Roundup Food Equipment
Vct-2000 Vertical Contact Toaster
Hot Dog Grill
Original Hot Dog Grill 1969
Today, Roundup high speed vertical contact toasters, food steamers, hot dog grills, and food warmers, are used around the world by the most prominent rapid service restaurant chains in the industry. Roundup Food Equipment products of A.J. Antunes Foodservice Division, are renown for their unmatched quality, and dependability. This goes hand in hand with the premier support provided by the engineering, and technical staff at A.J. Antunes & Co., a global manufacturer of top quality countertop food service equipment.
Our customers depend on our equipment to provide trouble free, round the clock operation. They expect the finest quality engineering, and manufacturing. They expect unrivaled service and support in their locations throughout the world. This is why they buy Roundup Food Service Equipment.
In 1969, the company created a prototype hot dog grill. August Antunes showed this prototype to the various manufacturers of the product lines that he already represented however none of these companies saw the potential of this product. Convinced that a market existed for this unique grill, A. J. Antunes & Co. decided to manufacture this product in house. This was the beginning of the Roundup brand of equipment. Eventually, the need to focus attention on the manufacturing business ended the manufacturer’s representative portion of the business in 1974. With full attention on the manufacturing business, Roundup grew Rapidly.
Many of the foodservice products that the company was now manufacturing contained electronic controls manufactured by the Antunes Controls Division of A.J. Antunes & Co.. The Company's commitment to quality led them to design and manufacture these components in house rather than use an outside supplier. By adding a design engineer and a small assembly staff, the company greatly reduced development time, shortened lead-time, and improved component quality.
Company Vision:
For many years, business operations were divided in several buildings in Addison Illinois. Since August 10th, 1999, all U.S.A. operations were combined into one large, modern manufacturing facility located in Carol Stream Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. This facility consists of 114,000 square feet of manufacturing space and offices with another 30,000 square feet of planned expansion. This state-of-the-art facility has improved efficiency, lowered lead-times, allowed better communication with all departments, and greatly improved response time to customers. This allowed the company to profit by record growth in 2001, and to build a base for continued growth in the foreseeable future.
International sales are important to the on-going success and future growth of the company, and A.J. Antunes & Co. has invested significant resources in these markets. In 2000, 32% of total sales came from international business and this percentage continues to grow. Today products from all three divisions are sold in over 130 countries, and A.J. Antunes & Co. will continue to invest resources in emerging markets as a vehicle for growth.
July 8th, 2003 A.J. Antunes & Co. opened their new facility in Suzhou China. Antunes Equipment Manufacturing (Suzhou) Company Ltd. The new facility is strategically located in the Suzhou New District, a high-tech industrial development area about 50 miles west of Shanghai and on the outskirts of one of the most affluent cities in China. Initial operations will include assembly of the company’s unique corn cookers for the foodservice market, water filtration systems for the removal of bacteria, particulates and viruses present in a typical water supply, and air and gas pressure switches.
The vision for the future is to continue to operate as a family run business, and to grow the company by providing innovative designs and reliable quality built products for the industries served by all three divisions. The company’s commitment to quality, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement will remain the focus for the future.