| 1947 |
Foundation of the company by Karl Winterhalter in Friedrichshafen |
| 1957 |
The GS 60 commercial dishwashing machine first exhibited at a trade fair (Cologne Spring trade fair) |
| 1958 |
First participation in Hotel trade fair in Munich |
| 1959 |
Move to the new premises in Meckenbeuren |
| 1965 |
12 domestic trade fairs, 6 foreign - and another production facility opened in Endingen. Frontdoor dishwashing machines produced there |
| 1967 |
Dutch subsidiary established |
| 1970 |
Winterhalter sales subsidiary opened in London |
| 1976 |
Founding of Winterhalter Gastronom AG in Switzerland's Rhine Valley (Rüthi) - production of utensil dishwashing machines; additional sales subsidiaries follow in the new few years in France, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Japan and Poland, Malaysia, and China |
| 1993 |
Construction of the administration and production building in Meckenbeuren |
| 1994 |
FOCUS training programme begins |
| 1998 |
Winterhalter wins the FCSI Award and other prizes for the new WKTS rack conveyor dishwashing machine |
| 1999 |
Market launch of the GS 502 |
| 2000 |
Winterhalter wins the FCSI Award for the GS 502 and other international prizes |
| 2000 |
Market launch of the GS 515 rack pass through dishwasher |
| 2001 |
Market launch of the new utensil dishwashers, models GS 640, GS 650, GS 660 |
| 2002 |
Market introduction of the new frontdoor dishwashing generation, models GS 202, GS 215, GS 302, GS 315 |
| 2006 |
Market launch of the new MTF and MTR flight-type and rack conveyor dishwashing machines |