French private company, created in 1954 by Mr André Fouquet, to produce the first commercial electrical coffee grinders and cheese graters for retail shops (groceries), to replace manual appliances of this time. The original speciality of the company was the production of motor (wiring), giving to SANTOS a reputation of solidity and durability for all the productions, available in different voltages : - 220-240 V - 50/60 Hz - 110-120 V - 50/60 Hz and labeled with the most significant international approvals : CE, GS, UL, Can UL, NSF.

Located in Vaulx-en-velin, near LYON (south est part of FRANCE not far from Geneva and 2 hours from Paris by high speed train), The factory (3000 m˛) produces several ten thousands of machines : - Coffee grinders, - Fruit juicers, - Kichen equipment, among them 60 % are exported within more than 60 countries all over the world.

Santos customers include a vey diversified end users background : cafes, restaurants, catering, fast food, pizzerias, snacks shops, sandwich bars...