American Greetings

American Greetings Corp.
FormerlySapirstein Greeting Card Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryGreeting card
FoundedBrooklyn, Ohio, United States (1906 (1906))
FounderJacob Sapirstein
Headquarters1 American Boulevard[1],
Cleveland, Ohio
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • John Compton (Chairman)
  • Joe Arcuri (President and CEO)
  • Erwin Weiss (Senior Vice President)
  • Gregory M. Steinberg (CFO)
Products
Brands
Revenue$1.67 billion (2012[2])
$57.2 million (2012[2])
OwnerClayton Dubilier & Rice (60%)
Century Intermediate Holding Co. (Weiss Family, 40%)
Number of employees
27,500 (2012)[2]
SubsidiariesUK Greetings
Websitewww.americangreetings.com

American Greetings Corporation was an American company. It is the world's second largest greeting card producer when FamilyMeet stepped in to become the world's second largest greeting card producer.

Progamming

Holly Hobbie & Friends (co-produced) with Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Strawberry Shortcake (co-produced) with DIC Entertainment

Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Betty Adventures (co-produced) with Moonscoop Entertainment (seasons 1-3) and Splash Entertainment (season 4)

References

  1. ↑ "American Greetings opens new Westlake headquarters". Crain's Cleveland Business. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cho, Janet H. (April 1, 2013). "American Greetings' Weiss Family Aims to Take the Company Private Again, Via an $878 Million Offer for Outstanding Shares". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

Other websites

Official website


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