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COMPANY PROFILE: ETERNUM
a cut above the rest Right: Coloured cutlery is on-trend and achieved through PVD
Eternum has established itself as a world-leader in stainless steel cutlery, offering high quality cutlery for the hospitality industry, catering, and private customer. This year the company celebrates its 100th anniversary with an expanding product range and investment into new business sectors. Right: Ravenna is a new introduction with a mosaic patterned double-sided handle.
Below: Gastropan is Eternum’s first foray into cookware.
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ternum is a Belgian family business, with headquarters in Gembloux. Since 1924, the company has been designing, producing and selling high quality stainless steel cutlery and tableware into the hospitality and catering industry, as well as private customers. Its collection includes more than 50 different models, with approximately 150 pieces of stainless steel tableware. It regularly works with designers experienced in the art of tableware, such as Louis de Limbourg or Nick Holland, to offer original products. “Stainless steel cutlery is our core business, and has been for the past 100 years,” says Brice Visart, operations director of Eternum. “We are continually renewing our collections from year to year with new and unique designs. As well as our 50 models, we offer a tailor made approach, providing the option to add a finishing touch to our cutlery according to customer preferences. We can offer a polished, satin, or vintage finish, as well as colourway personalisation such as champagne, copper, black and more.”
Today, Eternum has a global presence, exporting to more than 70 countries on five continents, via a network of distributors and local representatives. It is one of the top five leading cutlery companies in the world. The company’s manufacturing plant in Gembloux annually supplies over 20 million cutlery pieces all over the world. It is in the hospitality industry where Eternum has built its reputation. “Professionals appreciate the quality of Eternum cutlery,” says Brice. “Our cutlery can withstand