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.
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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.
Launched the Evo Affinity Series front-of-house presentation cooktop series. The line includes both Indoor (gas or electric) and outdoor (gas) models.
Introduced the Evo Centric 20E 120-volt electric cooktop for use as a chef action station for catering and the hospitality industry.
Launched the gaming-changing Evo EVent® ventless griddle allowing a griddle to be placed anywhere without an overhead hood.
Awarded patent 9,220,368 for thin format heater technology that provides consistent, responsive, and quick recovery.
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.
The Middleby Corporation acquires Evo America, LLC.
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.
Redefined the limits of ventless by collaborating with Nieco® to launch the first ventless broiler, the Evo VentCore™ with Nieco Broiler.
Exhibits the EVent Open Canopy Hood ventless system at the 2023 NAFEM Show. The Open Canopy Hood 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.
