Cookware companies.

Vector Marketing

Vector Marketing Corporation was founded in 1981 as an independent seller of Cutco cutlery. Alcas Corporation acquired Vector in 1985 and made it the primary direct-sales organization for Cutco products in the United States. Alcas later changed its corporate name to Cutco Corporation in 2009. Cutco has manufactured knives in Olean, New York, since 1949, w...

O! Delizioso

Established in 2004 and located in Granville, Ohio, O! Delizioso Inc. is a direct-to-consumer seller of premium-quality chefware. O! Delizio is the exclusive American distributor of elite Spring Switzerland cookware. O! Delizioso’s independent culinary consultants conduct culinary shows and offer consumers expert advice and the fun of learning alongside f...

Products: Spring Switzerland Cookware, Friedr. Dick cutlery

Epicure Selections

Epicure Selections no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company. Epicure operated as a direct-selling company through independent consultants, later known as Ambassadors, who sold products to customers and could earn commissions on their own sales and on sales by Ambassadors in their downline network. Victorian Epicure Inc. filed an assignment...

Products: Herb and spice blends, cookware

Bessemer

Bessemer no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company. Bessemer remains active as an Australian cookware brand, but its former party-plan direct-sales operation has ended. The company now sells through conventional retail and e-commerce channels under Global Retail Brands. Original Npros business profile for Bessemer, preserved below for archi...

Products: Cookware, crystal, cleaning products, porcelain, kitchen accessories

Pampered Chef

Pampered Chef was started by Doris Christopher in 1980. The company's founder and chairman was previously an educator, and home economist. She saw the need for professional-quality kitchen tools in the average kitchen. Through the use of in-home cooking demonstrations, Doris began promoting Pampered Chef. She capitalized on her knowledge of food preparati...

Products: COOKING UTENSILS

Princess House

Princess House is a direct-selling company founded in January 1963 by Charlie Collis. The company began with crystal and glassware and later expanded into a broader home-products line that includes cookware, kitchenware, tableware, glassware, flatware, cutlery, food storage, serveware, and related household items. Princess House products are not sold thro...

Products: TABLEWARE, COOKWARE, BAKEWARE, DECORATIVE ACCESS.

Regal Ware, Inc.

Regal Ware, now operating publicly as Regal Holdings, is a long-running U.S. cookware and kitchen-products company with a significant history in direct selling. The company manufactured and marketed cookware through direct-to-consumer channels and is associated with brands including Saladmaster, West Bend, Lifetime Cookware, American Kitchen, and other co...

Products: COOKWARE, CUTLERY, TABLEWARE, WATER TREATMENT SYS