For more than 46 years it has been our mission to provide our customers with the best tool for cooking. Starting out in 1973 with only 18 employees, our success has been built on an unwaivering commitment to a shared goal of continually creating value for our customers.

Yet our company has never just been content with being a mechanical engineer. We see ourselves as an innovative solutions provider. Above all else, our utmost priority is to satisfy our customers. This vision has transformed RATIONAL into a global market and technology leader. As such, 140 million dishes are prepared daily around the world in RATIONAL units.

With over 1,000,000 RATIONAL units on the market, our cooking systems have become a standard in professional kitchens all over the world. 

Figures, Facts & Data:

• over 600 patents, patent applications and utility models
• 45,000 VarioCookingCenter® produced (since 2005)
• over 1,000,000 combi steamer produced to date
• over 46 years of cooking research
• more than 50% global market share for multifunctional appliances
• 140 million meals a day
• Over 2,200 employees worldwide (as of 31.12.2019)
• Of these approx. 550 chefs are employed by RATIONAL worldwide
• 59 appliance languages
• 31 subsidiaries