New Era Cap Company
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Apparel |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Headquarters | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Key people | Ehrhardt Koch (Founder) Christohper H. Koch (Current CEO) |
| Products | Headwear, Belts, Shirts |
| Revenue | $343.7 million (2007)[1] |
| Operating income | Unknown |
| Net income | Unknown |
| Employees | 1,700 (worldwide) |
| Website | neweracap.com |
The New Era Cap Company (or just New Era),[2] located in Buffalo, New York, is a headwear manufacturer. It was founded in 1920 by German immigrant Ehrhardt Koch.[3] New Era is the exclusive manufacturer and marketer of the official on-field cap worn by every Major League Baseball team and their minor league affiliates, as well as select teams in the KBO[4] and NPB, Australian Baseball League and maintains agreements with other licensed entities including NHL, NBA, NRL and over 200 colleges and universities in the United States. New Era will also become the official on-field cap provider for the National Football League in April 2012.[5]
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[edit] Company move
On November 21, 2006, New Era moved its headquarters from the Buffalo suburb of Derby to its new, renovated home in the former Federal Reserve Building in downtown Buffalo.
[edit] Labor history
New Era has had two labor situations[clarification needed] in its 88-year history. In 2001, with the Communications Workers of America and in 2007/2008 with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
[edit] Cap recalls
In the summer of 2007, New Era voluntarily pulled three styles of New York Yankee hats from shelves across the country because the designs on the caps were seen to be gang-related. A New Era spokesperson stated that the company does not market to gangs and when notified by activist groups and public officials, the company took immediate action.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Fair Labor Association Annual Report: New Era Cap Company, Inc. Company Profile." Fair Labor Association. 2004.
- ^ Newman, Mark. "MLB celebrates new official cap." Major League Baseball. 14 March 2007.
- ^ "About New Era - The History of New Era Cap." New Era. 2008.
- ^ "New Era Cap Announces Three-Year Licensing Agreement With Korean Baseball Organization". http://www.ecplaza.net/news/09/11338/new_era_cap_announces.html.
- ^ "New Era Cap fashions new look with NFL deal". http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/print-edition/2011/10/21/new-era-cap-fashions-new-look-with-nfl.html?page=all.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard. "Yankee Caps Pulled After Protesters See Gang Links in Symbols and Colors" The New York Times. 25 August 2007
