Vita-Mix manufactures high-speed blenders and mixing equipment for the consumer market, hospitality and foodservice industries. Its machines can grind grain, cook soup, juice whole fruits and vegetables, knead dough, create frozen drinks and make ice cream. Cooks Illustrated magazine called the Vita-Mix the King of Blenders in its May/June 2002 issue. Vita-Mix products are internationally distributed in 45 countries. The company was established in 1921 and is located in Olmsted Township, Ohio.