Thor Kitchen, Inc.

Who owns Thor Kitchen, Inc.?

Thor Kitchen, Inc. is owned by its co-founders Kyle You and Ken Yang. It is a privately held California corporation headquartered in Ontario, California, with no outside parent company. Claims of Galanz ownership are unverified.

Is Thor Kitchen publicly traded?

No. Thor Kitchen is privately held and has no stock listing. It should not be confused with Thor Industries (NYSE: THO), the publicly traded RV manufacturer, which is a completely separate company.

Who founded Thor Kitchen?

Kyle You and Ken Yang founded Thor Kitchen in 2015 in Southern California. Kyle You serves as co-owner and managing director and is the company's principal public representative.

Where is Thor Kitchen headquartered?

Thor Kitchen is headquartered at 4651 E Airport Drive in Ontario, California, in the Inland Empire region east of Los Angeles.

Does Gordon Ramsay own Thor Kitchen?

No. Gordon Ramsay partnered with Thor Kitchen in September 2024 on an exclusive appliance collection. He is a brand collaborator, not an owner or executive of the company.

Where are Thor appliances manufactured?

Thor Kitchen appliances are designed in California and assembled by contract manufacturers in China, using components sourced from the United States, Spain, Italy, Germany, and other suppliers.

Thor Kitchen was founded in 2015 by Kyle You and Ken Yang in Southern California. The founders identified a gap in the appliance market: consumers wanted the commercial, stainless-steel pro-style kitchen look that brands like Viking and Wolf sold at five-figure prices, but at attainable cost.

The company's launch proposition was aggressive: a full four-piece pro-style suite, including a stainless gas range, range hood, French door refrigerator, and dishwasher, retailing for under $5,500. That price point, roughly a third of comparable luxury packages, generated immediate dealer and consumer attention.

The product strategy combined US design with global sourcing and Chinese assembly. Components were sourced for quality where it mattered: gas valves from Spain, burners from Italy and Germany, igniters and thermostats from US suppliers, then shipped to China for final assembly. Manufacturing has been linked to Dongguan Hyxion Metal Technology in Guangdong province.

Through the late 2010s the catalog expanded from its range core into dual-fuel and induction cooking, wall ovens, cooktops, ventilation, dishwashers, refrigeration, wine coolers, and an outdoor line including pizza ovens and refrigeration drawers. Distribution scaled through independent appliance dealers, buying groups like BrandSource, home improvement chains including Lowe's, and e-commerce.

The brand collected TWICE and Good Design awards along the way. Its largest visibility moment came in September 2024, when the company announced a partnership with multi-Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay for an exclusive co-branded appliance collection. Ramsay had already featured THOR ranges on MasterChef, and the deal moved the brand from trade-channel obscurity toward mainstream recognition. Through 2025 and 2026 the company has continued expanding refrigeration and outdoor cooking assortments while promoting the Ramsay collection.

Thor Kitchen has faced recurring online claims that it is majority-owned by Chinese appliance manufacturer Galanz. These claims circulate on blogs and forums but are not supported by corporate filings, press releases, or statements from either company. The company's own materials describe it as American-owned and privately held.

Consumer reviews note occasional quality-control and service-response complaints consistent with a young import brand, but no major regulatory actions, safety recalls, or legal controversies are on record.