that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message vita craft type private industry cookware founded 1939 headquarters shawnee kansas usa key people mamoru imura ceo number of employees 100 1 website www.vitacraft.com vita craft corporation is a manufacturer of multi ply 5 7 and 9 ply stainless steel cookware as well as other cookware products . 2 the cookware is manufactured and sold in the united states but the majority of sales are from the asian and european markets . 3 in the united states vita craft is sold door to door and at food related events and conventions using a direct selling model . in asia and europe vita craft is sold in department stores . vita craft cookware contents 1 company history and focus 2 vita craft japan 3 see also 4 references company history and focus edit the company was founded in 1939 after research and development by two cookware specialists from seattle university and university of wisconsin . vita craft s cookware is stainless steel with an aluminum core . the vapor seal lids are designed to prevent heat and moisture from escaping when the lid is secured which results in waterless cooking . according to the company waterless cooking requires less heat and less pressure while more vitamins and minerals are retained in the food . in addition some pans are manufactured with multiple layers of metal to distribute heat more evenly in cooking . 4 5 non primary source needed in 1966 vita craft corporation wanted to expand their facilities to the land that housed a jail built in 1843 . as a result a group of citizens formed the shawnee historical society and moved the jail to shawnee town where it stands today . 6 vita craft japan edit vita craft japan type private industry cookware founded 1974 as imura & co. ltd headquarters motomachi kobe japan key people mamoru imura founder and ceo website www.vitacraft.gr.jp vita craft japan bitakurahutojiyapan is not a subsidiary of vita craft corporation but rather is a separate company which is the sole importer of vita craft stainless steel cookware in japan . the company based in kobe japan was founded in 1974 under the name imura & company ltd but was renamed to vita craft japan in 2001 . vita craft products exclusively sold and or designed under vita craft japan include pressure cookers tiger corporation rice cookers and various cookware lines and accessories . the company began selling cookware at the flagship mitsukoshi department store in the nihonbashi district of tokyo and gained further popularity through suntory shopping club sponsored culinary classes and parties . 7 vita craft products are currently sold in department stores throughout japan . 8 see also edit rfiqin an automatic induction cooking system which continually monitors the temperature of food and adjusts the heating characteristics accordingly . references edit david dinell 2004 05 26 . three wichita businesses finalists in statewide competition . wichita business journal . retrieved 2007 03 07 . external link in publisher help brand details for brand name vita craft made in u.s.a. . find owner search . retrieved 2007 03 05 . external link in publisher help valentine radford takes vita craft as new client . kansas city business journal . 2002 03 07 . retrieved 2007 02 28 . vita craft makes high end cookware that is largely sold in japan and parts of europe . external link in publisher help vita craft in japanese . . translation to english . archived from the original on 7 october 2007 . retrieved 2007 03 07 . external link in publisher help our outstanding features . vita craft corporation . retrieved 27 june 2015 . landmarks of shawnee coverlet . city of shawnee . archived from the original on 2007 02 03 . retrieved 2007 02 28 . external link in publisher help japan s system of distribution cited for trade friction . proquest los angeles times . 2007 12 27 . retrieved 2007 03 18 . suntory shopping club created the concept of high quality cookware in japan by sponsoring culinary classes and throwing vita craft parties . . vita craft japan . archived from the original on 2007 05 09 . retrieved 2007 03 21 . external link in publisher help retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vita craft corporation & oldid 738481506 categories companies established in 1939manufacturing companies based in kansascompanies established in 19741939 establishments in the united stateshidden categories cs1 errors external linkscs1 japanese language sources ja articles with a promotional tone from june 2015all articles with a promotional toneall pages needing factual verificationwikipedia articles needing factual verification from june 2015articles containing japanese language text navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog 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