West Bend Housewares

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West Bend Housewares, LLC
TypeHome appliance brand
Inception1911
Manufacturer Regal Ware Inc.
Models made Breadmakers, mixers, coffee urns, slow cookers and woks
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West Bend Housewares, LLC, based in West Bend, Wisconsin, produces household appliances such as breadmakers, mixers, coffee urns, slow cookers and woks. The West Bend Company, founded in 1911, was owned by Regal Ware Inc. [1] but was sold to Vernon Hills, Illinois based Focus Products Group which took the name West Bend Housewares. [2]

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References

  1. BizTimes Staff (25 July 2003). "Regal Ware sells West Bend division". Milwaukee Business News.
  2. Sjuve, Christopher. "Denne dingsen gjør mat enklere". www.klikk.no (in Norwegian).