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Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Food52 Acquires Dansk, Plans to Revitalize the Heritage Home Brand May 3, 2021 GMT NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE) May 3, 2021 Food52, the premier cooking and home brand, announced today that it has acquired heritage housewares brand Dansk from Lenox Corporation. Often credited with reinventing the American tabletop and bringing Scandinavian design to the United States, Dansk was founded in 1954 by Ted and Martha Nierenberg and became wildly popular in the 1960s and 70s. Since the Nierenbergs sold the company in the 1980s, it has been owned by Brown-Forman Corporation and Lenox Corporation, among others. Following today’s acquisition, Food52 plans to revitalize and relaunch Dansk, while preserving its beloved and internationally known identity. ....
A Very Special Announcement From Amanda Hesser Food52 3 hrs ago Dear Food52ers, We have very happy news to share with you today: Dansk, the company known for its iconic Danish designs from Kobenstyle enameled-steel pans to teak pepper mills is now part of Food52! We’re so thrilled to have acquired not only one of our favorite brands, but a company whose products have been treasured by Americans for nearly 70 years. Even if you don’t know the Dansk name, your kitchen has been influenced by its bold use of color and streamlined design. Dansk was founded in 1954 by Martha and Ted Nierenberg, a young New York couple who became smitten with the clean lines of Danish design while visiting Copenhagen. The couple hired Danish sculptor and designer Jens Quistgaard, who would develop many of the more than 2,000 designs the company created, including the elegantly streamlined Kobenstyle cookware, which remains a best seller to this day. Dansk’s collaborations with ....