Who bought Maytag?

Maytag Corporation, purchased by Whirlpool Corporation in 2006, manufactures washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges, cooktops, irons, freezers, wall ovens, microwaves, disposers, dishwashers, central heating and cooling, and water heaters. In 2005, its Home Appliances business segment was responsible for over 95 percent of company sales. Its products are sold under the Maytag, Amana, Hoover, Jenn-Air, and Magic Chef brand names. Whirlpool secured its position as the leading home appliance manufacturer in the United States after its acquisition and integration of Maytag. A well-known and successful company since the late 1800s, Maytag will continue to operate as a brand of Whirlpool. Origins Maytag Company was started by Frederick Louis Maytag and three partners in 1893 to produce threshing-machine band cutters and self-feeder attachments. The company soon began to produce other pieces of farm machinery, not all of it top quality: its corn husker, called the Success, caused the partners many problems because of its poor quality, and farmers often called Maytag out to their fields to fix the Success. When Maytag bought out his partners in 1907, he had learned ... Copyright 2008 Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.