Berndes Brand

The BERNDES philosophy is: If it can be imagined, it can be achieved! BERNDES has always aimed at extending its vision beyond the commonplace - and perhaps this is why the story of our company is one of innovations. No matter which decade we review, our attention has always been focused on the future, and what we could see was what we believed in.

As soon as news of non-stick cookware reached our industry, we were enthusiastic and soon ready to celebrate the dramatically improved cooking qualities with our prototypes. When no one else had thought of the unlimited ways of using cast aluminum, new and unusual cookware were already taking shape on our sketch pads. And when a whole industry complacently put masses of ever more identical products onto the shelves, BERNDES looked for new directions, and slowly but surely left these masses behind.

The spirit of the BERNDES brand is demonstrated by our most successful series. In almost 30 years of existence, TRADITION®, like no other product on the market, has developed into a quiet classic among cookware - while embodying all the qualities a product needs to rise above the commonplace: The TRADITION® series has become a myth symbolizing the inner strength and the vigor of the BERNDES brand. The BONANZA myth embodies everything that singles out the BERNDES brand name. It stands for values that are passed on from one generation to the next, and TRADITION® is there in every new generation. It is robust and long-lived, radiates security and signifies success. It is traditional, combining natural wood with cast aluminum; it is rustic but still classic. A good friend who will stick with you through thick and thin. It is not without good reason that TRADITION® continues to achieve excellent test results awarded by leading, independent testing institutes such as "Good Housekeeping", USA and Great Britain.

With products such as TRADITION®, BERNDES has helped a fascinating material to make a break-through in modern kitchens. And while we have continued to improve our products, the qualities of cast aluminum are still making dreams come true:

When we started working with cast aluminum the production required labor intensive and sometimes heavy manual work. At that time BERNDES cookware was cast in prefabricated molds - a skilled task requiring great care. This production by craftsmen brought with it an invaluable and invisible added value: step by step our firm gathered a profound understanding and knowledge on how to deal with cast aluminum. Although production has long since been industrialized - you can still feel the craftsmanship, the long years of experience and the know-how in our cookware. A different cooking sensation is awakened. More original, but with impressive technical qualities. It is probably this very combination of the traditional and the modern that makes our cookware so appealing.

Today, BERNDES is world market leader in the cast aluminum sector and the biggest producer of pans in Germany. The niche we once discovered has developed into one of the most significant markets for cookware. It is time to focus anew and to take the lead into the future.  BERNDES, as a brand, has grown up and has for some time been thinking and dealing on an international scale. Our vision for the future is clear: BERNDES, as global player, is going to exploit the unique potential provided by our lead in the cast aluminum sector. Our brand meets all the conditions needed to reach this goal: convincing products of top quality, an esthetic range of products with an unrivaled production variety and a brand identity that is known for quality throughout the world "Made in Germany".