Hestan Wins Gold Stevie® in 2020 American Business Awards®

Renowned Kitchen Appliance Manufacturer Honored as Company of the Year

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hestan—the brand celebrated for bringing the award-winning innovations of its commercial appliances to the home kitchen—is proud to announce its status as a Gold Stevie® Award winner in The 18^th Annual American Business Awards®.

The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories. More than 230 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners. Hestan was nominated in the Company of the Year category for Consumer Products.

“Despite the toughest business conditions in memory, American organizations continue to demonstrate their commitment to innovation, creativity, and bottom-line results,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher. “This year’s Stevie-winning nominations are full of inspiring stories of persistence, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and compassion. We celebrate all of their stories and look forward to showcasing them during our virtual awards ceremony on August 5.”

Hestan was selected as a Gold-level winner for its rapid growth, number of industry patents, powerful range of products and vast base of satisfied customers, among other achievements noted in 2019. Hestan has experienced significant growth since its initial founding in 2013, introducing a new product line every year since 2015, and culminating with the release of Hestan’s indoor products in 2018. 2019 was no exception to this pattern of thoughtful development—marking new commercial, residential indoor and residential outdoor products, industry awards and recognition for both freshly-debuted and established products, new design and utility patents, significant physical expansion of the Southern California headquarters, and a breadth of significant and valuable partnerships. The Stevie Award is the fourth industry accolade Hestan has secured this year.

“The Stevie Awards are synonymous with outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide,” said Eric Deng, president and co-founder of Hestan Commercial Corporation. “To be honored as a Gold-level winner among some of the most innovative American companies is a huge achievement for Hestan, and one we are excited to celebrate.”

For more information about Hestan, please visit https://home.hestan.com/.

ABOUT HESTAN: Hestan is the award-winning culinary brand renowned for creating the market's most advanced, powerful and versatile commercial kitchen equipment, premium outdoor grills and purpose-built indoor appliances. Founded by culinary icons Stanley Cheng and Eric Deng, and backed by some of the industry's most inventive and forward-thinking chefs and engineers, Hestan is forging new ground with visionary technologies and products. Headquartered in the heart of Southern California in an over 190,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that includes a showroom, test kitchen and innovation lab, Hestan is led by a collaborative team of industry mavericks who bring together over 200 years of combined experience to create thoughtfully designed products that respond intelligently to the needs of the end user. Equipping the kitchens of acclaimed restaurateurs and Michelin-starred chefs such as Thomas Keller, as well as the legendary Culinary Institute of America, Hestan is setting the pace of the culinary evolution with products that provide the confidence and comfort of the highest-quality materials and top craftsmanship. For more information, visit https://home.hestan.com/.