When was pampered chef founded

Inspired by her dedication to preserving the tradition of family mealtimes and driven by the spirit of entrepreneurism, Doris Christopher founded Pampered Chef from the basement of her suburban Chicago home in Having interrupted her career as a home economics teacher with the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service to raise her two daughters from birth to school age in the late s, the year-old Christopher found herself at a crossroads.

Quickly narrowing her focus to self-employment opportunities that capitalized on her interests and experience in the kitchen, she investigated catering and retail sales of cooking utensils.

But she eliminated both these options because catering demanded long, odd hours, and retailing required a high capital investment. When Christopher? Pampered Chef was born.

My stomach was in knots. Of course, on the drive home, I knew differently. Now, over 35 years later, Pampered Chef has blossomed into a multi-million dollar enterprise with tens of thousands of consultants worldwide.

Small Appliances. Follow Us. A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway Family of Companies. All Rights Reserved. There was an error loading the Component. Please try again later. If you were not signed in, any items in your cart have been removed. Inspired by her dedication to preserving the tradition of family mealtimes and driven by the spirit of entrepreneurism, Doris Christopher founded Pampered Chef from the basement of her suburban Chicago home in Her experience as a home economics teacher and stay-at-home mother enabled her to recognize the need for time-saving kitchen tools and techniques designed to make cooking quick and easy.

Christopher was named to the Board of Directors in , and then served as Chairperson. You will not be connected to a party or Consultant. You will not be connected to a party.

Skip to main content. In fact, I started the business in , which was a time of inflation and economic uncertainty. It was a time when more families were becoming dual-income, and people were preparing more meals at home to save money.

If I had waited for the perfect economic conditions to start the business, we might have never started at all!

Looking back, I can see that every challenge and every season of change has positioned us for something better and more rewarding over the years. Stoneware is one of the staples of the Pampered Chef collection. To celebrate the 40th anniversary Two of our earliest products continue to be among our most popular: the stoneware collection and our Food Chopper.

I brought stoneware to the very first Kitchen Show I held on October 15, , and it has been a beloved staple piece in our product collection ever since. It's withstood the test of time because it is simple, and it works — offering improved results for whatever one bakes or re-heats on it, every time.

To celebrate our 40th anniversary and honor this heritage item, we launched a new unglazed Stoneware Collection. It is our most durable yet, made in the U. Our new stoneware collection can go straight from the oven to the table, and it is also dishwasher safe.

I love so many different products, but two of the tools I use repeatedly are our Silicone Scrapers and our classic Food Chopper. These products have been around since the early years of the business and improved many times since. I would be lost without them.