<Tr> <Th> Parent </Th> <Td> Conair Corporation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> cuisinart.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Cuisinart is an American home appliance brand owned by Conair Corporation . The company was started in 1971 by Carl Sontheimer to bring an electric food processor to the US market . The "Food Processor" was the first model, introduced at the National Housewares Exposition in Chicago in 1973 and released in Canada in 1975 . </P> <P> In 1986, Cuisinart introduced a chopper / grinder (the Mini-Mate) and has since expanded to include a wide variety of products . Cuisinart became the property of Conair Corporation in 1989 . </P>

When was the first cuisinart food processor made