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Home > Company Index > Retail > Home Furnishing & Housewares Retailing > The Pampered Chef, Ltd.

The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
 PROFILE
Your guests will ooh and ahh over crinkle-cut watermelons, perfectly wedged apples, and artfully zested lemons, all thanks to The Pampered Chef, a direct seller of about 150 gourmet kitchen gadgets, cookware, cookbooks, and foodstuffs. The company has about 66,000 independent sales reps who sell the products at in-home kitchen parties (a la Tupperware) throughout the US, the UK, and Canada. The reps demonstrate product use and care and then share recipes. As incentive (a la Mary Kay), they can ultimately receive a ruby and diamond ring as well as trips. Founded in 1980 by home economist and educator Doris Christopher (president and owner), the firm now holds more than a million kitchen shows a year in the US.

 COMPETITION
Lechters, Inc. (LECH)
Tupperware Corporation (TUP)
WKI Holding Company, Inc. (dossier)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 709.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 20.2%
Employees: 1,125
Revenue per employee: $630,222.22

 KEY PEOPLE
• Doris Christopher
    CEO
• Rick Geu
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
350 S. Rohlwing Rd.
Addison, IL 60101
US
Phone: 630-261-8900
Fax: 630-261-4049
Online: Web Site

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