Pampered Chef was founded in 1980 in Illinois by Doris Christopher after she noted a lack of efficient cooking and kitchen utensils for the everyday home chef. The company offers online sales of kitchen tools, cook books, kitchen utensils, and specializes in at-home parties which demonstrate food preparation techniques and proper use of kitchen utensils. Pampered Chef carries a product line of 300 products, some of which are exclusive to the company.
Pampered Chef began in the basement of Christopher’s home but is now based in Addison, Illinois, and has offices in Canada, Mexico, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The company has 800 employees and had $700 million in revenue in 2014.
The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BRKA.
Pampered Chef
Pampered Chef was founded in 1980 in Illinois by Doris Christopher after she noted a lack of efficient cooking and kitchen utensils for the everyday home chef. The company offers online sales of kitchen tools, cook books, kitchen utensils, and specializes in at-home parties which demonstrate food preparation techniques and proper use of kitchen utensils. Pampered Chef carries a product line of 300 products, some of which are exclusive to the company.
Pampered Chef began in the basement of Christopher’s home but is now based in Addison, Illinois, and has offices in Canada, Mexico, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The company has 800 employees and had $700 million in revenue in 2014.
The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BRKA.
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