JennAir is now owned by Whirlpool Corporation, which is American appliance giant headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA, owning Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, and JennAir brands, having acquired JennAir through Maytag acquisition in 2006. JennAir was founded in 1947 in Indianapolis, Indiana by Louis Jenn as independent company inventing downdraft ventilation, and was acquired by Maytag Corporation in 1982, which owned JennAir until 2006. In 2006, Whirlpool Corporation purchased Maytag for 1.7 billion dollars, gaining JennAir, Maytag, Amana, and other brands, making Whirlpool largest appliance manufacturer in US. Whirlpool Corporation is publicly traded company with revenue over 19 billion dollars, manufacturing appliances in US plants including Clyde, Ohio for washers, Cleveland, Tennessee for ranges, and Amana, Iowa for refrigerators, with JennAir being luxury brand in Whirlpool portfolio positioned above KitchenAid, with premium features like Rise and Noir collections, obsidian interiors, and 20,000 BTU burners, priced at 2,000 to 6,000 dollars. Whirlpool owns JennAir trademark and manufactures JennAir appliances in its US factories, selling them through Home Depot, Lowes, Best Buy, and specialty dealers in US and Canada. So JennAir is owned by Whirlpool Corporation, American company in Benton Harbor, Michigan, since 2006, with Whirlpool continuing to make JennAir as luxury brand.
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