Jostens
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| Founded | 1897 |
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| Founder | Otto Josten |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
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Number of locations
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13 facilities in North America |
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Area served
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National |
| Products | Class rings, yearbooks, announcements, caps & gown, apparel, championship rings |
| Parent | Jarden |
Jostens is an American manufacturer of memorabilia. The company is primarily known for its production of yearbooks[1][2] and class rings[3] for various high schools and colleges as well as championship rings for sports.[4] Jostens also produced photobook products for Disney's PhotoPass photography service offered at Disney theme parks and resorts.[5] Jostens is a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation.
Otto Josten founded the company as a watch-repair business in Owatonna, Minnesota, in 1897.[6][7] As well as its headquarters near Minneapolis and operational offices in Owatonna, Jostens has facilities in Calgary, Alberta; Clarksville, Tennessee; Denton, Texas; Eagan, Minnesota; Laurens, South Carolina; Norman, Oklahoma; Sedalia, Missouri; Shelbyville, Tennessee; State College, Pennsylvania; Topeka, Kansas; Visalia, California; and Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In mid 2013, Jostens released the yearbook industry's first iPad app at the National Scholastic Press Association Spring Convention in San Francisco.[8]
On October 14, 2015, Jarden announced that it would acquire Jostens for $1.5 billion, stating that it planned to take advantage of synergies with its other properties (particularly Rawlings and Yankee Candles), and "turn it into a true consumer-product business, as opposed to it historically being run like a printing asset".[9][10] The acquisition was completed on November 2, 2015.[11]
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