KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – 22 new jobs will be coming to Kalamazoo with the expansion of Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet.
The company is a leading manufacturer of world-class appliances and cabinetry for outdoor cooking and entertaining and builds customized modular outdoor kitchen systems including grills, pizza ovens, smokers, refrigeration, cabinetry, and ventilation among other products.
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet merged with Montreal-based Urban Bonfire and will relocate the manufacturing operations in Montreal to Kalamazoo and invest at least $3.8 million in the expansion.
The firm was considering relocating to Montreal or Chicago but a Michigan Strategic Fund grant of $200,000 convinced them to keep the manufacturing jobs in southwest Michigan.
The company’s rich history of craftsmanship and expertise in metal fabrication began more than a century ago in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo Sheet Metal was founded in 1906 as a custom sheet metal fabrication shop and originally focused on specialty metal products that were challenging for the average shop to fabricate.
The company served a variety of industries in western Michigan, including the production of dairy processing equipment, and ultimately perfected the flawless “dairy standard” of stainless-steel welding.
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