About Rösle
A hundred and thirty-eight years of metalwork
Rösle has been based in Marktoberdorf since 1888. Today the name stands for kitchen tools, cookware and BBQ grills, all developed and quality-controlled in the Allgäu.
The story
From roofing workshop to grill maker
Karl Theodor Rösle founded his company in 1888 in the centre of Marktoberdorf, making products and accessories for construction and roof drainage. He combined craft with mechanical production early, and in 1903 added cookware to the range.
The founder died in 1907, and the company almost died with him. His wife Viktoria took over the management and steered production through the First World War. Afterwards their sons Karl Gustav and Georg joined forces and continued the business.
The product lines separated in 1985: roofing products moved under the GRÖMO name, kitchen products under RÖSLE. In 2002 the two divisions became independent companies, both still owned by the Rösle family.
The BBQ range arrived in 2012 and grew into a full line of gas grills, kettle grills, smokers and accessories. In 2024 the company opened a new building in Marktoberdorf with a logistics centre, a store and a barbecue and cooking school.
What the company stands for
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Family ownership
The founder’s great-grandson, Dr Hermann Steinhauser, is managing partner. Decisions are made in Marktoberdorf, not in a distant holding company.
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Durability
Rösle treats durability as the practical side of sustainability. Tools that last thirty years do not need to be replaced, recycled or shipped twice.
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Design and function together
The ALLFLAME and BLAZEFLAME gas grills carry the Red Dot Design Award. Rösle’s design brief starts with how a tool works in a wet hand, not with how it looks in a catalogue.
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Service that knows the products
Customer service sits in Marktoberdorf, close to development and spare parts. Questions about a grill bought years ago usually get an answer, and often the right part.
Rösle in numbers
- The year the workshop opened
- 1888
- Cookware added to the range
- 1903
- The first Rösle BBQ grills
- 2012
- New building, store and BBQ school
- 2024
The full range lives in the official shop
Grills, cookware, tools, spare parts and accessories. The complete Rösle range, direct from the manufacturer in Marktoberdorf.