Traulsen, Hobart, and Vulcan Announce the Second Winner of Save Your Kitchen 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas (October 7, 2024) – ITW Food Equipment Group is proud to announce the second winner of the Save Your Kitchen 2024 campaign sweepstakes. The Central Union High School District, El Centro, California won by random selection in the second drawing of 2024. 

This eleventh iteration of the popular K-12 kitchen equipment makeover initiative kicked off this April. Save Your Kitchen contest provides free Traulsen, Hobart and Vulcan kitchen equipment to four winning sweepstake entrants each year.  Central Union High SD is the second recipient of the new kitchen equipment prize package.

CUHSD serves the communities of El Centro, Heber and Seely.  It currently serves 4100 high school students in 5 high schools and over 1500 adults in their Adult School.  Their roots go back to the early days of the Imperial Valley with the first school being established in 1908, the district’s namesake, Central Union High School.  Since then, the community has grown, and they have added schools to meet the communities’ needs.  Today, they are replacing and updating their schools, and recently opened a new school to serve independent study students. 

Central Union High SD selected a One-Section Traulsen Pass-Thru Refrigerator featuring more than 24 cubic feet of storage and advanced technology such as a Variable Speed Compressor (VSC), Traulsen’s StayClear™ Condenser coil and Smart Control^TM. As a part of the Traulsen Spec Line offering, this unit provides top industry performance, durability, and ease of use.

Their Hobart selection is the FP150 continuous-feed food processor. This product can process up to 14 pounds of vegetables and fruit per minute and features a large, removable full-size feed hopper that minimizes the need for pre-cutting to cut down on prep time.

Their Vulcan prize selection is the Vulcan VBP15 Warming Cabinet. This heavy-duty holding cabinet features a blower motor that gently distributes heat to keep the cabinet at a consistent temperature from top to bottom, resulting in better food quality and less food waste.

“I was pleasantly surprised [to find out we won]. I had entered the drawing several times previously without success. When I made my submission this time, I hadn’t anticipated winning.” said Erika Allen, Nutrition Services Director for Central Union High School District.

Allen continued, “The pass-thru refrigerator will be replacing an outdated piece of equipment, the heated cabinet will take place of a unit that recently broke, and we are looking forward to implementing the new food processor into our operation. The [ITW Food Equipment Group] brands are reliable and efficient. We really appreciate the dependability of the equipment.”

The sweepstakes is open to K-12 nutrition professionals in the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Among the products offered in this year’s sweepstakes are Traulsen refrigerators, a freezer, or a milk cooler plus a Centerline™ by Hobart slicer or mixer, or a Hobart food processor, and a Vulcan heated holding cabinet for all four sweepstakes. A Baxter, Mini Rotating Rack Gas Convection Oven and a Hobart AM16 base dish machine were included in the July sweepstakes only.

ABOUT TRAULSEN

Traulsen, an ITW Food Equipment Group brand, has been providing the most trusted refrigeration equipment for foodservice and food retail operations since 1938. Traulsen offers a broad refrigeration product offering that includes reach-ins, roll-ins, undercounters, blast chillers, prep tables, merchandisers and milk coolers. Traulsen is part of ITW Food Equipment Group LLC (a subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works) and is proud to be an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year since 2008. To learn more about Traulsen, visit www.traulsen.com or connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/traulsen.

ABOUT HOBART

At Hobart, an ITW Food Equipment Group brand, people and food are our passion. We believe great food brings people together, and the relationships we share feed our inspiration to be the best we can be for one another. As a food equipment manufacturer and service provider, we’ve been dedicated for more than a century to supporting those who are not only passionate about creating great food but are inspired by the people they serve and come to know on a daily basis. Likewise, it is our mission to provide premium food equipment that foodservice and food retail professionals can trust to work hard and deliver quality, consistent results day in and day out, empowering them to focus on what they love most—creating great food for great people. Backed by our nationwide network of 1,500 factory-trained service technicians, we’re always nearby to install, maintain and service your equipment. Hobart is part of ITW Food Equipment Group LLC (a subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works) and is proud to be an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year since 2008. Explore Hobart by visiting www.hobartcorp.com, connecting with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hobartfoodequipment or by contacting your local Hobart representative at 888-4HOBART.

ABOUT VULCAN

Masterful design. Precision performance. State-of-the-art innovation. For more than 150 years, Vulcan has been recognized by chefs and operators throughout the world for top -quality, energy-efficient commercial cooking equipment that consistently produces spectacular results. Trust Vulcan to help make your culinary creations turn out just right- each and every time. Vulcan is part of ITW Food Equipment Group (NYSE: ITW). For more information, visit vulcanequipment.com.