Fred Carl, Jr.
President & CEO
American Made Hero
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American Made Heroes!
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Viking Range Corp
... applauded as an
American Made Hero Company!
Greenwood, Mississippi
The founder, president and CEO of Viking Range, Carl virtually invented the market for half-ton, restaurant-sized stoves in the home, launching his company in the late 1980s,
just as a cooking craze swept American kitchens. The company rode a second wave of demand in the early 2000s, when the easy-money housing boom sent homebuyers, builders and
remodelers on a shopping spree for $10,000 trophy stoves.
Viking's headquarters complex includes a 13,000-square-foot "training center" that looks like the set for Food Network show, complete with a kitchen
showroom full of gleaming Viking appliances. The original range that Carl’s wife so admired, a Chambers, six-burner, two-oven, white enamel gas stove
(the 90-C Special Deluxe model) occupies an honored space by the main entrance.
On the outskirts of town, the company operates a 230,000-square-foot factory for making stoves, along with another 153,000-square-foot facility
refrigerator plant next door, a 95,000-square-foot plant for range hoods and vents and an 80,000-square-foot distribution center. We applaud and honor
Viking Range for its' commintment to supporting its' community and providing USA jobs and is therefore welcomed as an
American Made Hero Company!
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Devotion to domestic manufacturing and allegiance to community only go so far. To maintain an edge in an increasingly crowded market niche, Viking is
relying on the manufacturing philosophy pioneered by Japanese manufacturers like Toyota. A combination of worker involvement and a relentless drive to
improve manufacturing efficiency are keeping Viking competitive, said Carl.
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to visit the skilled American craftspeople at Viking Range Corporation USA.
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