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Henny Penny

Logo: ™/®Henny Penny Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American manufacturer

Henny Penny Corporation is an American manufacturer of premium commercial grade food equipment based in Eaton, Ohio. The company was founded in 1957 and currently employs over 1,000 people. Clients include KFC, Wendy's, McDonald's, Chick-fil-A and Chicken Licken.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industryfood service1
  • HeadquartersEaton1
  • Legal formCorporation (For-Profit)3
  • LEI549300NL6SWFK6OCMM423
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O BRIAN D. WRIGHT, 45320 Eaton, United States3
  • Registered withCorporation Database (Ohio Secretary of State), 6819333

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Henny Penny Corporation is an American manufacturer of premium commercial grade food equipment based in Eaton, Ohio. The company was founded in 1957 and currently employs over 1,000 people. Clients include KFC, Wendy's, McDonald's, Chick-fil-A and Chicken Licken. The company became employee-owned in 2015.2

Products and brands

Evolution Elite Open Fryer

In 2009, Henny Penny introduced a reduced-oil capacity technology with the Evolution Elite Open Fryer, a deep fat fryer using 30 lbs. of frying oil in the vat instead of the previous 50 lbs.

Velocity Series Pressure Fryer

Launched in 2017, Henny Penny introduced a new reduced-oil pressure fryer called the Velocity (along with an open fryer variant). This cooker model featured 8-head capacity for chicken frying, automatic oil replenishment and a similar automatic oil filtration system to the Evolution Elite. It uses 25% less oil than competitive cookers and uses either electric heating or gas heating.

F5 Open Fryer

In 2023, Henny Penny released an updated reduced-oil capacity fryer called the F5 Fryer. The F5 features intuitive touchscreen controls that significantly reduces training time for users. The F5's quick filtering cycle is only 3 minutes long, which is faster than any other commercial fryer can filter.

From Wikipedia’s article on Henny Penny (manufacturer), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Jul 17, 1986Founded Henny Penny is founded3

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$10.0M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $10.0M in all. PPP loans $10.0M.$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2020 · PPP loans: $10.0M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$10.0M$10.0M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA6. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 13, 2020$10.0M PPP loan (first draw) from PNC Bank, National Association6To HENNY PENNY CORP, Eaton OH; $10.1M forgiven Jun 15, 2021

Sources

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