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= Parts Town =

Parts Town, LLC is an OEM commercial kitchen parts distributor based out of Addison, Illinois. As of 2018, Parts Town has master distribution programs with 117 foodservice equipment manufacturers, and its distribution center houses the most in-stock inventory of OEM replacement parts in the industry. The company's rapid growth has earned recognition on Inc. magazine's Inc. 5000 list for 10 consecutive years and as a Crain's Chicago Business Fast 50 honoree six times. Parts Town has grown by nearly 370% since 2013 and generated $392.9 million in revenue in 2017.

Parts Town is a subsidiary of PT Holdings, LLC, which also operates a group of locally-focused field service companies throughout the United States.

History
Parts Town was founded in 1987 by Bill Reedy, CEO of Reedy Industries, as a restaurant equipment parts distributor for local service companies. Steve Snower was named CEO in 2004 and has overseen substantial growth and the release of industry innovations. Under Snower's leadership, Parts Town has grown organically and through the acquisitions of other foodservice companies. Some of the company's key acquisitions over the last decade include Fresco, NACPS , Whaley Foodservice , First Choice Group , 3 Wire and Parts Xpress. In October 2019, Parts Town acquired Heritage Foodservice Group, a commercial kitchen parts distributor based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Combined, the companies share an annual revenue of $950 million and a staff of more than 2,600 people.

The company has launched several foodservice industry innovations, starting with a full e-commerce website in 2007 and the industry's first mobile app in 2010. In 2013, Parts Town's website and app began using PartsSPIN, a 360-degree image technology that lets users view a part up close from the front and back. In January 2019, it announced the release of its Serial Number Lookup tool. The tool allows customers to search by an equipment model's serial number, showing only the OEM replacement parts needed for that specific piece of commercial kitchen equipment.