Everything about The Weber-stephen Products Co totally explained
The
Weber-Stephen Products Co. founded in
1893, headquartered in
Palatine,
Illinois, is best known as a manufacturer of
charcoal and
gas grills,
grilling accessories and other
outdoor room products.
A family-owned business for more than fifty years
History
In the early
1950s, after he became frustrated with the uneven and uncontrollable flame of open
brazier grilling at his
Mount Prospect, Illinois, home, determined backyard griller George Stephen, Sr., set out to build a better grill with a lid that allows outdoor cooks to grill in all kinds of
weather. Stephen worked at (and was part owner of) the Weber Brothers Metal Works, a
Chicago custom order
sheet metal shop that produced, among other products, half-spheres that were welded together to make
buoys for use in
Lake Michigan. Suddenly George’s invention, which was first called, 'George's Barbecue Kettle', was in such hot demand he couldn’t make them fast enough.
In the
1960s and
1970s, Weber’s reputation grew beyond the
Midwest as it became a nationally known brand with distribution in
retail stores throughout the country. The product was so entrenched by now that "the Weber" became almost a
generic term for barbecue grill.
In
March 2004, Weber-Stephen Products Co. acquired certain assets of Ducane and began redesigning and distributing Ducane grills in the United States and
Canada.
Today
More than 85 million American
households own an outdoor grill,
so consumers are used to seeing charcoal and gas grills in hundreds of sizes, shapes, colors, and prices. But back in 1952, when Stephen started selling his kettle, it was a big business gamble.
Stephen was always fond of pointing out that his company was a family business. Today, ten of his twelve children and two of his grandchildren have important roles within the company. His wife, Marge Stephen, is the company’s board chairwoman.
Publications
- Weber's Art of the Grill: Recipes for Outdoor Living, Jamie Purviance and Tim Turner, ISBN 978-0811824194, 1999.
- Weber's Big Book of Grilling, Jamie Purviance, Sandra S. McRae, and Tim Turner, ISBN 978-0811831970, 2001.
- Weber's Art of the Grill Deck: Recipes for Outdoor Living (cards), Jamie Purviance and Tim Turner, ISBN 978-0811833363, 2002
- Weber's Real Grilling, Jamie Purviance, Mike Kempster, and Tim Turner, ISBN 978-0376020468, 2005.
- Weber's Charcoal Grilling: The Art of Cooking With Live Fire, Jamie Purviance and Tim Turner, ISBN 978-0376020475, 2007.
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