articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2016 zyliss type brand industry consumer products founded 1951 founder karl zysset 1907 1998 headquarters farnborough england area served worldwide products kitchen products and gadgets knives and cutlery food choppers graters slicers parent dkb household usa website www.zyliss.com zyliss is a swiss manufacturer of kitchen and cooking products . the zyliss brand is now owned and operated by diethelm keller brands ag 1 history edit zyliss as it is known today was founded by trained bicycle mechanic karl zysset 1907 1998 in 1951 . 2 the company launched its first product the onion chopper with the slogan zig zig zyliss . 3 in 1982 the company was sold to two investors who in turn sold the operation in 1985 to the diethelm keller holding group . 2 in 2001 zyliss partnered with the design firm ideo to develop a series of kitchen products that have gone on to see worldwide success . 4 in the year 2003 the company reduced its number of employees from 105 to 80 and the company s management announced that the production site of zyliss would be relocated . after a protest in switzerland 5 the move was cancelled . 6 7 most of the team moved to china during the mid 2000s . 7 8 the headquarters were also moved to zurich in december 2005 . 9 the company currently has 120 employees . 10 inventions edit three notable inventions have been developed by zyliss including the garlic press 11 the salad spinner and the onion chopper . 12 13 the garlic susi has an accompanying tool cleaner and has been produced since the mid 20th century . 14 the company also began creating the zyliss vice a home improvement tool in the 1970s 15 and has sold a slicing mandolin . 16 the company has worked with ideo on projects including the salad spinner specifically on the aesthetic and visual components . 17 references edit handelsregister tagebuch nr . 9270 pdf . das schweizerische handelsamtsblatt shab . 2006 04 04 . retrieved 2012 10 29 . a b work karl zysset und sein blitzhacker ; 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