Founded in 1921, fourth generation family-owned and operated Vitamix® is committed to improving the vitality of people's lives and liberating the world from conventional food and beverage preparation boundaries. A pioneer in the health foods industry, the company founder saw the many benefits of blending to quickly and easily prepare healthy foods that taste delicious; he named his blender Vita-Mix because vita means life. Today the company markets a range of premium-quality high-performance blenders that are made with pride in America. Selections include versatile personal blenders; 64-ounce capacity turbo blenders that chop, juice, puree and grind; professional series stainless steel blenders that process food to release all the nutritional benefits of fruits and vegetables; commercial-quality blenders; self-cleaning blenders; blender accessories and replacement parts including to go containers, food tampers, extra containers and replacement containers.