About Employee Owned Brands
Employee Owned Brands is a diversified 100% employee-owned company. Headquartered in Fairfield, Iowa, Employee Owned Brands has a rich heritage of delivering high-quality, innovative products and services to our customers and business partners.
Employee Owned Brands is a group of American manufacturing, technology, retail, and service companies built on a shared ownership culture and a long tradition of innovation. As an employee-owned organization through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), every team member has a direct stake in the company’s success.
Our companies design, manufacture, distribute, and service equipment used across industries such as commercial laundry, food processing, refrigeration, ethanol production, and rugged computing, while also operating commercial laundromats and managing commercial properties. Through these combined capabilities, we support businesses around the world with equipment, parts, service, and financing for commercial laundry operations. Our American-made products and employee ownership culture shape how we work—focused on practical innovation, dependable equipment, and long-term customer relationships.
Our Companies
A Winning Lineup
Specializing in the manufacture of stainless steel, and high alloys, Apache products yield superior performance to meet our customers’ needs
Crystal Group is a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged servers, displays, storage devices, networking and embedded devices for shipboard, airborne and land-based applications.
Dexter Laundry is a leading manufacturer of high-quality, efficient commercial and industrial laundry equipment.
Dexter Sales & Services is a collection of service companies that serve markets within the commercial laundry industry, including money lending, equipment distribution and vended laundry services.
With top-of-the-line ice merchandisers and custom walk-in coolers and freezers, Leer is the industry’s premier cooling solution.
American-Made, Always
At Employee Owned Brands, we believe American manufacturing stands for more than where a product is made. It reflects the people, craftsmanship, and pride behind it. Across our family of companies, products are designed, built, and tested by skilled professionals who care deeply about quality, safety, and reliability.
Supporting American-made products helps strengthen local communities, sustain jobs, and promote responsible manufacturing practices. It’s a commitment to building things the right way—and a tradition we’re proud to continue.
100% Employee-Owned
Employee Owned Brands is proud to be a 100% employee-owned company. That means the people who design, build, support, and sell our products share directly in the success of the business. This ownership culture inspires a deeper level of commitment, innovation, and pride in the work we do every day.
Together, our employee owners strive to uphold the highest standards of quality, safety, efficiency, and service for the customers and communities we serve.
Find Your Next Career
More Companies.
More Possibilities.
Employee Owned Brands brings together a family of companies across a range of industries, creating opportunities for people with many different skills and interests. Whether you’re drawn to engineering, manufacturing, sales, technology, or operations, there are many paths to grow your career and make an impact. Explore opportunities across our companies and join teams where innovation, collaboration, and long-term success are built together.
