THECAMBRO
® STORY
Cambro was founded by twobrothers, Bill and ArgyleCampbell in 1951 when Billinvented the Camtray
® andArgyle began selling the trayto the American HospitalSupply Corporation. The Camtray was quicklyembraced by restaurant, hotel,
school, and cafeteria operators,
and it became the industry
standard. Growing from this
heritage, today we offer the most
complete line of sizes, shapes,
colors and materials in
foodservice trays.Bill’s creativity was the drivingforce behind new product
development. Throughout the
1960’s, Cambro introduced
Camcover
® ,GripLid
® , and SlidingLid
™ ; inmerchandising with the
CamKiosk
® and portableCamBars
® ; and with revolutionaryproducts like the Camrack
® closed-wall warewashing system,
Camshelving
® and thermoelectricCamtherm
® plate covers,drinkware, dinnerware and serving
bowls to provide operators with
long lasting tableware and
serving items. Cambro also
created the first plastic food pan
and the first clear food
home storage
container.Cambro combined plasticmolding with foam insulation in
the early 1970’s to create the first
Camtainer
® holding
modern cabinets.In the late eighties, Cambrobegan to export. Cambro acquired
Presswerk Kongen in 1997 and
Ozay Manufacturing in 2004. Bothof these European tray
manufacturers have enabled
Cambro to expand throughout
Europe and offer the widest
selection of trays on the globe. We now market all our products
worldwide, and international sales
represents a significant part ofour business.Over the last fifty-six years,Cambro has grown from one
product, the Camtray, to
thousands of products; from one
salesman to a global sales and
distribution network; from two
presses in a small shop to a
number of manufacturing
capabilities. Despite this
extensive growth, we remain
committed to creating and
providing the most durable and
highest quality products for the
foodservice industry. And Argyle
Campbell, the late Bill Campbell’s
son, stands at the helm of Cambro
to continue the Campbell
brothers’vision.
® . This was the
beginning of our full line ofinsulated food and beverage
containers that keep hot food hot
or cold food cold for holding,
transporting and catering. Our tradition of innovationcontinues to this day. Every
Cambro product is engineered to
help foodservice operators
increase sales and profits, reduce
labor and improve safety. This has
led us to industry innovations in
storage, such as the FlipLid