Connecting past with the future

In March 2016 Manitowoc Foodservice spun itself off from its original company, Wisconsin-based construction equipment giant Manitowoc. That created a $1.57 billion company with a new headquarters in Pasco County.

Now the company has a sequel to the split: a new name.

Manitowoc Foodservice is now Welbilt. The shift includes a new logo, brand identity and even stock ticker on the NYSE, to WBT. The Welbilt name has symbolic meaning to the company, and it also represents its location, on Welbilt Boulevard in New Port Richey. The company has been in that complex since 2008, when it acquired Enodis, a $1.6 billion global foodservice manufacturer that used the facility for a Southeast office.