Pioneer Kitchenware Limited (PKL), formerly known as Pioneer Aluminium Factory Limited, is a Ghana-based kitchenware retailer and manufacturer of aluminum hollowware products. It was founded in 1959 by the Swiss businessman Paul Gottfried Schwegler. It functions as a private limited company, specializing in the production and marketing of aluminum household products for the domestic and export markets. The company trades under the brand names Torch Standard, Torch Elegance, and Torch Prestige