Vorwerk (company)
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Vorwerk & Co. KG, trading as Vorwerk (German pronunciation: [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvɛʁk]), is an international diversified corporate group headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany. Vorwerk was founded in 1883.[1] The main business is the direct distribution of various products like household appliances such as Thermomix, a kitchen appliance, and Kobold vacuum cleaners, fitted kitchens and cosmetics.
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Company type | Limited partnership |
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Industry | Retail, electronics, textiles, chemistry, services |
Founded | Wuppertal, Germany (1883) |
Headquarters | Wuppertal |
Key people | Reiner Strecker (managing partner) |
Products | Household appliances, fitted kitchens, cosmetics, services, carpets |
Revenue | € 3.05 billion (2016 group sales) |
Website | vorwerk |
The company, which is family-owned and operated as a limited partnership, reported having 12,000 full-time employees[2] and over 590,000 self-employed sales representatives in more than 70 countries worldwide as of 2014.[3] The largest proportion of sales representatives (546,000) work for the US-based subsidiary JAFRA Cosmetics.[4][5] The company posted revenue of €2.8 billion in 2014.[6]