Consumer Goods

Belkin Corporate Office

Belkin was founded in Hawthorne, California, in 1983 by current owner and CEO Chet Pipkin. The company designs and manufactures connectivity devices, as well as covers and cases for consumer electronics. The company has headquarters in Playa Vista, California, and has more than 1,000 employees in the US.

The company has been listed twice in the Inc, 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. Belkin has major office around the world, including the UK, Hong Kong, and Australia. In March of 2013. Belkin acquired competitor Linksys. The company has received backlash for paying persons to write fake positive reviews on Amazon and other websites regarding products that have problems or glitches to lessen the negative impact.

However, the company has also won numerous awards, including the 2009 Best Multi-room audio/video product from FlyWire, Best Idea award in 2009 from Businessweek, and multiple IF design awards in 2007 and 2008.

Belkin

History

Zagg Corporate Office

Zagg was founded in early 2005 by Phillip Chipping, who developed the company’s signature product, the InvisibleShield, in his shed. Originally selling to only local stores, the company began to grow significantly by selling their products online.

Today, Zagg is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ, under the ticker symbol: ZAGG. The company has more than 250 employees and had $51.5 million in revenue in 2013. The company’s products are sold at most major electronics stores, such as Best Buy and CarPhone Warehouse.

Zagg provides covers and cases for all types of electronics, including tablets, iPods and cell phones. The major cell phone companies in the US; Spring, AT&T, as well as Verizon and T-Mobile, all offer Zagg products.

Zagg

History

Amsoil Corporate Office

Amsoil was founded in 1972 in Superior, Wisconsin, by current CEO Albert J. Amatuzio, a former pilot. Amatuzio began doing research in the 1960’s regarding synthetic oils for motors and has developed a special blend for numerous applications.

Today, the company sells a wide range of synthetic motor oils for a variety of vehicles, including motorcycles. Amsoil uses multi-level marketing to distribute its product. In addition to oil, the company also offers fuel additives and filtration systems, such as oil filters and gasoline filters.

All products are made at the Amsoil factory in Superior and shipped worldwide. The company sells its products via independent dealers, who deal directly with their customers via multi-level marketing. As of 2015, the company had approximately 315 full time employees.

Amsoil

History

The Vitamin Shoppe Corporate Office

The Vitamin Shoppe was founded in 1977 by Jeffrey Horowitz. The company operates a chain of vitamin and health supplement stores. As of 2010, the company had more than 484 locations across the US, as well as an active eCommerce site. The company did have 3 locations in Canada, but these were closed in early 2016.

The company was acquired in 2002 by the private equity firm Bear Sterns for $310 million. Annual sales were $751 million in 2010. The company went public on the NYSE in 2009 and can be found under the ticker symbol: VSI.

While the company had some quality control problems in 2007, with some products containing more than the FDA allowance of lead, these issues appear to have been resolved. In 2011, the company passed a ConsumerLab.Com testing of their women’s multi-vitamin, which passed the USFDA standards.

The Vitamin Shoppe

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Bath Fitter Corporate Office

Bath Fitter was founded in 1984 in Montreal, Canada, by Brian Cotton and his two brothers. This trio wanted to find a faster, easier way for people to replace their old, worn out bathtubs.

The company operates a chain of franchised bathroom remodeling services. The company is best known for creating and designing custom made bathtubs. Customers can create their own designs or work with in house contractors to help design one made especially for them. The main focus of the company is one piece, seamless, acrylic wall bathtub and wall lining systems.

Bath Fitter manufactures its products in the USA and in May 2016, an expansion of their plant in Springfield, Tennessee, created an additional 51 jobs.

The company was listed as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures in late 2018.

The company continued to be one of Canada’s most Admired Companies, along with other awards, in 2020.

Bath Fitter has headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. Today, Bath Fitter has approximately 200 locations in the US and Canada.

Bath Fitter

Bath Fitter was founded in 1984 in Montreal, Canada, by Brian Cotton and his two brothers. This trio wanted to find a faster, easier way for people to replace their old, worn out bathtubs.

History

Bath Fitter manufactures its products in the USA and in May 2016, an expansion of their plant in Springfield, Tennessee, created an additional 51 jobs.

The company was listed as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures in late 2018.

The company continued to be one of Canada’s most Admired Companies, along with other awards, in 2020.

Bath Fitter has headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. Today, Bath Fitter has approximately 200 locations in the US and Canada.