THE COMPANY

Tramontina (pronounced “TRAM-on-TINA” in the USA and “TRAM-on-CHEENA” in Brazilian Portuguese, though there are variations on pronunciation in Brazil) a is a privately-held Brazilian company founded in 1911 by Valentin Tramontina, an immigrant from northeastern Italy.¹ Tramontina’s headquarters are in Carlos Barbosa, near the southernmost tip of Brazil. Tramontina produces lots of products, but is best known in the USA for metalwares such as machete knives and cookware. Tramontina has over 7,000 employees and eleven factories worldwide as of 2015, including Chinese production.

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THE COMPANY

Woll is a German cookware manufacturer that is known for thick, nonstick, aluminum cookware.

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NOTE: This product line has been discontinued as of 2020.
THE COMPANY

In 1897, Clarence Charles Hobart started the Hobart Electric Manufacturing Company (Troy, Ohio). The company sold motorized coffee mills, meat grinders, and (starting in 1908) stand mixers for commercial bakeries.

In 1919, after World War I, Hobart formed the KitchenAid division, which produced smaller-scale stand mixers for residential customers. Hobart continued to sell non-residential products under the Hobart brand. The overall company remained profitable and independent for decades, occasionally adding new product lines to the KitchenAid brand, such as dishwashers.

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Please note that All-Clad discontinued D7 in or around 2018.

For a brief history of All-Clad, click here.

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THE COMPANY

I’ve written extensively about All-Clad here.

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THE COMPANY

Sitram (pronounced sit-TROM) is a French kitchenware manufacturer that has served the commercial market since 1960. Sitram’s factory has been in Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, in Central France, since 1963.¹ Sitram started off making pressure cookers and expanded the line. Gers Equipment purchased Sitram in 2013.

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