Almo Appliances

The Wizards of Oz........well to be precise, Sante Fe Springs

Surjit Kalsi and Roberto Bernal, two of the three founders of Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS) have "formally" joined Capital Cooking Equipment.  Mr. Kalsi will take the position of Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Bernal, Co-Chairman.  

Kalsi and Bernal were amply rewarded when DCS was sold in September 2000 to Brockway Moran at the ohh-so-tipity tipity top of the market.  Capital Cooking was launched in 2001 by Mr. Kalsi's son Richard and included a shockingly complete array of pro-style ranges, cooktops and BBQs.  September 2005 marks the end of 5 years of Surjit Kalsi's contractual non-competition with DCS, 5 years that he could not in any way assist his son's Capital Cooking venture.  So much that could not be discussed, so much wisdom that could not be shared.  Kalsi family get-togethers were surely marked by awkward silences as the most important thing in their lives, kitchen appliances, forced them apart.  Now after 5 years, after the lapse of the non-compete agreement, lawyers and the law will no longer have standing in the relationship of a father and his son.
UPDATE:  Sep 22
See interesting Press Release from Capital Equipment Company