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World Kitchen company history timeline

1998

World Kitchen was created by joining a trio of household brands — Corning Consumer Products, General Housewares and Ekco Group — after glass and ceramics manufacturer Corning Inc. decided to spin off its consumer division in 1998.

Page6 History of World Kitchen and Pyrex World Kitchen was formed in 1998 by purchasing from Corning by Borden food corporation, but they has only 3 year to be about to use the name Corning.

2004

New setting from acquired KKR (Kohlberg, Kravir Roberts & Co.) General House wares and Ekco, the name have been fully change to World Kitchen (WKI) The firm faced financial problem and sell the popular brand OXO to Helen of troy in 2004 to improve the financial status.

2006

Bakeware: for anything use in oven Serveware: Use as serving on the table (lowest demand) PYREX dominate over 75% share in the glass kitchen banking ware; which has a research in 2006 shown that 79% of household in the state will has at least one PYREX in their kitchen.

2010

It all began in 2010 after a huge earthquake devastated Haiti.

2013

World Kitchen moved to its Gensler-designed office from another Rosemont office in January 2013. (James C. Svehla, Blue Sky/Mar.

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