1996
Taylor Company purchased the distributorship and renamed it Taylor Chicago.

1986
Taylor Freezer was renamed to Taylor Company reflecting an expansion in the equipment line to include cooking equipment.

1985
Taylor becomes part of a private investor group, Specialty Equipment Companies, Inc. (SEC).

Sister companies included Taylor Freezer, World Dryer, Bloomfield, and Wells Manufacturing.

1972
Taylor established a sales/marketing office in Rome, Italy.

1970
Sales growth continued, several factory and office building additions were made to the Taylor manufacturing plant in Rockton, Illinois.

1960's
Frozen beverages began to emerge. Taylor responded by introducing a machine to freeze and dispense a slush product.

1951 to 1954

A period of rapid engineering design brought about the modern era of Taylor. Units were first developed from which soft serve product could be drawn and directly served to a customer.

This made Taylor a dramatic and prominent leader within the marketplace.

1947
Development of an independent world-wide, Taylor distributor sales and service organization.

1946
Louis Phelan sold the manufacturing and distribution rights to a group of Taylor employees, who then renamed the company to Tekni-Craft (derived from the words "Technical Craftsmen").