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Traeger Pellet Grills company history timeline

1987

The company was founded in 1987 by Joe Traeger, whose family owned an Oregon heating company.

1988

Traeger Grills sold its first commercial grill in 1988.

2005

Jeremy Andrus joined Skullcandy in 2005 when it was selling less than $1 million worth of headphones.

2007

In 2007, a year after Traeger’s patent expired, Joe sold the company.

2008

http://pelletheads.com/index.php?topic=243.0 – Green Mountain 2008

2013

In 2013 he left as CEO to become an entrepreneur-in-residence at Solamere Capital, the investment firm cofounded by Tagg Romney, Mitt Romney's eldest son.

2015

2015 Traeger Grills moves its headquarters to Utah and brings five of 140 employees

2016

By the end of 2016, there was more interest than ever in pellet grill, thanks in large part to Traeger’s marketing efforts.

2018

Joe Traeger visited the Phoenix, Arizona, facility of barbecue grill manufacturer Dansons in August 2018 to talk with the company's president, Jeff Thiessen, about a charity.

2019

July 16, 2019 Traeger Grills sues Joe and Brian Traeger and Dansons over the use of their images

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