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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 1897; 128 years ago (1897) |
| Founder | Otto Josten |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 10 facilities in North America |
Area served | United States Canada Mexico Europe Asia |
| Products | Class rings Graduation regalia Yearbooks Graduation announcements Letter jackets Championship rings School photography |
| Owner | Platinum Equity |
Number of employees | over 3,500[1] |
| Website | www |
Jostens Inc. is an American manufacturer ofmemorabilia. The company is primarily known for its production ofyearbooks,[2][3]academic regalia, andclass rings[4] for varioushigh schools andcolleges as well aschampionship rings for sports.[5] For over 50 years, Jostens has been the supplier of theSuper Bowl championship rings.[6] Jostens also produced photobook products forDisney's PhotoPass photography service offered atDisney theme parks and resorts.[7]
As well as itsheadquarters nearMinneapolis and operational offices inOwatonna, Minnesota, Jostens has facilities inClarksville, Tennessee;Denton, Texas;Eagan, Minnesota;Laurens, South Carolina;Sedalia, Missouri;Shelbyville, Tennessee; theDominican Republic; andAguascalientes, Mexico.
Otto Josten founded the company as a watch-repair business inOwatonna in 1897.[8] Jostens (then called "Josten's" –the apostrophe was later dropped) began manufacturing emblems and awards for nearby schools. In 1906, its year of incorporation, Josten added class rings to his product line, the market being the Midwest.[9] Jostens created the American Yearbook Company in 1950,[10] later merging it under the Jostens brand.
In 2003, Jostens was acquired by private equity firm DLJ Merchant Banking, a subsidiary ofaPriori Capital Partners. The following year, in 2004, DLJ andKKR formedMinneapolis, Minnesota-based Visant Corporation.[11][12]
On October 14, 2015, consumer products manufacturerJarden acquired Jostens from Visant Corporation, stating that it planned to take advantage of synergies with its other properties (particularlyRawlings andYankee Candle), and "turn it into a true consumer-product business, as opposed to it historically being run like a printing asset".[13][14]
Jarden merged with Newell Rubbermaid in 2016 to formNewell Brands.[15] In 2018, Newell Brands sold Jostens to Platinum Equity for $1.3 billion.[16][17]
Jostens is the primary supplier ofSuper Bowl rings, having made 37 of the 57 championship rings as of 2024.[18][19]
In April 2015, Jostens launched the world's firstAdobe InDesign streaming partnership withAdobe Inc., called "Monarch," at theJournalism Education Association spring convention inDenver.[20]
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