Our Philosophy

OUR PURPOSE

Our passion is helping customers succeed through innovative commercial foodservice equipment solutions.

OUR MISSION

To Our Customers: We will listen to understand your needs and exceed your expectations at every touch point.

To Our Family: We will provide a career that allows you to make a difference in a safe, team-oriented environment, offering learning opportunities for self-growth and development because we are in business forever. As a shareholder, you will be rewarded for your valuable contribution through gain sharing.

OUR VALUES

Our HIGH FIVE values are core to what sets Alto-Shaam apart and defines our success:

HIGHest quality in everything we do

Thorough
Timely
High standards

Win together as a Family

Service superstar
Helpful
Thinks beyond role: customer - company - self
Inclusive

Drive to Improve

Innovative
Inquisitive
Always moving forward
Embraces change
Solutions-driven

Positive Voice

Enthusiastic
Positive, can-do attitude
Empathetic
Humble
Does the right thing

Empowered to take passionate ownership

Growth mindset
Decisive
Takes initiative
Openly shares and receives knowledge and experience

Our Social Purpose

At Alto-Shaam, we aim to positively impact the everyday lives our customers, employees, community and industry through responsible business practices that put people first. Living out our purpose, mission and values, our Alto-Shaam family is dedicated to giving back through charitable giving, volunteerism and sustainable practices.

Work for a Cause

Alto-Shaam employees are encouraged to be active community members through Work for a Cause, a paid volunteer program provided by Alto-Shaam. Our team members have contributed hundreds of hours to charitable organizations in their communities! Most recently, Alto-Shaam participated in a volunteer outing at Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, sorting 15,200 lbs of food for those in need.

See the Latest Outing

Our Sustainable Promise

Alto-Shaam is dedicated to innovative, sustainable operations and products for our customers, employees and community through our EcoSmart® practices. We develop products with the mindset that excessive energy and water consumption are unnecessary to produce high quality food. We have taken the same approach to our world-class manufacturing facility, with prudent use of materials and waste-management.

Read Our Commitment

Charitable Giving

Alto-Shaam has a rich culture of giving back through company-wide fundraising and corporate giving. We are proud to be long-standing partners with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Upper Plains Region, donating and fundraising over $1 million towards cancer research in memory of our Founder Jerry Maahs.

Learn About Our Partnership

Quality Policy

Alto-Shaam is dedicated to achieving total customer satisfaction by understanding and meeting our customers’ needs. We are committed to a world-class quality management system and continually improving our products and processes. We understand that all departments and employees impact the quality of our products and services. We conduct best practices to meet our mission “to exceed expectations at every touch point.”

ISO Certification

Alto-Shaam’s domestic and global facilities are certified by the International Standards Organization (ISO) section 9001. By being ISO compliant, we have demonstrated success in consistently providing products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. ISO 9001 certification assures customers and partners that Alto-Shaam’s business practices are consistent, organized, reliable, and innovative.