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For nearly 25 years, The Pampered Chef has been helping to gather
families around the table for quick, delicious meals that are as much
fun to prepare as they are to eat.
The business was launched in 1980 by company Founder and Chairman,
Doris Christopher — an educator, home economist and mother who saw the
need for professional-quality kitchen tools in the everyday kitchen.
Capitalizing on her knowledge of food preparation techniques and her
natural talent for teaching, Christopher amassed an inventory of what
she considered to be “the essential home kitchen tools,” promoted them
under The Pampered Chef name and began showcasing them at in-home
cooking demonstrations called Kitchen Shows.
The tools and cooking techniques were an instant success, and before
long, in an effort to keep up with the increasing demand for Kitchen
Shows, she recruited and personally trained the first generation of
Pampered Chef Kitchen Consultants.
From its inception, the company has been committed to fostering
entrepreneurship. Today, The Pampered Chef is a rapidly expanding,
multimillion dollar enterprise with more than 70,000 independent
Kitchen Consultants across the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom and Germany and a reputation as the premier direct seller of
high-quality kitchen tools.
The author of the book Come to the Table (Warner Books, 1999),
Christopher's success story has been featured in Fortune Small
Business and on CNN-TV. She served as the chairperson on the Board of
Directors for the Direct Selling Association, where The Pampered Chef
is a member in good standing. |
