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Acquired in 1986 by the Whirlpool Corporation, the
largest appliance maker in the world, KitchenAid
manufactures and markets a full line of home appliances,
including refrigerators, ice makers, microwave and
conventional ovens, cooktops, dishwashers, in-sink
garbage disposal units, and automatic clothes washers
and dryers.
The name KitchenAidŽ was first introduced as a brand
name for an electric stand mixer developed by the Hobart
Manufacturing Company is 1919. The mixer is still
manufactured today with the KitchenAidŽ name.
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| 1919 |
Hobart Manufacturing Company
developed the KitchenAidŽ name for an electric stand
mixer |
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1924 |
Hobart's Troy Metals subsidiary was renamed the
KitchenAid Manufacturing Company with
headquarters set up in Dayton, Ohio |
| 1937 |
The Model K mixer was introduced and
captivated consumers |
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1949 |
Hobart introduced a new home dishwasher, the KD-10,
bearing the KitchenAidŽ name. The KitchenAidŽ
home dishwasher soon established a reputation of
reliability. |
| 1966 |
The company marketed a garbage
disposal |
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1971 |
The KitchenAidŽ trash compactor was introduced. |
| 1980's |
KitchenAidŽ acquired a major
manufacturer of built-in cooking equipment, the
Chambers Corporation of Oxford, MS, and then
expanded its product line to include ovens and
cooktops. |
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1986 |
KitchenAidŽ was acquired by the Whirlpool
Corporation. The Whirlpool family of brands
then included KitchenAidŽ (its premium brand),
Whirlpool, Roper, and Estate. |
| 1986 |
August of that year, KitchenAidŽ's
Ohio staff was relocated to St. Joseph, Michigan, to
be nearer Whirlpool's Benton Harbor headquarters. |
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2005 |
Kitchen Aid boasts that based on a survey,
KitchenAidŽ was found to be the home kitchen
appliance brand chosen most often by members of the
International Association of Culinary Professionals
when asked about refrigerators, ovens, cooktops,
ranges, dishwasher, microwave ovens, electric
mixers, blenders, food processors and toasters. |
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