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Hickory Industries, Inc (manufacturer) is an American manufacturer of commercial cooking equipment based in North Bergen, New Jersey. The company manufactures commercial rotisseries, Churrascos and other kitchen equipment. Also known as Old Hickory, the privately-owned company was founded in 1946 and employs about 25 people. Notable clients include Boston Market, Zankou Chicken, Kings Food Markets, and ShopRite.

Company History
The company, Old Hickory, was founded by Martin Kalman in 1946 as a manufacturer of rotisseries and stainless steel work tables.

By 1978, a new corporation was formed which purchased the assets and the name of the old corporation. Hickory Industries, Inc., was acquired by Steven Maroti and Aniko Heller Nagy. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the company relocated from Long Island City, New York to its present location in North Bergen, New Jersey.

Products
During the turn of the 20th century, Hickory Industries, Inc introduced new lines with Hobart Corporation of rotisseries for the hospitality industry. With the advent of the new deal, machines were advertised as an investment that will reap benefits to its end users.

Continuous Ovens
Hickory Industries, Inc specializes in the production of continuous rotisserie ovens. Continuous ovens styles consist of spits and skewers stacked horizontally and require operators to manually shift spits up as the chickens cook.

Batch Ovens
Equally popular to its continuous counterpart, the batch style ovens specialize in a planetary approach to cooking the birds of choice. Driven by a motor, two drums rotate synchronously while each of the attached spits also rotate, creating what is understood as a planetary rotation of the meat.

Churrasco
The churrasco is one of the newer Hickory Industries, Inc creations.

Display Warmers
Aside from cooking, the display warmer is built to hold cases of cooked rotisserie chicken for consumers on the go.