private industry manufacturing founded 1925 headquarters st. louis missouri united states products foodservice equipment number of employees 600 website http www.dukemfg.com duke manufacturing co. designs and manufactures foodservice equipment for major restaurant chains schools and institutions . it is one of the 150 largest privately held companies in st. louis missouri . 1 the company has two missouri manufacturing facilities located in st. louis and sedalia and distribution and service centers in exeter prague and shanghai . contents 1 company history 2 products 3 associations 4 references 5 external links company history edit in 1925 marsh p. duke founded duke manufacturing co. in st. louis missouri . the original building was at almost the exact location where the gateway arch now stands . after only two years the need for more space forced the company to move to a larger building two miles north . during world war ii duke produced galley equipment for landing ship tanks which transported troops and supplies around the world . the company was honored with the army navy e award for excellence in the production of war equipment . employees were recognized as well with their own e emblem pins to wear . less than 4 % of companies engaged in war work were given this honor . duke entered research and development partnerships with multinational restaurant chains in the late 1990s . these agreements produced innovative and energy efficient serving and cooking equipment . the growth of the restaurant chains prompted duke to expand internationally . duke equipment can now be found in more than 100 countries . in november 2010 duke announced the acquisition of steelkor llc another st. louis based manufacturer of equipment for the foodservice industry . 2 products edit duke manufacturing co. produces buffet serving systems prepared food product holding equipment ovens broilers and stainless steel fabrication . the equipment is used in quick serve restaurants full serve restaurants convenience stores corrections facilities colleges schools hospitals and hotels . steelkor s products include the x green produce safety system and the x clean and x stream commercial warewashers . 3 duke is iso 14001 certified for manufacturing processes that have a minimal environmental impact . in 2009 the emphasis on energy efficiency earned the energy champion award from the u.s. department of energy . 4 associations edit duke manufacturing co. is a member of the north american association of food equipment manufacturers nafem . references edit largest privately held company number 101 the st. louis business journal march 28 2010 accessed january 26 2011 . duke buys steelkor the st. louis business journal november 1 2010 accessed december 15 2010 . steelkor seeks perfect pitch for food safety equipment st. louis business journal january 24 2010 accessed january 26 2011 . business week snapshot businessweek.com accessed january 25 2011 . external links edit duke manufacturing co. retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title duke manufacturing company & oldid 693049849 categories kitchenware brandshidden categories articles created via the article wizard navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 november 2015 at 02 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view