Cookware

Lodge Cast Iron Corporate Office

Joseph Lodge left home at 15 and worked at odd jobs while traveling. He constructed a foundry in 1896 that is today Lodge Manufacturing. He built a house nearby and a member of his family still occupys that house.

Today, the company makes cast iron cookware, including pots, pans, Dutch ovens, and more.

Lodge Cast Iron is the oldest iron manufacturer in the USA today and it is still owned and operated by the Lodge family.

The demand for cast iron cookware has increased substantially in the past decade, causing the family to develop a new melting and molding system in 2013 to help keep up with consumer demand.

The company’s products are sold in nearly all retail locations across the US, including Walmart, Amazon, and Target.

An employee at a Lodge distribution center was killed in an accident in March 2021, which is under investigation.

Lodge Cast Iron maintains a corporate office where they have been located for 120 years, in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee.

Lodge Cast Iron

Today, the company makes cast iron cookware, including pots, pans, Dutch ovens, and more.

Lodge Cast Iron is the oldest iron manufacturer in the USA today and it is still owned and operated by the Lodge family.

History

The demand for cast iron cookware has increased substantially in the past decade, causing the family to develop a new melting and molding system in 2013 to help keep up with consumer demand.

The company’s products are sold in nearly all retail locations across the US, including Walmart, Amazon, and Target.

An employee at a Lodge distribution center was killed in an accident in March 2021, which is under investigation.

Lodge Cast Iron maintains a corporate office where they have been located for 120 years, in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee.

Farberware Corporate Office

Russian immigrant Simon Farber began S.W.Farber company in 1897 when he began making gift racks and trays. The company became official in 1900. Farber began selling matchsticks, later moving to Brooklyn and manufactured a clamp-on light.

Everything changed in 1944 when the company moved to the Bronx and began manufacturing stainless steel pots and pans they called Farberware. During WWII the company made small arms for the government. Simon’s nephew, Sam Farber, joined the company after serving his time in the war.

By 1995, Farberware was one of the largest producers of stainless steel cookware in the US.

Today, the company makes and sells a variety of kitchen and cookware. The Neat Nest Stacking Nonstick Frying Pan was labeled as excellent by Consumer Reports in January 2020.

Online site Bustle listed Farberware’s dishwasher safe saucepan with strainer non-stick saucepan as one of the best choices for those who use their dishwashers frequently.

Farberware’s corporate office is located in Needham, Massachusetts.

Farberwear

History

By 1995, Farberware was one of the largest producers of stainless steel cookware in the US.

Today, the company makes and sells a variety of kitchen and cookware. The Neat Nest Stacking Nonstick Frying Pan was labeled as excellent by Consumer Reports in January 2020.

Online site Bustle listed Farberware’s dishwasher safe saucepan with strainer non-stick saucepan as one of the best choices for those who use their dishwashers frequently.

Farberware’s corporate office is located in Needham, Massachusetts.

All-Clad Corporate Office

All-Clad was founded in 1967 by metallurgist John Ulam in Pennsylvania. The company is a metal works, which helped to mint US coins in the past, but today mainly deals with cookware. This shift to cookware occurred by accident when Ulam was making a pan for his own kitchen and discovered that his pan worked better than any other item he had purchased. Bloomingdale’s picked up the brand and began selling it in 1973.

Today, All-Clad is one of the most sought after names in cookware and kitchen items. The company is unique in that it uses a technology called “roll bonding” to make its pots and pans. The company sells their items in specialty stores and department stores in the US, as well as in Canada, Germany, Australia, and the UK.

All-Clad cookware hold several US Patents for their items, as well as meeting rigid standards for stainless steel used in cookware.

All-Clad

All-Clad cookware hold several US Patents for their items, as well as meeting rigid standards for stainless steel used in cookware.

History

Tupperware Brands Corporate Office

Tupperware Brands was founded in 1946 as The Tupperware Company in Leominster, Massachusetts by Earl Tupper. The once-patented “burping seal” is a famous aspect of Tupperware, which distinguished it from competitors.

The company is perhaps best known for their home parties. Tupperware pioneered the direct marketing strategy. The Tupperware home party allowed women of the 1950’s to work and enjoy the benefits of earning an income without completely taking away the independence granted to women during the second world war, when women first began entering the labor market, all the while keeping their focus on home and family. The party plan idea builds on characteristics generally developed by being a housewife (e.g., party planning, hosting a party, sociable relations with friends and neighbors) and created an alternative choice for women who either needed or wanted to work.

In 1958 Earl Tupper sold the company to Rexall in a $16 million deal. In 2005 the company’s name changed to Tupperware Brands Corporation to reflect diversification of the company’s product line.

In the 1950’s Tupperware parties became a symbol of suburban American life. The first home party outside of the US was held in Weybridge, England, in 1960. Tupperware spread quickly throughout Europe.

Tupperware discontinued selling in England and Ireland in 2003, stating that customers were no longer happy with the direct sales model.

Today the company sells household products and beauty under the Tupperware, Armand Dupree, Avroy Shlain, BeautiControl, Fuller, Nutrimetrics, NaturCare, and Swissgarde.

Tupperware Brands trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TUP, is a member of the S&P 400, is #792 in the Fortune 1000, has 13,100 employees, and had $2.3 billion in revenue in 2014.

The company announced in May 2018 that they were pulling out of Israel. While no reason was given, it is thought that the regional headquarters in the Middle East played some part in this decision. An estimated 2,000 persons will lose their jobs due to this action.

Tupperware Brands

History

In 1958 Earl Tupper sold the company to Rexall in a $16 million deal. In 2005 the company’s name changed to Tupperware Brands Corporation to reflect diversification of the company’s product line.

Tupperware discontinued selling in England and Ireland in 2003, stating that customers were no longer happy with the direct sales model.

Today the company sells household products and beauty under the Tupperware, Armand Dupree, Avroy Shlain, BeautiControl, Fuller, Nutrimetrics, NaturCare, and Swissgarde.