Weber Inc. is an American manufacturer of charcoal, gas, and electric outdoor grills with related accessories. It also owns restaurants and publishes cookbooks.
The company was family owned until it sold a majority stake to BDT Capital Partners in 2010.[1] In 2021, it became a publicly traded company until it was taken private by BDT Capital Partners which purchased all remaining out-standing stock in 2023.[2]
History
Weber-Stephen was originally incorporated on May 8, 1893, as Weber Bros. Metal Works.[3]
In 1951, the original round charcoal kettle grill was built by George Stephen Sr., a then part-owner of the sheet metal shop in Chicago who sought to improve on the brazier he had been using to cook with at home.[4]