Sub-Zero Group, Inc. is a privately-held American company that manufactures and sells luxury kitchen appliances.
It now sells domestic cooking appliances from kitchen stoves, cooktops, wall ovens, warming drawers and ventilation equipment.
The company's products compete with those made by Viking, Dacor, Thermador, GE Monogram, KitchenAid, JennAir and Miele.
[citation needed] According to the official company history, Bakke invented the first free-standing freezer in 1943.
[5] Sub-Zero manufactures two series of built-in refrigeration as well as wine storage and under counter units.