Otto Josten
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| Founded | 1897 |
| 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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United States, Canada, Europe |
| Products | Class rings, Yearbooks, Announcements, Caps & gown, Apparel, Championship rings |
| Parent | Newell Brands (2015–present) |
| Website | www |
Jostens is an American manufacturer of memorabilia. The company is primarily known for its production of yearbooks and class rings for various high schools and colleges as well as championship rings for sports. Jostens also produced photobook products for Disney's PhotoPass photography service offered at Disney theme parks and resorts.
Begun in 1897 by Otto Josten, Jostens (then called "Josten's" — the apostrophe was later dropped) began manufacturing emblems and awards for nearby schools and in 1906, the year of incorporation, Josten added class rings to his product line, to be sold to schools throughout the Midwest. Otto Josten founded the company as a watch-repair business in Owatonna, Minnesota, in 1897.
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 Candle), and "turn it into a true consumer-product business, as opposed to it historically being run like a printing asset".
After being acquired by Jarden in 2015, Jarden merged with Newell Rubbermaid in 2016 to form Newell Brands.
In mid 2013, Jostens released the yearbook industry's first iPad app at the National Scholastic Press Association Spring Convention in San Francisco. Jostens is the primary supplier of Super Bowl rings, and has made 31 champion rings in the Super Bowl's 50-year history through 2017.
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