Commercial foodservice equipment, automation, and water treatment for kitchens
Antunes manufactures commercial cooking equipment, kitchen automation systems, and water treatment solutions for foodservice operators globally. The tech stack is hardware-focused (C, C++, embedded protocols like I2C and UART, SolidWorks for design) paired with operational tooling (Paycom, Teams, Figma). Active projects center on lean manufacturing (5s, kaizen, root cause analysis) and product-level UX standardization, while stated pain points—reducing assembly waste, improving flow, accelerating time-to-market—suggest the company is optimizing production efficiency and design workflows to compete on speed and quality.
Antunes is a private manufacturer headquartered in Carol Stream, Illinois, serving the global foodservice industry with three main product categories: commercial cooking equipment (grills, steamers, toasters), kitchen automation solutions, and water treatment systems for both commercial and residential use. The company operates across 201–500 employees and maintains a hardware-centric engineering organization (5 active engineering roles) supported by design, finance, HR, logistics, and operations. Antunes has supplied commercial water treatment to quick-service restaurants worldwide for over two decades.
C and C++ are primary; Python is also in the stack. Embedded protocols (I2C, UART) and SolidWorks indicate hardware-driven product development.
Carol Stream, Illinois. The company was founded in 1955 and remains privately held.
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