Shortly afterwards, the name Kenwood began to be applied to the whole area. In , the company was renamed Trio Corporation. The brand recognition of Kenwood eventually surpassed that of Trio, and in Trio bought Kenwood and renamed itself Kenwood. The Kenwood Major sometimes incorrectly referred to as the " Chef Major " , a larger model of similar general appearance to the Chef models but with a 6-litre bowl of the same diameter but higher than the Chef's 4.
The two Japanese audio equipment makers will combine to form JVC Kenwood Holdings, which will focus on home and car audio equipment. Victor and Kenwood said Monday that they plan to become one company by October 1 this year. Victor, a subsidiary of electronics giant Matsushita, is best known for its JVC brand. All KitchenAid stand mixers are assembled in its factory in Greenville, Ohio.
The company's name is a combination of the first two letters of the founders' surnames. The manufacturing of microwave ovens, almost all of which are now produced in China , and air conditioners for household use, also produced in that country, are to be subsequently brought back to Kobe and Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, respectively.
Call Us. Call Monday to Friday between 9am and 5. Press the defrost pad twice and the. LED display will show d Press the numeric pads to. It is fair to say that it has less retro cool than the American KitchenAid, but there is something shamelessly functional about the Chef's styling that's particularly British. That's probably why it looks most at home on the kitchen counter of a country cottage, somewhere between the Aga and the pantry.
Beyond durability, however, the Kenwood does have one piece of killer branding engineered into its design. The mixing beater still, proudly, integrates the shape of a 'K' - a little detail that makes a deep impression. The Kenwood Cooking Chef featured induction technology under the bowl to allow cooking in it. Stay signed in. Forgotten password?
Get the very latest news and insight from Campaign with unrestricted access to campaignlive. Get the latest creative jobs in advertising, media, marketing and digital delivered directly to your inbox each day. View more Champions of Design. Fortunately, as the national economy of Japan expanded, Trio-Kenwood rode the wave of continuing economic prosperity and expansion.
By the time the s arrived, the company was poised to shift its operations from a national to an international focus. Having already completed a comprehensive strategic plan for expansion in the late s, company management took its first step in with the establishment of Kenwood Electronics, Inc.
The company was formed as a distributorship and began to market and sell Trio products under the exclusive brand name of Kenwood. The first Japanese firm operating in the United States under its own name, Kenwood within a few years would catapult to the top of the rapidly expanding consumer electronics market in the United States.
By the mids, Trio-Kenwood was mass producing audio, communications, and test equipment around the world. By , the firm had grown so large that it was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and began selling shares of stock to the public.
As Trio-Kenwood expanded overseas, its engineering department continued to design and develop some of the most important electronic components within the industry. During the early s, the company designed and manufactured a solid state amplifier, the first of its kind in Japan. This development signaled a major change within the electronics industry from the use of vacuum tubes to the widespread use of transistors.
During the mids, the firm produced the world's first fully solid state amplifier, and very soon thereafter it began to eclipse the traditional tube amplifiers that had held a stranglehold on the electronics market for years.
The decade of the s was the best for the company in its history. Sales continued to increase, resulting in higher profits and more valuable stock prices. Trio-Kenwood's facilities around the world were manufacturing electronic consumer products at a dizzying pace. By the mids, Kenwood Corporation in the United States had captured over 70 percent of the amateur radio market in the country.
What drove the company forward, however, was the innovative and creative genius of the engineers in its research and development department.
In , Trio-Kenwood introduced the first DC amplifier made in Japan and the first amplifier with dual power sources. Over the following two years, this model of receiver outsold all the other models on the international market.
Also in , Trio-Kenwood designed and manufactured both the direct-drive power amplifier, and a concrete turntable base which was widely regarded as eliminating mechanical and acoustical feedback. During the late s, company engineers did not rest on the achievements made in the mids. Thanks to its timeless design, your Kenwood product will continue to grace your kitchen over generations. Watch the Cooking Chef in action. Your Cart 0 Close Added to cart Quantity:. Total items: Subtotal: View cart and checkout Continue Shopping.
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