article_snippet: Even the PM has one of the firm's cookers in his kitchen .
article_snippet: Mr McGrath, speaking in Beijing ahead of the official launch event, conceded that the cookers could just become popular with a ‘small niche market connecting with expats in China’.
article_snippet: However, MailOnline said that it was worth the risk because if the cookers could just become popular with a ‘small niche market connecting with expats in China
article_snippet: Despite the company's rich British history, the company has teamed up with China-based firm Beijing Hi Seasons for the rollout and Mr McGrath said Mr McGrath’s hoping that  families in China will use the cookers to make traditional Chinese food.
article_snippet: , when people got money people just dined out in expensive restaurants,’ he said.
article_snippet: But affluent people have started cooking at home more, showing off to friends, saying: “I can cook”.
article_snippet: We’ve seen a rise in cooking schools and sales of cooking magazines.
article_snippet: However the modern cookers contain state-of-the-art technology.
article_snippet: Can you really do every kind of cooking that there is?
article_snippet: A cascade of recent high-profile food safety scandals in China has also contributed to a rise in home cooking, as confidence in restaurant standards has dropped.
article_snippet: Last year the company, which produced its millionth Rangemaster cooker this month, released a slimline City60 model aimed at UK city dwellers in an attempt to find new buyers.