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The Manitowoc Company is comprised into 3 strategic segments:


The Manitowoc Food Service Group is comprised of 3 divisions:
Beverage - Ice - Refrigeration
Manitowoc BeverageManitowoc IceManitowoc Refrigeration

About the Manitowoc Company:

1902 : Elias Gunnell, Charles West, and Lynford Geer found Manitowoc Dry Dock Company, June 27.

1910 : Manitowoc Dry Dock Company renamed Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company.

1945 : Manitowoc begins manufacturing domestic freezers and other commercial refrigeration equipment.

1952 : Manitowoc shipbuilding reorganized as The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

1966 : Manitowoc introduced its first commercial grade ice-cube machine.

1995 : Manitowoc acquires the Shannon Group, a leading manufacturer of walk-in refrigerators and freezers. Foodservice equipment sales jump from 35 percent to 54 percent of total company sales.

2000 : Manitowoc acquires Marinette Marine Corporation

2001 : Manitowoc acquires Potain S.A., the world's leading producer of tower cranes.

2002 : Manitowoc acquires Grove Worldwide, a leading manufacturer of mobile hydraulic and truck mounted cranes.

About Manitowoc Foodservice International:
Manitowoc Foodservice International was set up in 2004. We are a distributor for the Manitowoc Foodservice Group Products in Europe, Middle East and Africa.