About Us
About Us
About VORWERK®
Vorwerk® & Co. KG was founded in Wuppertal in 1883. During the course of 140 years, the company started originally as a carpet manufacturer, has grown into a highly diversified, global conglomerate. Vorwerk® nevertheless remains a family enterprise to this day.
Since 1930, Vorwerk®’s core business has been the direct selling of its high-quality products. Named the world’s top 5 direct selling company by revenue every year, the Vorwerk® product range includes household appliances (the Kobold vacuum cleaner and the Thermomix® kitchen appliance) and the first-class JAFRA cosmetics. The akf banking group, the Vorwerk® carpet factories and the HECTAS Group as an associate company all belong to the Vorwerk® entrepreneurial family. Each division within the group shares the common goals of producing superior products combined with a total commitment to customer service. It is this ethos that makes Vorwerk® so special.
About Thermomix®
The evolution from a simple blender to a high-tech accessory in the kitchen of many homes began in 1961 when the VKM5 universal food-processor by Vorwerk was introduced to the market. It combined seven functions: stirring, kneading, chopping, grating, mixing, milling and juicing. Because thick soups are among the French people’s favourite dishes, at the beginning of the 1970’s the general manager of the French Vorwerk organization came up with the ground-breaking idea to further develop the VKM. The initial result was the innovative heating mixers of the “VM line” which already made it possible to heat liquids.
The concept of Thermomix ® began when a mother in Germany wanted to make her own baby food but was unable to find an appliance capable of grinding food into small enough pieces with the ability to cook at the same time.
Developed in Germany, it has taken four generations of the Thermomix ® and the expertise of more than 120 engineers to continually improve and perfect the appliance. Some of the world’s leading chefs have tested more than 25,000 recipes specifically for use with what has to be the world’s most versatile kitchen appliance.
Since its development in 1960, this revolutionary machine has taken Europe by storm and is growing in popularity across the world. Thermomix ® is now used in millions of kitchens worldwide, with at least two Thermomix ® appliances sold every minute!
Today the Thermomix ® is manufactured in the Vorwerk plants in Germany and France. Our engineers continue to innovate to keep Thermomix ® at the forefront of technological advancements, while dedicated chefs around the world continue to develop new recipes and write new cookbooks that are tailored to bring the very best of world cuisine to Thermomix ® users.
