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About Evo America

Made in the USA

Evo was founded by innovative food people with a passion for cooking and entertaining. As a cooking appliance manufacturer, it’s our love of connecting people around food that guides everything we do. Since 2001, we have designed and built a full line of front-of-house foodservice cooking equipment and luxury residential appliances that are exceptionally energy-efficient for both indoor and outdoor use.

Headquarters

20360 SW Avery Court
Tualatin, OR 97062
USA

503-626-1802
866-626-1802 Toll-Free
sales@evoamerica.com

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Meet Our Leadership and Sales Team

Scott Heim, President of Evo America

Scott Heim

President of Evo and Middleby Ventless Solutions

Bob Shingler, VP of Innovation for Evo America

Bob Shingler

Vice President of Innovation | R&D

Dennis Francis, VP of Sales for Evo America

Dennis Francis

V.P. of Sales | Food Service Giants

LeAnne Williams

V.P. of Marketing and Sales

Legacy of Innovation in Food Service Equipment

Evo America, LLC Founded

Evo America, LLC founded by Bob Shingler. The Evo Professional Wheeled Cart, a free-standing flattop gas grill is the first product designed and manufactured by Evo.

2001

Evo Affinity Series

Launched the Evo Affinity Series front-of-house presentation cooktop series. The line includes both Indoor (gas or electric) and outdoor (gas) models.

2006

Evo Centric 20E

Introduced the Evo Centric 20E 120-volt electric cooktop for use as a chef action station for catering and the hospitality industry.

2010

Evo EVent®

Launched the gaming-changing Evo EVent® ventless griddle allowing a griddle to be placed anywhere without an overhead hood.

2014

Awarded Patent

Awarded patent 9,220,368 for thin format heater technology that provides consistent, responsive, and quick recovery.

2015

Kitchen Innovation Award

The National Restaurant Association awards Evo America, LLC the prestigious Kitchen Innovations 2015 Award for its EVent ventless griddle. Evo is proud to be recognized as one of the restaurant industry's groundbreaking kitchen equipment manufacturers.

2015

Acquired by Middleby Corporation

The Middleby Corporation acquires Evo America, LLC.

2018

Elevation™ 40E

Our most powerful and flexible griddle is introduced, the Evo Elevation™ 40E. The Elevation 40E electric griddle reached plancha temperatures of 700 degrees for high-temperature searing.

2022

Evo VentCore™ with Nieco Broiler

Redefined the limits of ventless by collaborating with Nieco® to launch the first ventless broiler, the Evo VentCore™ with Nieco Broiler.

2022

VentCore™ 112

Exhibits the Evo VentCore™ 112 ventless system at the 2023 NAFEM Show. The VentCore™ 112 is a non-integral ventless hood with a 9-foot canopy that is not limited by a single appliance but allows for ventless operation of many different types of electric cooking appliances including griddles, fryers and broilers.

2023