Henny Penny (manufacturer)

Henny Penny Corporation

Type	Private/Employee Owned
Industry	Foodservice equipment
Founded	1957
Founder	Chester Wagner
Headquarters	Eaton, Ohio, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jack Cobb (Owner, President & CEO, 1975-1998) Steve Cobb (Owner, 1998-2015) Rob Connelly (President & CEO)
Products	Pressure fryers Deep fryers Rotisseries Heated merchandisers Holding cabinets Combi steamers Breading Systems
Number of employees	600 (worldwide, 2013)
Website	www.HennyPenny.com
Footnotes / references [1]

Henny Penny is an American manufacturer of commercial grade food equipment based in Eaton, Ohio. The company was founded in 1957 and employs over 500 people.^[2] Notable clients include KFC, Wendy's, McDonalds, Chick-fil-A and Chicken Licken. As of 2015, the company is employee-owned.^[3]

Products

Evolution Elite Open Fryer

In 2009, Henny Penny introduced a new reduced-oil capacity technology with the Evolution Elite Open Fryer, a deep fat fryer using only 30 lbs. of frying oil in the vat (compared to a traditional 50 lbs. vat capacity).^[4]

Awards

Henny Penny has earned a variety of recent awards from industry associations and customers for their product innovation and customer support.

KFC

• KFC 2010 U.S. Equipment Supplier of the Year^[5]
• KFC 2011 U.S. Equipment Supplier of the Year^[6]
• KFC 2011 U.S. Supplier of the Year^[7]
• KFC 2012 U.S. Equipment Supplier of the Year^[8]

McDonalds

• McDonalds 2008 Innovation Award
• McDonalds 2009 Global Equipment Supplier of the Year^[9]
• McDonalds 2010 Global Equipment Partner of the Year^[10]

References

2. "Henny Penny sizzles with growth". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
3. "Henny Penny becomes employee owned". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
4. no by-line (March 13, 2013). "Commercial Frying: Version Three Point... WOW!" (PDF). HennyPenny.com. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
5. "QSR Equipment Leader Named KFC US Supplier of the Year". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
7. Cogliano, Joe (June 20, 2011). "Henny Penny Named KFC Supplier of Year". BizJournals.com. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
8. "KFC Names Henny Penny Equipment Supplier of the Year". Qsrmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
9. Staff writer(s) (June 16, 2010). "McDonalds Names Henny Penny Global Equipment Supplier of the Year". QSRWeb.com. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
10. "Henny Penny Equipment Recognized by McDonald's". Qsrmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.

External links

• Henny Penny Website