanced flat blade heating technology for fast, even heat distribution, longer oil life, energy efficiency and dependable safety.
Wells electric broilers give you open flame flavor, aroma and texture without the high cost, hazard or cleanup of open flame cooking. Our broilers include a deep-drawn stainless steel lift-out grease pan with handles and self-cleaning elements that provide energy efficiency and a cooler workplace.
Precision zone controlled cooking lets you set the temperature differently for each section of the griddle, without cold or hot spots. Choose from electric or gas models with a standard removable splash guard and steel surface, or optional hard-chrome plating and grooving for special applications.
Wells Manufacturing's major product lines include electric warming and cooking appliances such as fryers, griddles, convection ovens, broilers, food warmers, toasters, hotplates, waffle bakers and other specialized products built exclusively for chain restaurants.
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