11 Facts About KitchenAid

KitchenAid is an American home appliance brand owned by Whirlpool Corporation.

KitchenAid was started in 1919 by The Hobart Manufacturing Company to produce stand mixers; the "H-5" was the first model introduced.

KitchenAid faced competition as rivals moved into this emerging market, and introduced its trademarked silhouette in the 1930s with the model "K", the work of designer Egmont Arens.

KitchenAid had been inspired after seeing a baker mix dough, and thought that there must be a better way of doing the task.

In 1922, KitchenAid introduced the H-5 mixer as its new home-use offering.

Related searches

KitchenAid mixers remained popular, and in the late 1930s, the factory would completely sell out its products each Christmas.

KitchenAid used the popularity of celebrity chefs during the late 1980s to seize the chance to expand its customer range.

KitchenAid began manufacturing blenders and other small appliances in the mid-1990s.

Today, some KitchenAid products are manufactured in Ohio, South Carolina, Iowa, Mississippi, Indiana, Arkansas, Ontario, and Quebec while others are manufactured in China, and its appliances are distributed throughout North America.

All KitchenAid stand mixers are assembled in its factory in Greenville, Ohio.

In March 2016, KitchenAid announced that it would offer a line of food mixes with a Michigan food company, Franzese USA, Inc In their press release, KitchenAid states, “Considering that tens of millions of American kitchens are outfitted with our stand mixers, we're confident that these mixers will become a staple in many pantries.