Food Equipment design, manufacture and distribute solutions for food retailers. It offers a range of products that includes ventilation and pollution control systems, ovens, broilers, slicers, mixers, scales, and warewashing and refrigeration equipment. The division also offers cooking, dishwashing and self-service counter systems. It features products from various manufacturers, Avery Berkel, Bonnet, Foster Refrigerator, HMI-THIRODE, Kairak, Traulsen, Vulcan-Hart and Hobart Food Equipment Group. The division serves the food service, bakery, hospitals and retail industries. It maintains a location in Charlotte, N.C. Food Equipment is a business of Illinois Tool Works, which operates more than 800 business units in over 50 countries and employs nearly 60,000 people.