Follett Products LLC is a subsidiary of

Middleby Corporation The Middleby Corporation is a publicly traded American company based in Elgin, Illinois. The company manufactures commercial cooking equipment, industrial processing equipment, and residential appliances. The commercial cooking equipment side of M ...

that manufactures nugget (Chewblet) ice makers for the healthcare, foodservice, hospitality, and supermarket industries as well as ice and water dispensers, and refrigerators and freezers for patient care. Headquartered in

Easton, Pennsylvania Easton is a city in and the county seat of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city's population was 28,127 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Easton is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River and the Delawa ...

, the company operates two manufacturing facilities in Easton, Pennsylvania and

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, Poland. In 1948, following

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, Roy Follett saw an opportunity to fill a need in ice storage. He founded Follett Corporation to "supply ice storage bins to meet the needs of the exploding foodservice industry," according to Thomas R. Cutler. Follett milestones include: * 1948 - Founded by Roy Follett in

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* 1954 - Don Follett took over the company * 1967 - A new manufacturing plant opened in

* 1994 - Steve Follett, Roy Follet's grandson, assumed the CEO role * 2005 - A new manufacturing facility opens in

, Poland * 2015 - A new manufacturing facility opens in

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton and Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Bethle ...

* 2016 - Follett Corporation is acquired by The Middleby Corporation and becomes Follett LLC, an independent operating company of Middleby * 2019 - Steve Follett retires. He is succeeded by Korey Kohl, Middleby Group President overseeing the Middleby Beverage Group Today, Follett LLC still builds ice storage and transport systems, ice and water dispensers, ice and beverage dispensers, and medical-grade refrigerators and freezers for foodservice and healthcare markets. Follett products can be found in hospitals, restaurants,

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stadiums and casinos around the country, and in the

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Companies based in Northampton County, Pennsylvania Ice companies American companies established in 1948 1948 establishments in New York (state) Privately held companies based in Pennsylvania

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