In the past 10 years, sales of cast iron cookware has gone from 4 percent to 10 percent of the entire cookware market. Lodge Manufacturing, founded in 1896 in the United States, and Le Creuset, founded in 1925 in France are two of the oldest manufacturers of cast iron cookware. Data show industry sales of cast iron cookware in 2011.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2011
Market size: $114 million
Source: Josh Ozersky, “A Pan for All Seasons,” Time, March 26, 2012, available online here.
Posted on May 14, 2013