FORTUNE BRANDS

'Fortune Brands', is a holding company founded in 1969 as '''American Brands''' and later re-named in 1997. The corporate headquarters are in Deerfield, Illinois in the United States.

Contents

Origins

Past and Present Divisions

Past Division

ACCO

Present Divisions

Golf Division

Home and hardware

Wine and spirits

Origins

The American Tobacco Company was founded in 1890, and in 1969 American Brands became its parent company.

Past and Present Divisions

Past Division

ACCO

In 1987 American Brands acquired ACCO, a holding company which owned several office supply subsidiaries, which included the Swingline brand. In 2005, the company spun-off ACCO to shareholders, and immediately thereafter ACCO merged with General Binding Corporation. This merged company is now known as ACCO Brands.

Present Divisions

Golf Division

The Acushnet Company (purchased in 1976) is now Fortune Brands' golf division, producing golf balls, shoes, and clubs.
Fortune sold off the Acushnet Company's ''Acushnet Rubber'' division in 1985, which was Acushnet's original business (circa early 1900s).
The Golf Division is made up of the following companies:

★ Titleist

★ Cobra Golf Clubs

★ FootJoy

★ Pinnacle Golf Balls

★ Scotty Cameron Putters

Home and hardware

Included in this division are the following that have annual sales of over $ 4 Billion:

★ Waterloo Industries

★ Masterbrand Cabinets

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★ Aristokraft Cabinets

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★ Cabinets by Diamond

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★ Omega Cabinetry

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★ Home Crest Cabinets

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★ Schrock Cabinetry

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★ Kitchen Craft Cabinetry

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★ Decora

★ Moen

★ Fypon

★ Therma-Tru

★ Simonton Windows

★ Master Lock

★ Dixie Pacific Manufacturing Company

★ American Lock

★ Hy-Lite Products, Inc.

Wine and spirits

Fortune Brands has been building a stable of well known wine and spirits brands over the last few years. In July 2005, Fortune Brands acquired over (25) additional brands. The current brands are as follows:

★ Global Growth Brands

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★ Jim Beam

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★ Sauza Tequila

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★ Courvoisier

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★ Canadian Club

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★ Makers Mark

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★ Dekuyper

★ Super-Premium Spirits Brands

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★ Knob Creek

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★ Laphroaig

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★ Dalmore

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★ VOX

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★ El Tesoro

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★ Starbucks Coffee Liqueur

★ Super-Premium & Premium Wine Brands

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★ Clos Du Bois

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★ Geyser Peak Winery

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★ Wildhorse Windery and Vinyards

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★ Buena Vista

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★ William Hill Estate

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★ Gary Farrell