Spectrum Brands (NYSE: SPB) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, United States that owns 6 consumer brands across 3 categories, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]
Spectrum Brands is a diversified consumer products company built by acquisition, now focused on home and garden, pet supplies and home appliances after selling its battery and auto care businesses to Energizer in 2019 and its hardware business to Assa Abloy in 2023.
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Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Energizer bought the Rayovac and Varta consumer battery businesses from Spectrum Brands, consolidating three of the largest battery brands in North America and Europe under one owner. European regulators required Energizer to divest the Varta business in several markets before clearing the deal.
Spectrum Brands controlled these 4 brands in the past. Each row shows when the ownership ended and who holds the brand now, so a page that once said Spectrum Brands owned it still shows why it no longer does.
| Brand | Owned until | Owner today |
|---|---|---|
| Armor All | Jan 2019 | Energizer Holdings |
| STP | Jan 2019 | Energizer Holdings |
| Rayovac | Jan 2019 | Energizer Holdings |
| Varta | Jan 2019 | Energizer Holdings |
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2 recall notices from government regulators matched to Spectrum Brands. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Reason given: The handheld hair dryers lack an immersion protection device, which presents a substantial product hazard to consumers, posing the risk of death or serious injury from…
Recalling firm: Empower Brands · Brand: Remington
Reason given: The recalled conditioner can contain bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an environmental organism found widely in soil and water. People with weakened immune systems or…
Recalling firm: Spectrum Brands Pet Care · Brand: FURminator
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Spectrum Brands owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including Remington, Cutter, Spectracide, FURminator, Tetra and George Foreman Grill.
Yes. Spectrum Brands is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, United States and was founded in 1906.
Spectrum Brands is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as SPB on the NYSE.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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