Kenwood Limited

Not to be confused with the Japan-based manufacturer of audio equipment, Kenwood Corporation.

Kenwood Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947) as The Kenwood Manufacturing Company in London
FounderKenneth Wood
HeadquartersHavant, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsKitchen appliances
ParentDe’Longhi Group
Websitewww.kenwoodworld.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]
A Kenwood Chef

Kenwood Limited is a British kitchen appliances manufacturer based in Havant, Hampshire. Kenwood designs, produces and sells kitchen appliances including stand mixers, blenders, food processors, kettles and toasters.

The company was founded by Kenneth Maynard Wood in 1947 in the town of Woking at 79 Goldsworth Road.[3] In 1962 the company moved to Havant where they currently maintain operations.

History

1940s

The first Kenwood product was a toaster invented by Kenneth Wood, which was brought to market in 1947, known as the A100.

1950s–1960s

Three years later in 1950, the first version of the Kenwood Chef Kitchen machine was launched at the Ideal Home Exhibition.

1970s–1980s

The company's first food processor was launched in 1979. In 1989, the business invested in its first factory in China.

1990s – present

In 1997, at the age of 81, Kenneth Wood died following a short illness.

In 2001, Italian rival small appliance maker De'Longhi bought the Kenwood company for £45.9 million (about $66.7 million).[4]

The Kenwood Chef's original designer, Kenneth Grange, was knighted in 2013 for his services to design.[5]

Products

Kenwood's products include the following categories:

  • Kitchen machines
  • Food and drink preparation (Food processors, blenders, juicers)
  • Breakfast (Kettles, toasters, coffee makers)

References

  1. ^ "About Kenwood". Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Companies House Company Profile". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ Woking News & Mail, 22 September 2017. [1] (Retrieved 2018-05-30.)
  4. ^ Kenwood cooks up a £45.9m deal with Italy's De'Longhi, Dominic White, Daily Telegraph, London, 17 February 2001.Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Kenneth Grange". Retrieved 20 January 2015.


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