TurboChef Technologies, Inc.

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.turbochef.com
Employees: 227
Employee growth: 43.7%

TurboChef Technologies wants to make fast food even faster. The company makes high-speed proprietary ovens that use a microprocessor to distribute heat evenly and offer cooking speeds up to 12 times faster than a conventional oven. The ovens are sold mainly in the US under the TurboChef name, primarily to fast-food and traditional restaurants, convenience stores, and hotels. Major customers include food service companies (Subway, Starbucks), hotels (Hilton), grocery and convenience stores (Whole Foods, 7-Eleven), and movie theaters (Loews), among others. TurboChef speed cook oven models include C3, Tornado, and High h Batch.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $108.1M
One year growth: 122.1%
Net income: ($17.2)M

Officers:
Chairman: Richard E. Perlman
President and CEO: James K. (Jim) Price
VP and COO: Paul P. Lehr

Competitors:
Enodis
Illinois Tool Works
Middleby