Fortessa Company Information

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Fortessa, Inc. is a leading designer, developer and marketer of quality tableware for the high-end commercial foodservice market globally, as well as for the luxury consumer market, headquartered in Virginia, USA.\r\n\r\nThe company was founded in 1993 as the Great American Trading Company, Inc., with two employees, but focused from the very start on quality dinnerware for culinary professionals and for the home. In 1997, the company expanded its offerings to flatware, glassware and tabletop accessories, becoming a “total table” operation, and pioneered the concept of specialty dinnerware for the commercial foodservice market with a “Cuisine Collection” of square, rectangular and oval shapes.\r\n\r\nIn 2000, the company consolidated all its offerings under the Fortessa name. Throughout this decade, Fortessa has been in the forefront of innovation in the tableware industry, introducing products utilizing advanced compositions as well as reintroducing classic bone china to the hospitality market. Fortessa has also been in the forefront of creating industry trends, such as the crossover of professional tableware to the luxury consumer market.\r\n\r\nCurrently with over 170 employees and associates worldwide, Fortessa>s products appear in the finest venues in more than 20 countries, as well as in the finest retailers. The company>s US operations include its headquarters and direct-to-consumer outlet in Sterling, Virginia, a foreign trade zone warehouse in Winchester, Virginia, a regional headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, and showrooms in key markets throughout the country. Fortessa>s international operations include Fortessa of Canada, serving the Canadian market, Fortessa of Europe, based in Germany, Fortessa (Asia) Ltd, based in Hong Kong, and a partnership in Mexico to serve the Latin American market.\r\n\r\nThrough constant innovation in products and processes, strategic partnerships, physical expansion and investments in modern facilities and cutting-edge technology, Fortessa has prepared the groundwork for a dominant role in the global tableware industry.\r\n