Blyth, Inc.
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | NYSE: BTH |
| Industry | Home decorative, home fragrance |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Key people | Robert B. Goergen, Sr. (Founder, Chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Candles, photograph albums, gourmet coffee and tea |
| Revenue |  US$ 900.927 million (2011)[1] |
| Operating income |  US$ 46.607 million (2011)[1] |
| Net income | US$ 25.556 million (2011)[1] |
| Total assets | US$ 501.765 million (2011)[1] |
| Total equity | US$ 249.454 million (2011)[1] |
| Employees | 2,300 (2011)[2] |
| Subsidiaries | Candle Corporation of America PartyLite Midwest Company ViSalus Sciences |
| Website | www.blyth.com |
Coordinates: 41°01′00″N 73°38′56″W / 41.0167367°N 73.6489017°W
Blyth, Inc. is a Greenwich, Connecticut based marketing and manufacturing company that sells personal and decorative products. The company reported having 4,000 employees as of January 2007 and is incorporated in Delaware. In 2001, it was the largest candlemaker in the United States.[3]
Subsidiaries include Candle Corporation Of America, which owns the Sterno product brand and the PartyLite direct sales business. Additionally they own Midwest Company, which includes Seasons of Cannon Falls SOCF and Colonial Candle Colonial, Nu Botanics Nu Botanics, as well as CBK in Union City, Tennessee CBK
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Blyth, Inc. / 2011 Annual Report Selected Financial Data - page 20
- ^ Blyth, Inc. / 2011 Annual Report Business - page 7
- ^ Michael Maiello, "Blyth: Blyth Spirit," Forbes, Jan. 2001.
[edit] External links
- Yahoo Finance overview
- Interview with Robert B. Goergen, Sr., Founder, Chairman and CEO at Twist.com.
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