IRVINE, Calif. (April 4, 2012) — One lucky culinary enthusiast will win the ultimate Thermador kitchen, plus the ultimate kitchen design consultation. Thermador (http://www.thermador.com) announces the “Ultimate Kitchen Contest,” where one grand prize winner will receive a full suite of Thermador professional appliances and a private consultation with renowned interior designer Candice Olson.

The contest is being administered and promoted through an integrated national media campaign with Elle Décor magazine, and will run April 2 through June 30 on Thermador’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/thermador).

“We want to give one culinary enthusiast a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a dream kitchen outfitted with the best professional appliances on the market, and we can’t think of a better way to deliver that kitchen than with the help of Candice Olson,” said Zach Elkin, director, brand marketing of Thermador. “With her intimate knowledge of Thermador’s full line of appliances at her disposal, Candice is the perfect guide for designing an exceptional Thermador culinary kitchen unique to the contest winner.”

The grand prize includes:

A full suite of Thermador products consisting of a range or cooktop and wall oven, a dishwasher, a refrigerator and ventilation system

A trip for one winner and a guest to Thermador’s new Southern California headquarters and showroom

A private design consultation with HGTV star Candice Olson

The Thermador “Ultimate Kitchen Contest” will be supported with an extensive national integrated marketing campaign in Elle Décor’s May and June issues.

For more information on the Thermador Ultimate Kitchen Contest, plus guides and ideas on designing one, please visit www.thermador.com/about/promotions.

About Thermador

Thermador has been providing real innovations for real cooks for more than 75 years. The iconic line of cooking, cleaning, refrigeration and ventilation products remains committed to empowering culinary enthusiasts to be their best through continuous innovation breakthroughs – from the world’s first wall ovens and gas cooktops with the patented Star® Burner to a speedcooking oven that reduces cooking time by 50 percent.

Thermador is part of BSH Home Appliances Corporation, a fully-owned subsidiary of Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group, the third largest appliance manufacturer in the world. For more information, visit www.thermador.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/thermador and @ThermadorHome, respectively. For Thermador customer service, call 1-800-735-4328.