Russell Hobbs, Inc. (formerly Salton, Inc.), was an American company based in

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which manufactured

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s, most notably the George Foreman grill and

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appliances. In June 2010, Russell Hobbs, Inc. was taken over by and became part of

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. The name was derived from the British company,

Company history

The company was founded in 1947 by Lou Salton, a

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immigrant from

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, and its headquarters were in

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. In October 2000, Salton entered an exclusive license agreement with Synergy Worldwide to market and distribute the "Spin Fryer", designed by Reno R. Rolle, under the George Foreman brand. In 2001, Salton bought the UK housewares and personal care company

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Group, which included the brands of Russell Hobbs, Carmen and Tower. Salton also purchased

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in 2001, the name and other trademarks (including Big Ben and

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) from the bankrupt General Time Corporation. Salton was licensed to make small appliances, such as vacuum cleaners under the Westinghouse name, from 2002 to 2008. On August 6, 2007, Salton was suspended from the

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. It was subsequently listed on the

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, changing its symbol from SFP to SFPI. In October 2007, Salton sold its entire time products business, including the Westclox and Ingraham trademarks, to NYL Holdings LLC. Salton merged with another small household appliance business, Applica Incorporated, in December of the same year, which owned the LitterMaid brand and a license to the Black and Decker brand for home appliances. Applica then became a wholly owned subsidiary of Salton, Inc. In December 2009, the combined company changed its name to Russell Hobbs, Inc. A Canada, Canadian company with the name Salton Appliances (1985) Corp. continues to operate in the home appliance sector as an independent entity.

Spectrum Brands

bought Russell Hobbs, Inc., in 2010.

References

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