Wüsthof
Solingen forged knives, seventh-generation family.
Status: Approved
- Founded
- 1814
- Website
- wusthof.com
- HQ
- Germany
- Manufacturing
- Germany
- Ownership type
- Family-owned
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Run by cousins Harald and Viola Wüsthof. No outside capital.
Why Approved
Family-owned, single-site German manufacturing, no licensing games.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
A sale, a second-tier import line under the same mark, or Solingen production moving.
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