Fortune Brands

Fortune Brands, a MegaCorporation.

A while ago, I was doing a writeup on Staplers. My stapler was Swingline brand, which was a company owned by Acco Brands. Acco Brands, in turn, is owned by Fortune Brands.

Kinda reminds me of Time Warner.

WHAT: Fortune Brands is a hidden-behind-the-curtain quiet-management style of company that lets it's subsidiaries operate autonomously. They just collect huge paycheques. Some of their more famous brands:

• Gravis - Makers of Game Controllers (Such as the Gravis Gamepad, probably their bestseller).
• Swingline - Stapler Heaven.
• Jim Bean - Liquor!
• Master Lock - Padlocks and more!
• Titleist - Golf balls!
• Pinnacle - More Golf Balls!

Of course, they have many other things that I probably haven't heard of because I live under a rock. The complete list of subcompanies (some of which have, in turn, further sub-companies):

• Moen
• Aristokraft
• Master Lock
• Schrock
• Waterloo
• Acco
• Wilson Jones
• Perma
• Maco
• Day-Timer
• Kensington
• Gravis
• Apollo
• Boone
• Rexel
• Titleist
• Pinnacle
• FootJoy
• Cobra
• Jim Beam
• VOX a.k.a. Vox Vodka
• DeKuyper
• Geyser Peak
• Small Batch

WHO: You can contact Fortune Brands at:

Fortune Brands, Inc.
300 Tower Parkway
Lincolnshire, IL 60069

phone: (847) 484-4400
e-mail: generalinquiries@fortunebrands.com

$$$: Fortune Brands grabbed 5.6 Billion in sales last year.