Blyth, Inc.

Blyth Incorporated
Type Public
Traded as NYSEBTH
Industry Home decorative, home fragrance
Founded 1976 (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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Blyth, Inc. / 2011 Annual Report Selected Financial Data - page 20
  2. ^ Blyth, Inc. / 2011 Annual Report Business - page 7
  3. ^ Michael Maiello, "Blyth: Blyth Spirit," Forbes, Jan. 2001.

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