Growing Popularity Drives Growth at GE’s Cooking Products Production Facility
October 01 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
- Increased consumer popularity spurred
by new cooking products announced earlier this year
- A third shift and about 110 new
positions to be added in fourth quarter
(NYSE:GE) Just two years after GE Appliances announced an
$88 million investment in new product manufacturing and the
addition of 110 jobs at its LaFayette, Ga., cooking products
production facility*, it is expanding again. In response to
increased consumer purchases of the products made there, the plant
will increase employment on first shift and add a new third shift
operation, creating nearly 90 new jobs by the end of the year.
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Production operators Isaias Sebastian and
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“Consumers are clearly responding favorably to our investment in
our cooking products. Sales are growing and, in turn, so are
American jobs,” said Paul Surowiec, product general manager,
cooking, for GE Appliances. “These new products incorporate quality
craftsmanship, the latest technology and great features that are
delighting consumers and our retail and builder partners.”
The Roper Corporation facility has been a vital part of the
Northwest Georgia community since 1973. It is the largest
single-site private employer in Walker County with approximately
1,750 employees, making GE’s newest line of electric and gas
cooktops, freestanding ranges and electric wall ovens.
About GE’s New Cooking Products Made at the LaFayette
Plant:
- GE Freestanding Ranges Have the Edge:
GE's new ranges stand out in the crowd. Launched in August, the new
gas and electric ranges feature stylish edge-to-edge cooktops to
accompany other updates, including Bluetooth® technology.
- GE Next Gen Induction Cooktops with
Smartphone-Inspired Controls: Three GE brands—Café™, Profile™ and
Monogram®— have new induction cooktops to satisfy growing consumer
interest in induction cooking. The newest induction cooktops serve
up groundbreaking new features.
- GE Brings a Restaurant Secret to the
Home Chef: GE's new induction cooktop with Bluetooth-connected sous
vide accessory brings restaurant technology and quality home.
- New GE Monogram French Door Wall Oven:
The influence of the professional chef on consumers has inspired GE
to introduce a new Café and Monogram French door wall oven with
cooking features fit for the pros but designed for the home.
GE Appliances
GE Appliances is at the forefront of building innovative,
energy-efficient appliances that improve people’s lives. GE
Appliances’ products include refrigerators, freezers, cooking
products, dishwashers, washers, dryers, air conditioners, water
filtration systems and water heaters. General Electric (NYSE: GE)
works on things that matter to build a world that works better. For
more information on GE Appliances, visit www.ge.com/appliances.
*GE’s LaFayette, Ga. cooking products facility, which goes by
Roper Corporation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE
Appliances.
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GE AppliancesKim Freeman, 502-452-7819Director of Public
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