| 词条 | Weber-Stephen Products |
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| name = Weber-Stephen Products LLC | logo = Weber.jpeg | type = Private | foundation = May 8, 1893 | founder = George A. Stephen | location = Palatine, Illinois | industry = Manufacturing | products = Outdoor grills | homepage = {{URL|www.weber.com}} |num_employees = }} The Weber-Stephen Products LLC is a privately held American manufacturer of charcoal, gas and electric outdoor grills with related accessories. In 2004, Weber-Stephen acquired some assets of competitor Ducane at a bankruptcy sale.[1] It also owns restaurants and publishes cookbooks. The company was family owned until it sold a majority stake to BDT Capital Partners in 2010.[2] HistoryWeber-Stephen was originally incorporated on May 8, 1893 as Weber Bros. Metal Works.[3] The original round charcoal kettle grill was built by George Stephen Sr., a then part-owner of the sheet metal shop in Chicago who sought to improve on the brazier he had been using to cook with at home.[4] The grill was produced using two sheet metal half-spheres normally used as parts of buoys built in his shop. George's neighbors called it ‘Sputnik‘.[5] Shortly thereafter he began selling the invention, which he called 'George's Barbecue Kettle', for which there was considerable demand.[6] Because the grill became so successful after he began selling it in 1952, Stephen formed the barbecue division of the Weber Brothers factory. In the late 1950s, Stephen bought out the Weber Brothers factory and became the sole owner, devoting all his professional time to manufacturing and selling the Weber kettle. Soon thereafter, Stephen changed the company’s name to Weber-Stephen Products Co.[7] The Weber-Stephen company manufactures and sells outdoor electric grills, charcoal grills, gas grills, and charcoal smokers. Weber Grill Restaurants{{Double image|right|Weber Grill Restaurant - Chicago.jpg|150|Weber Grill Restaurant - Schaumburg.jpg|150|In 1989, the company opened the first Weber Grill Restaurant in Wheeling, Illinois, but in spite of a remodeling in 2000, this location closed in 2010.[8] Five additional locations were built in Lombard, Illinois (1999), River North, Chicago (2002), Schaumburg, Illinois (2005), Indianapolis (2007), and St.Louis (2016), all of which are in operation as of 2017.[9] While a majority share of Weber-Stephen Products LLC was sold to BDT Capital Partners in 2010, the acquisition did not include restaurant operations. While both the restaurants and outdoor cooking equipment maintain the Weber branding, two separate companies now exist. The restaurants remain solely owned by the Stephen family. Ducane Products Co.The Ducane Products Company started out as the Ducane Brothers Metal Fabricating in 1946. It moved three years later to Little Ferry, New Jersey, where they manufactured warm air furnaces. In 1968, the name was changed to The Ducane Company and moved the base of operations to Barnwell, SC. And in 1975, they started making Ducane Gas Grills.[10] However, Ducane filed for bankruptcy in 2003 and was partially acquired by Weber-Stephens at a bankruptcy sale in 2004 for $13.6 million. Under Weber's leadership, Ducane marketed propane and natural gas grills through big box home improvement and specialty outdoor product stores. In an effort to revamp the Ducane brand, Weber introduced the "Ducane Stainless" (2006) exclusively through Home Depot, the "Ducane Affinity" (2007)and the "Ducane Meridian" (2007) through multiple channels.[11] Publications
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Weber-Stephen+Products+Co.+Acquires+Ducane(R)+Gas+Grills.-a0113902776 |title=Weber-Stephen Products Co. Acquires Ducane(R) Gas Grills |website=Thefreelibrary.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-29}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.privco.com/mergers-acquisitions/weber-stephen-products-co-acquires-ducane-gas-grills-inc-march-8th-2004 |title=Acquisition (March 2004) |website=PrivCo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-29}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://weber.mediaroom.com/index.php?s%3D40 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-06-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314025904/http://weber.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=40 |archivedate=2013-03-14 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite journal|year=2009|title=Keepers of the Flame|journal=Saveur|page=68|issue= 117}} 5. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Weber - A food love story | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.eu.weber.com/eCache/DEF/8/313.bGFuZz0x.html | doi = | accessdate = 2007-07-02 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070928070444/http://www.eu.weber.com/eCache/DEF/8/313.bGFuZz0x.html |archivedate = 2007-09-28}} 6. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Weber Newsroom - Company History | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://weber.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=pageA | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-07-02 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070608032603/http://weber.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=pageA |archivedate = 2007-06-08}} 7. ^{{cite web |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=George Stephen, Company Founder and Inventor of the Weber Kettle Grill |work= |publisher= |date= |url=http://weber.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=pageA&item=1 |doi= |accessdate=2007-07-02 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623131242/http://weber.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=pageA&item=1 |archivedate=2007-06-23 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 8. ^{{cite web|author=Phyllis Benson |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-06-08/news/0006080300_1_grills-smokey-joe-lunch |title=Weber Grill Restaurant, 920 Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, has... |website=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=2000-06-08 |accessdate=2016-07-29}} 9. ^{{cite web |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Weber-Stephen Product Co. Corporate Fact Sheet |work= |publisher= |date= |url=http://weber.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=fact_sheet |doi= |accessdate=2008-03-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107063251/http://weber.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=fact_sheet |archivedate=2007-11-07 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbqdryrubs.com/ducane-grills-and-the-weber-spirit|title=Ducane Gas Barbeque Grill Parts and BBQ Manufacturing History|accessdate=June 15, 2013}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/weber-stephen-products-co-introduces-its-new-2007-ducane-gas-grill-line-up-51604862.html |title=Weber-Stephen Products Co. Introduces Its New 2007 Ducane Gas Grill Line Up |website=Prnewswire.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-29}} External links
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