Graco (baby products)

Not to be confused with Graco (fluid handling).
Graco Children's Products Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded1942; 83 years ago (1942)
FounderRussell Gray
Robert Cone
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Chris Peterson, CEO[1]
ProductsBaby products
ParentNewell Brands
Websitewww.gracobaby.com
Previous logo variant

Graco Children's Products Inc. (pronounced gray-co) is an American baby products company based in High Point, North Carolina.[2] It is owned and operated by Newell Brands. Graco offers products including car seats, travel systems, strollers, high chairs, play yards, and baby swings.[3][4][5]

History

Graco was founded in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Russell Gray and Robert Cone (hence the name) as Graco Metal Products, a company that fabricated machine and car parts. Rex Thomas (one of two engineers hired to come up with a sustainable product) watched his wife sitting on the porch, rocking their baby in a swing with a string tied to it, while she read a book. Rex went into work the next day and said "why don't we make an automatic baby swing." After 18 months of research and development, the Swyngomatic - the world's first wind-up, automatic baby swing was born in 1955, designed by company engineer Dave Saint.[6]

In 1987, the company pioneered the invention of the Pack N' Play Portable Playard, the world's first portable play yard (designed by Nate Saint, Dave Saint's son).[citation needed]

In 1998, Rubbermaid acquired Century, a car seat manufacturer and introduced the SnugRide infant car seat, which has become America's top-selling infant car seat line. Century actually introduced the travel system where a car seat could fit on a stroller for easy transportation. That same year, Graco was acquired by Rubbermaid. A year later in 1999, the company was acquired by Newell Company and Newell became Newell Rubbermaid.[7]

In 2016, Newell Rubbermaid changed its name to Newell Brands when they acquired Jarden.[1]

In 2002, Graco launched the Turbo Booster, a booster seat designed to help parents stay in compliance with many states' passage of laws requiring children to stay in a car seat longer. In 2007, the company purchased established German baby product brand, Teutonia. The same year, the Nautilus 3-in-1 car seat debuted, earning the "Best Bet" designation from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.[citation needed] Then, in 2008, Graco acquired Aprica Kassai, the number one selling baby brand in Japan. In 2014, Newell Rubbermaid acquired American baby brand, Baby Jogger.

In 2021, Graco raised the minimum weight requirements for its boosters after a scathing Propublica report and Congressional subcommittee investigation.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Terlep, Sharon (February 10, 2023). "Newell Brands Slashes Profit Targets, Changes CEOs". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Company Overview of Graco Children's Products Inc". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "מוצרי תינוקות". Monday, 4 November 2019
  4. ^ "Baby Products". 20 January 2021. Monday, 13 June 2015
  5. ^ "Baby Love". 18 November 2021
  6. ^ "About US". www.gracobaby.com. Retrieved Jun 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Company News; Rubbermaid's Graco Unit to Buy Century Car Seat Line". The New York Times. May 20, 1998.
  8. ^ "Congressional Investigation Finds Many Booster Seat Makers Endangered Children's Lives After Review of Meaningless Safety Testing". www.propublica.com. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

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