is painted on the peavey haglin experimental concrete grain elevator type cookware and bakeware founded 1946 founder h. david dalquist headquarters st. louis park minnesota united states website www.nordicware.com nordic ware also known as northland aluminum products inc. 1 is a company based in the minneapolis suburb of st. louis park minnesota united states that introduced the bundt cake pan in 1950 . it was founded in 1946 by henry david dalquist may 25 1918 january 2 2005 2 who trademarked the bundt pan in 1950 2 his wife dorothy his brother mark and their friend donald nygren . 3 4 5 nordic ware remains family owned and operated and david dalquist son of founders henry david and dorothy dalquist is the current company president . 1 the nordic ware sign is painted on the peavey haglin experimental concrete grain elevator near the interchange of minnesota state highway 100 and minnesota state highway 7 . 6 the grain elevator was the first reinforced concrete circular grain elevator in the united states and possibly in the world . 7 prior to nordic ware the grain elevator carried the sign for lumber stores inc. 4 in addition to the bundt cake pan nordic ware is also a pioneer in the field of microwave cookware . they introduced the patented micro go round better known as the automated food rotator . 8 to date more than 60 million bundt pans have been sold by nordic ware across north america . 9 to mark the 60th anniversary of the pan the company designated november 15 as national bundt day . 10 the company also runs a competition every year bundts across america celebrating the best bundt cake creations . 11 nordic ware is one of the few remaining american cookware companies that produce their products almost entirely in the united states . 5 references edit a b company overview of northland aluminum products inc. . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2013 09 02 . a b the associated press january 6 2005 . h. david dalquist 86 bundt pan s inventor dies . the new york times . nordic ware s founders . retrieved 2013 09 02 . a b st. louis park historical society nordic ware . retrieved 2008 08 19 . a b muir david journalist 21 april 2011 . abc world news made in america nordic ware news cast web version . lebanon abc news . st. louis park historical society nordic ware . retrieved 2008 08 19 . peavey haglin experimental concrete grain elevator . minnesota historical society library history topics . minnesota historical society . retrieved 2006 04 08 . opportunity lol reviews nordic ware s potato baker . retrieved 2011 02 20 . about us . nordic ware . retrieved 19 december 2012 . light the candles on the bundt cake announcing the 60th anniversary of nordic ware press release . minneapolis nordic ware . 22 january 2006 . retrieved 19 december 2012 . 2010 japan s contest winners . retrieved 2011 02 20 . external links edit official website retailer eu retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nordic ware & oldid 741412706 categories companies based in minnesotacompanies established in 1946cookware and bakeware navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 september 2016 at 09 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view