Rational

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About Rational

For 50 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 unwavering commitment to a shared goal of continually creating value for our customers. With over 1,200,000 RATIONAL units on the market, our cooking systems have become a standard in professional kitchens all over the world. According to our 2018 Kantar TNS study, 98 % of our customers in the relevant German, British and US-American markets confirm that we are on the right track: they would recommend us.

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Product Range

FEATURED EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS

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iCombi Classic

INTELLIGENT HEATED DISPLAY CABINET

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iCombi Pro

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GLO-RAY 2-GO® HEATED SHELF

Save energy with RATIONAL

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Industry

Good food is like good entertainment

Colourful, bright and diverse. For a lunch, a beer after work, a cocktail and a small bite to eat: Pizza, burger, french fries, chicken wings, tandoori paneer and kebabs. With the family or with friends. Your guests love what you do. They come for your signature dish, because of the reliable quality and because of the great entertainment. The important thing is that it does not become boring. You therefore have to keep offering new things. Ideas, dishes and cooking methods. At the same time, you need to move within the framework your guests expect from you. In spite of staff shortages, cost pressures and a small kitchen. Adding a delivery service? Seasonal dishes on the menu? Any change is still a challenge. But that is the fun of it after all.

The new standard

Staff catering, hospital, retirement home, event catering, different customer groups, different foods and still the same challenges: Skills shortages, standardisation, flexible mealtimes, special diets and cost pressures. At the same time, the food has to be fresh, balanced and innovative. The kitchen has to also keep up and be flexible and also produce intelligently. With a system that thinks, is experienced, learns, and forgets nothing. Which needs little space but still achieves a lot at the same time. Like the iCombi Pro.

50 years of RATIONAL

For 50 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 unwavering 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 1,200,000 RATIONAL units on the market, our cooking systems have become a standard in professional kitchens all over the world. According to our 2018 Kantar TNS study, 98 % of our customers in the relevant German, British and US-American markets confirm that we are on the right track: they would recommend us.

  • over 600 patents, patent applications and utility models
  • 50,000 iVario produced (since 2005)
  • over 1,200,000 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