{"id":124114,"date":"2023-10-23T16:03:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=124114"},"modified":"2023-10-23T16:03:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:03:57","slug":"kitchen-magic-awarded-lehigh-valleys-2023-manufacturer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=124114","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen Magic Awarded Lehigh Valley\u2019s 2023 Manufacturer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Photo Caption:\u00a0 Kitchen Magic staff across several of the company&#8217;s departments attended the Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Forum earlier this month to celebrate their recognition for Manufacturer of the Year.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Investment in Manufacturing Bolsters Lehigh Valley Kitchen Design Firm\u2019s Edge in Efficiency and Delivery\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>NAZARETH, PA (October 18, 2023)<\/strong> \u2013 Kitchen Magic has been named the 2023 winner of the Lehigh Valley Manufacturer of the Year out of 750 local manufacturers. Seventeen Kitchen Magic employees were in attendance at the Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Forum to represent the company.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In accepting this honor, CEO, Brett Bacho commented \u201cA lot of the value we bring is in our process.\u00a0 Just-in-time manufacturing has allowed us to become very efficient and over-deliver on our customers&#8217; expectations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hosted by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Manufacturers Resource Center and the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, discussion topics included winning strategies and trends in manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For Kitchen Magic, the three-month shutdown during Covid proved challenging, but upon reopening, demand created opportunity. Manufacturing on-site gave the company an advantage and continues to set Kitchen Magic apart from other remodeling companies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0 To be recognized as a leader in manufacturing is a high honor, especially from the MRC, whose mission is to help small and mid-sized manufacturers become more competitive and strategically grow their companies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to the MRC, Kitchen Magic was recognized for always striving for operational excellence, providing outstanding customer service, adapting new technologies into their process, and fostering a healthy company culture.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">James Mayers, Continuous Improvement Manager for Kitchen Magic stated, \u201cOur investment and work on our processes has had the greatest effect on our manufacturing. We&#8217;re working on what we should be working on all the time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kitchen Magic\u2019s standout performance in manufacturing is a result of their commitment to their core values. If their customers\u2019 positive feedback is any indication, the company can be expected to remain a strong player in the Lehigh Valley for years to come.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>\u00a0ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY MANUFACTURING FORUM\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The 2023 Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Forum was held on October 3, at Wind Creek Bethlehem by the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Manufacturers Resource Center.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>\u00a0ABOUT KITCHEN MAGIC\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kitchen Magic is a family-owned and operated kitchen remodeling company with their headquarters and manufacturing facilities located in Nazareth, PA. The company introduced in-house manufacturing in the early 1990s and has done business in the northeastern United States for over 40 years. They currently service PA, NJ, NY, and CT.\u00a0 For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitchenmagic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.kitchenmagic.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698174738449000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1a1VAXY5BO3Wq-D8HPzoMZ\">www.kitchenmagic.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information and image provided by:<br \/>\nTina Bradford<br \/>\nWriter\/Public Relations\/Social Media<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TinaBradfordPR\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/TinaBradfordPR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Caption:\u00a0 Kitchen Magic staff across several of the company&#8217;s departments attended the Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Forum earlier this month to celebrate their recognition for Manufacturer of the Year. Investment &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=124114\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kitchen Magic Awarded Lehigh Valley\u2019s 2023 Manufacturer of the Year<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kitchen-Magic.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124114"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=124114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/124115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=124114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=124114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=124114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}