Gourmia

Gourmia is a kitchen appliance brand specializing in innovative home cooking solutions, primarily known for their air fryers, including the Fry 'N Fold Digital Air Fryer, which features a transparent glass drawer allowing users to view food while it cooks. Their products aim to simplify and enhance the cooking experience by providing healthier and convenient alternatives to traditional cooking methods.

CCI Score

-36.96

0.03% May 31

Latest Event

Investigation Reveals Gourmia’s Misleading US Company Claims

An investigation into Gourmia exposes discrepancies between the company's marketed image as a US-based kitchen appliance brand and its actual manufacturing practices, which occur in China. The article highlights a lack of transparency in the supply chain and corporate origins, raising concerns about ethical business practices and consumer trust.

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Gourmia is currently rated as a Toadie.

-30 to -44 CCI Score

Companies scoring in this range actively seek to please authoritarian regimes. They offer proactive support and assistance in exchange for preferential treatment, compromising ethical standards for business gains and political favor.

Latest Events

AUG

09

2024

Investigation Reveals Gourmia’s Misleading US Company Claims
-46.11

An investigation into Gourmia exposes discrepancies between the company's marketed image as a US-based kitchen appliance brand and its actual manufacturing practices, which occur in China. The article highlights a lack of transparency in the supply chain and corporate origins, raising concerns about ethical business practices and consumer trust.
-50

Supply Chain Ethics

May 28

The article points to significant transparency issues in Gourmia's supply chain, with misleading branding as a US company while manufacturing occurs overseas. This lack of clear disclosure undermines ethical business practices and consumer trust, thereby negatively impacting the company on the Supply Chain Ethics category.

Unveiling the Truth: Is Gourmia a US Company?
JUN

20

2024

Gourmia's Dual Manufacturing Approach Raises Supply Chain Ethics Concerns
-27.29

An article reveals that Gourmia air fryers are produced in both China and South Korea. The Chinese production, leveraging cost-effective labor, has raised concerns regarding quality control, environmental impacts, and potentially exploitative labor practices under authoritarian settings, highlighting supply chain ethics issues.
-30

Supply Chain Ethics

May 28

The article details that a significant portion of Gourmia air fryers are manufactured in Chinese factories, which are often criticized for quality control issues, environmental degradation, and labor practices that may be complicit with authoritarian oversight. This raises concerns about Gourmia’s supply chain ethics, especially given the potential for enabling repressive regimes through outsourcing production.

Gourmia Air Fryer Production: Inside the Factories of China
JUL

14

2022

Defective Pressure Cooker Lawsuit
-37.47

A lawsuit was filed on July 14, 2022 against Gourmia (The Steelstone Group LLC) by a Michigan woman who was seriously burned when her pressure cooker exploded, allegedly due to a defect that allowed the lid to be removed while still pressurized. The suit claims the manufacturer misrepresented the safety features in both the owner's manual and promotional materials.
-50

Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

May 28

The lawsuit alleges that Gourmia engaged in unethical business practices by selling a dangerously defective product and misrepresenting safety features, which harmed consumers. Such misleading advertising and failure to ensure product safety reflect poor ethical responsibility.

Gourmia Pressure Cooker Lawsuit Filed by Burned Woman