Tefal frying pan

Tefal is a globally recognized French brand of cookware and small appliances, best known for inventing the non-stick frying pan category. The name is a portmanteau of the words Teflon and Aluminium. Founded in 1956 by Marc Grégoire in Rumilly, France, the company revolutionized home cooking by introducing surfaces that prevent food from sticking.

Today, Tefal is a key brand within the SEB Group (Groupe SEB), a large French consortium that owns several iconic kitchen brands. While the brand maintains significant manufacturing facilities in France—specifically in Rumilly, where it remains a major employer—the global demand for its products means production also occurs in other international locations. The brand continues to lead the market through innovations like the 'Thermo-Spot' heat indicator visible in the center of many of their pans.