K2 Sold!

[tahoearmada20]

I dont know why my threads keep getting erased, so I'm making another one.

k2 was sold to Mr Coffee... details on www.saminfo.com

 

[eheath]

Mr Coffee pro model?

 

[keystoner1]

haha that would be funny

 

[toominator]

I hope they don't turn into a big corporate whore

 

[keystoner1]

same

 

[Jib_This]

Uh...too late? I mean, if you think "big corporate whores" are a bad thing...

try www.k2sports.net

If that doesn't reek of "big coorporate whore", I don't really know what would, if such a thing were to be conceived of as a "bad thing".

 

[toominator]

yeah mate but these guys taking it over seem to have a fairly diverse portfolio. The K2 house is pretty much all snow sports. Hopefully its not just being acquired to be a 'cash cow' for other Jarden companies

 

[Jib_This]

honestly dude, a big company is a big company is a big company. Some make toasters, some make cars, some make skis and snowboards. It's all the same shit, I don't know why this buyout is such a big deal.

 

[t-rent]

to who??

 

[toominator]

no.. not really, but whatever. companies have different philosophies. But yeah it not really a big deal

 

[skiRay]

i just hope K2 stays the same. good old k2

 

[poofartpee]

arent they already that?

 

[skiminnesota]

does this company that just bought k2 own any other ski company's

 

[Jib_This]

Line Skis, Full Tilt boots, Marker, Volkl, Holden, Marmot, Planet Earth, K2 skis, I think that's about it.

 

[toominator]

This is what Jarden (the company who is in the process or buying K2) owns:

Branded Consumables: Ball®, Bee®, Bicycle®, Crawford®, Diamond®, First Alert®, Forster®, Hoyle®, JavaLog®, Kerr®, Lehigh®, Leslie-Locke®, Loew-Cornell® and Pine Mountain®;

Consumer Solutions: Bionaire®, Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Harmony®, Health o meter®, Holmes®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Patton®, Rival®, Seal-a-Meal®, Sunbeam®, VillaWare® and White Mountain™;

Outdoor Solutions: Abu Garcia®, Berkley®, Campingaz®, Coleman®, Fenwick®, Gulp®, Mitchell®, Stren® and Trilene®.

K2 Sports owns:

* K2 Skis

* K2 Skates

* K2 Bikes

* K2 Licensed Products

* K2 Snowboards

* Shakespeare — fishing equipment and accessories

* Stearns — PFD's and accessories

* Pflueger — Fishing Equipment

* Penn

* Rawlings — Baseball and Football equipment

* Worth — Baseball equipment and accessories

* DeBeer Lacrosse — Lacrosse equipment and accessories

* Völkl — Skis, Snowboards, and accessories

* Marker — Ski bindings and accessories

* Ride — Snowboards

* Morrow — Snowboards

* 5150 — Snowboards

* Liquid — snowboards

* Viewloader — Paintball marker

* Brass Eagle — Paintball marker

* WGP Paintball — Paintball marker

* JTUSA — Paintball marker

* Dana Designs — Backpacks

* Line — Skis

* Madshus — Skis

* Earth shoes — Footwear

* Hawk Shoes — Footwear

* Tubbs — Snowshoes

* Adio — Footwear

* Atlas — Snowshoes

* Full Tilt — Ski Boots

* Ex Officio — Clothing

* Hilton Casuals — apparel

* Holden — Sportswear

* Marmot — Sportswear

hahaha holy shit K2 is waay bigger than what I thought!

so to answer you question it doesn't currently own any ski companies but it's gonna own several soon.

 

[alaskakid]

wow k2 owns alot of things. what do some other companies own. and wait does anyone own armada or is it rider owned....thats kinda hard to believe now a days

 

[KG_]

armadas no where big, k2 is huuge overseas

 

[tahoearmada20]

Armada skis as a company is owned by les than 20 individuals with Hans SMith at the helm.

 

[artfullydodged]

weird

 

[phatbush]

crap that is alot of stuff to own! Big names there!~