The HOBART CHEF’S COMBI receives the Kitchen Innovation Award 2025 in the category Hospitality Equipment. In addition, the premium combi steamer also receives the Golden Award – Best of the Best in the category Hospitality Equipment – Electrical Appliances. Furthermore, the HOBART brand itself also gets a tribute: the Favourite Brand Award in gold.
Offenburg, 11 February 2025 – In times of skilled labour shortages, the HOBART CHEF’S COMBI eases the workload on the kitchen team and increases their efficiency. In this way, HOBART helps to compensate for employee bottlenecks while guaranteeing premium standards in the hospitality industry. The premium combi steamer combines advanced technology with ease of operation. It offers a multitude of functions that significantly simplify standard kitchen tasks, such as an accurate temperature and moisture control, efficient control of energy and water consumption, and a user-friendly touchscreen interface. These features make the HOBART CHEF'S COMBI an indispensable tool for professional kitchens, optimising the work processes while ensuring premium hygiene standards.
Having fully convinced the jury of experts in all aspects, the HOBART CHEF'S COMBI received two awards: The Kitchen Innovation Award 2025 - Hospitality Equipment for the criteria Functionality, User comfort, Innovation, Product benefits, Occupational safety, and Efficiency; as well as the category Golden Award - Best of the Best in the category Hospitality Equipment - Electrical Appliances. On 8 February, the awards were presented at the Ambiente trade fair in Frankfurt.
Favourite Brand Award in Gold goes to HOBART
In recent years, HOBART managed to convince the jury of experts of the Kitchen Innovation Awards every time with new products from the world of large-scale kitchens. "In this way, HOBART has shown impressively how accurately their new products meet the users' requirements - spot-on every single time. This makes HOBART one of the favourite brands in the competition for the Kitchen Innovation Awards", says Susanne Nick, Project Manager KIA.
About the Kitchen Innovation Award
The Kitchen Innovation Award is a major prize for the hospitality trade, appreciating innovative products which excel in terms of functionality, ease of use, and efficiency. Every year, the award is given to products that not only meet the highest standards of the industry but also convince with future-oriented solutions. The prize is awarded by an independent jury of experts who assess the participants based on various criteria such as innovation, benefit for the hospitality trade, and user comfort.