2025: A Landmark Year of Innovation and Momentum
Our 2025 recap celebrates a year of momentum, breakthrough innovations, and meaningful wins that set the stage for an even stronger year ahead. We’re proud to share the accomplishments, partnerships, and progress made possible by our teams and customers. Shown in chronological order.
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Reflecting on the Year’s Top Highlights
Training the Next Generation of Chefs
Garland Master Series Suites was honored to be chosen to outfit The W - Mississippi University for Women Culinary Arts Institute future culinary students program.
Bocuse d’Or Global Finals
Convotherm’s longstanding partnership with Bocuse d’Or, the world’s most prestigious culinary competition, spans now 27 years. And we are still proud to support the world’s best chefs by providing state-of-the-art combi ovens – the Convotherm maxx pro. Here at Lyon, France at the Global finals in January 2025.
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Merco Expands CrispyMax Line
The new Merco CrispyMax drop-in unit delivers the same trusted performance and features as the countertop model, now designed for seamless integration into counters or serving lines. Reduce waste and boost profits by keeping foods crispy during peak and off-peak times.
Welbilt Experience Center
Welbilt announced the new Welbilt Experience Center in Coppell, Texas. The new Center features a world-class training facility, along with dedicated brand support areas and warehousing space, totaling more than 130,000 square feet. Welbilt’s Experience Center is more than a product showcase; it’s a collaborative space where customers can “learn by doing.”
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Defining the Future of Foodservice
Welbilt brought its 47+ North American brand portfolio to life across an impressive 136,000 square feet of booth space at the NAFEM Show in Atlanta, GA this past February.
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New HotBlox Express
Countertop hot food holding that’s quick-to-pick, quick-to-serve.
Improve quality & productivity by putting hot food at your fingertips to pick, assemble, and serve more efficiently.
Improve quality & productivity by putting hot food at your fingertips to pick, assemble, and serve more efficiently.
Multiplex Unveils SV250
The Multiplex team showcased our latest beverage dispensers at NAFEM this year, highlighting the performance and efficiency built to support operational excellence. We also debuted the newly redesigned merchandiser on our SV250 unit, giving attendees a first look at its sleek, modern update.
Taking Flexibility to New Heights
Delfield introduced adjustable height serving counters in their Shelleysteel and Ecomark serving lines. Quickly, safely, and easily adjust your serving counter from 28" to 36" with the press of a button, giving you ultimate flexibility for any service need.
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Blue Flame: Consecutive Wins!
Cleveland Range received the 2025 Blue Flame Award for its SGL 30T1 Tilting Skillet, recognized for outstanding innovation, efficiency, and performance in commercial foodservice equipment. The product’s advanced energy-saving design, faster cooking times, and patented burner system highlight the company’s leadership in developing high-efficiency, durable kitchen solutions.
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Next-Gen Glasswashing Technology
In 2025, Moyer Diebel’s DF Revolution launched as a major leap forward in glasswashing technology, introducing smart AI water management, a modernized conveyor system, and a compact, fully integrated design that set a new industry standard for performance and efficiency.
Built Tough. Chill Faster.
Kolpak proudly launched the Polar-Surge Blast Chillers and Shock Freezers, featuring unique softnose construction, a rugged high-performance design, and components renowned for their reliability, quality, and superior insulating capabilities.
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Redefining Kitchen Excellence
Welbilt made a strong impact at AAHAR 2025 by showcasing its leading foodservice brands through live demonstrations, product highlights, and interactive experiences at its booth. The company also supported key culinary activities with Convotherm and Tecnomnac, reinforcing its role as a comprehensive kitchen solutions provider in the region.
Where Hospitality Meets Culinary Innovation
Welbilt's presence at HOTELEX Shanghai 2025 brought the global hospitality and foodservice industry together for an electrifying four-day showcase of innovation, craftsmanship, and trendsetting experiences.
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Innovation on Display: Powering HORECA
At this year’s INTERNORGA in Hamburg, Welbilt celebrated the successful launch of the new Convotherm mini pro—setting a new benchmark for compact, high-performance kitchen technology. Visitors experienced live demonstrations and explored how our portfolio continues to push efficiency, flexibility, and culinary excellence forward.
The King of Compact: Convotherm mini pro
The smallest, smartest combi oven in the world was launched in March 2025 and impressed the combi oven world. With a width of just 19.6” (49.8cm) it is nevertheless a fully-fledged and Energy Star certified combi oven, and even more. Besides ConvoSense – AI driven optical cooking, Solid-to-Liquid cleaning technology, EasyRack and EasyStack it is also good-looking and won the reddot Design Award, Good Design Award, Iconic Award and German Design Award.
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Slice into Innovation
13,000+ pizzerias and fast-casual operators caught a slice of action (and pizza!) from ACP, Delfield, Lincoln, Merrychef, Metro, and Multiplex at the International Pizza Expo.
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Specialty Coffee Lifts Off in Houston
For the Rancilio Group North America team, the annual Specialty Coffee Association Expo is always a highlight and a great chance to reconnect with longtime partners, explore new opportunities, and provide practical hands-on training with a wide range of traditional and superautomatic coffee equipment. Houston's vibrant coffee culture and buzzing city center proved to be a great backdrop for this year's exhibition.
Garland Canada Culinary Competition
At Restaurant Canada, Garland Canada Culinary Competition featured a high-energy showdown for emerging chefs to showcase their culinary skills and creativity with crafted dishes from our equipment that reflected the RC Show theme.
Fully Fuel Neutral
Montague began over 165 years ago crafting solid-fuel equipment for the early American kitchen. Now, nearly 170 years later, we’ve come full circle with a modern solid-fuel lineup and newly certified electric innovations that honor our past while powering the future.
UK Facility Expansion Powers Rapid Growth
Merrychef is expanding its UK manufacturing facility to meet the significant increase in demand it has experienced. Following successful launches of new models including the conneX range, the company has broken ground on an extension to its current site to enable greater manufacturing capacity and warehousing space.
Big Impact, Bold Innovation
Welbilt brought together our unmatched portfolio of more than 38 industry-leading brands to The National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, IL.
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Four Awards Mark a Standout Year
In 2025, Merrychef® earned four major awards recognizing our innovation, excellence, and strong industry partnerships—including honors from the FEJ Awards, Inspire Foundation, Subway & IPC EMEA, and a bronze sustainability accreditation from EcoVadis.
Advancing School Nutrition
At the School Nutrition Association Annual National Conference, Welbilt brands: Beverage-Air, Champion, Cleveland, Convotherm, Delfield, Edlund, Garland, Kolpak, Merco, Metro, Victory highlighted equipment solutions designed for K-12 foodservice operations to over 6,000 attendees.
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Strengthening One Swing at a Time
The ACP team enjoyed a great day together at our golf outing, taking time to connect, collaborate, and unwind. We appreciate opportunities that strengthen our relationships and support a positive, engaged workplace.
Chinese Cuisine New Globalization
On September 9, 2025, Xiaomai Group successfully hosted the 2025 New Globalization of Chinese Cuisine Conference at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The conference featured the signing of a strategic partnership with DaDong Group, uniting its rich culinary heritage with Convotherm’s intelligent technology.
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Sour Grapes...to Fine Wine
Eight years in a row Metro has inspired the industry by reimagining space for one lucky winner. 2025 Round Lake Vineyards & Winery, MN was drunk with happiness with the result of this years transformation.
Epic Skills. Fierce Competition.
Garland Canada International Chef Challenge at the 2025 PEI International Shellfish Festival this past September featured award-winning chefs in the utimate shellfish showdown and we were proud to support them as they brought incredible seafood creations to life.
Global Reach on Display
Merrychef had a busy trade show season, including a major presence at Host Milano 2025, engaging a global audience. We also connected with customers and partners at events across the US, UK, and other international markets.
Level Up Your C-Store Potential
Welbilt brought 17 of our brands to the NACS Show, featuring interactive demos and our newest equipment solutions across ACP, Carpigiani, CMA, Convotherm, Delfield, Eloma, Frymaster, Ice-O-Matic, KitchenConnect, Kolpak, Lincoln, Merco, Merrychef, Moffat, Multiplex, Scotsman and XpressChef.
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Convotherm Innovation Days
After an incredible week at HOST Milano, we were thrilled to welcome around 50 guests from across APAC and Canada to Convotherm’s HQ in Eglfing, Germany, for our Innovation Days. Over two inspiring days, our dealers, consultants, and kitchen planners joined us to experience the latest Convotherm innovations. It’s always a privilege to spend time together, sharing knowledge and inspiration that keep professional kitchens evolving.
Garland Wins Supplier of the Year Award
Garland wins Supplier of the Year at the Wendy's APMEA Partner Summit 2025 in Dubai.
Apex 1300 System: High-Volume Donut Production
Apex represents the peak of innovation, performance, and scale in donut production. At the heart of the Apex line is the 1300 System, our most powerful and advanced solution to date. Designed for high-volume operation, the Apex line combines cutting-edge engineering with unmatched reliability to elevate productivity and quality.
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Showcases Smart, Space-Saving Solutions
At Alles für den Gast in Salzburg, Welbilt presented innovative, operator-focused solutions designed to enhance workflow and elevate food quality in even the most compact kitchens. The event offered customers and partners the opportunity to engage with our latest equipment, concepts, and real-world applications.
Shaping the Future of Professional Kitchens
In November, Welbilt welcomed industry planners to a two-day seminar in Hamburg featuring expert presentations, hands-on workshops, and in-depth discussions on the future of foodservice technology. Attendees explored cutting-edge concepts such as FitKitchen and advanced multifunctional equipment from Convotherm, Merrychef, Frymaster, Lincoln and more.
Scotsman Shift To R290 Refrigerant
Throughout 2025, Scotsman transitioned key models to R290 refrigerant, strengthening efficiency, reducing environmental impact, and expanding the ENERGY STAR® footprint with more units meeting the energy-saving criteria operators rely on.
90 Years of Excellence
Frymaster proudly celebrated 90 years of innovation and leadership in commercial kitchen solutions. Earning the PRIDE Centric Resources Team Choice – Vendor Award and SEFA’s Outstanding Supplier – Heavy Equipment Award.
Innovation in Service
By partnering with the new Food Bank of the Rockies—an organization that serves the largest geographic area of any food bank in the country—Ice-O-Matic turned product testing into a service opportunity. This collaboration allowed us to support a critical community resource while collecting the performance data that strengthens our next generation of machines.
28 pounds of chicken in 23 minutes
Working with a major multi-unit operator, Eloma was challenged to improve both cook times and consistency for their roasted chicken program. Partnering directly with the factory in Germany, Eloma delivered targeted upgrades to the COMPACT PRO in just five weeks—cutting cook time by 23% and delivering more consistent results across the full load.
Brand of Champions
Every second counts when victory is on the line. Metro set the stage...outfitting 40+ competition kitchens for more than 1000 of the world's top food sport competitors to compete for the $250,000 and the title of World Food Champion.
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Next Evolution in easyTouch Innovation
Cleveland Range’s latest innovation, the 22CET6.2 and SET10 easyTouch models deliver faster performance, smarter controls, and enhanced reliability to keep kitchens running at their best. Designed with operators in mind, the UI display interface simplifies everyday cooking with accurate touch tune sensitivity and various cooking modes.
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Welbilt LATAM Introduces Mareno
Welbilt LATAM launched the Mareno brand for the Latin American market, completing their portfolio of integrated solutions. This milestone sets the foundation for robust market penetration and the development of new business opportunities across the region.
Happy Holidays!
As we wrap up the year, we want to thank you for your partnership. We appreciate the opportunity to work together and look forward to continued success in the year ahead.
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