06/08/2026
This post shares photos that mix moments from over 10 years ago and today.
In 2014, TOPQ started its KAMADO BBQ GRILL business by renting just 2 floors of a building from the local government. After two years of hard work and steady growth, we expanded by renting an entire 5-story building.
We still clearly remember a visit from one of our earliest partners in 2017. Back when he started working with us, he only placed an order for 3 test samples, but by that time his business had grown to the point where he was ordering entire containers of our grills. After looking around our facility, he asked my boss:
“Mr. Chen, we’re going to place more and more orders in the coming years, but right now your production capacity doesn’t seem large enough to meet future demand. How will you handle this?”
Mr. Chen answered without hesitation: “Don’t worry. We can produce as many grills as you can sell. You just focus on marketing, and we’ll take care of product manufacturing.”
This mutual trust became the driving force for everything we achieved, as we built growth-focused partnerships with all of our customers. By 2018, we were no longer just renting space to chase our dream—we purchased the land and built our own factory from scratch.
What makes us most proud is that many of the customers who grew alongside us from the very beginning have now become strong, premium KAMADO BBQ brands in their respective markets.
We have so many stories to tell about TOPQ. Today is just a little throwback: when we visited our old building, it felt like flipping through a photo album. It’s still standing there, and we’re still proud of what we’ve built. 🏭❤️
