Vorwerk (company)

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Vorwerk & Co. KG

Company type	Limited partnership
Industry	Retail, electronics, services
Founded	Wuppertal, Germany (1883)
Headquarters	Wuppertal
Key people	Thomas Stoffmehl (speaker of the executive board) Hauke Paasch (member of the executive board) Thomas Rodemann (member of the executive board)[1]
Products	Household appliances, financial services
Revenue	€ 3.2 billion (2023 group sales)[2]
Number of employees	9,127 (2023)[3]
Website	vorwerk-group.com

Vorwerk & Co. KG, trading as Vorwerk (German pronunciation: [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvɛʁk]), is an international diversified corporate group headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany. Vorwerk was founded in 1883.^[4] The main business is the direct distribution of various products like household appliances such as Thermomix, a kitchen appliance, and Kobold vacuum cleaners.

Akf Bank, founded in 1968, is a subsidiary of the company and is responsible for Vorwerk's lending business.^[5]

The company, which is family-owned and operated as a limited partnership, reported having 9,127 employees as of 2023.^[3] The company posted a revenue of €3.2 billion in 2023.^[2]