I wrote:
> Hallmark also has several subsidiaries, including Binney and Smith (the
> company that makes Crayola crayons and Silly Putty), Litho-Krome (known for
> high-quality color separations and lithography), The Picture People
> (mall-based photo studios), Tapper (maker of party favors and accessories),
> Crown Media Holdings (Hallmark Channel on cable, etc.), Hallmark
> Entertainment (Hallmark Hall of Fame), and others. I couldn't find any
> employee numbers for any of those.
>
> I hope that's at least some of the info you were looking for. Is there
> anything else you'd like to know? :-)
Julia replied:
We have an employee cardshop and Deep Discount Surplus shop here at the home offices, and across the street at Crown Center (a mall that Hallmark owns) there is a Hallmark shop and The Crayola Store (as well as Crayola Cafe), all of which offer various levels of discounts to Hallmarkers. And occasionally, free stuff comes our way, too :-)Yes. Can you get Silly Putty and crayons for free, or at steep employee discount? ;)
And can I just say, my wife *loves* Crayola stuff, which works out really well for me ;-)
About Litho-Krome, from http://www.lithokrome.com/I'm familiar with Binney and Smith, and with The Picture People (they have a setup in the mall where the Stride Rite store is), and with the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Hall of Fame stuff. Not familiar with Litho-Krome (but might be interested in finding something out about them) or Tapper (ditto).
"Litho-Krome does commercial printing of catalogs, brochures, annual reports, point of sale, packaging, product merchandizing, corporate identity, and custom greeting card programs...."
"Prints have been produced utilizing a wide range of value-added processes such as embossing, debossing, foil stamping, repousse and special coatings...."
"Products are created on three major substrates: Traditional prints are on acid-free archival papers, Canvas lithographic prints on actual artist canvas and then is stretched exactly like finished art, and Textured Canvas recreates the actual texturing in the painting and is then laminated to artist canvas and is stretched as a painting ready for framing."
About Tapper, Inc., from http://pressroom.hallmark.com/subsidiary_fact_sheet.html
"Founded in 1996 and acquired by Hallmark in 1998, Tapper is a manufacturer of party toys, favors and accessories. The company's signature product is its Original Goody Bag�, a line of treat bags loaded with games, toys, activities and special confections for children's parties. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Tapper products are available in more than 5,000 retail stores across the U.S."
You'll see Tapper stuff in grocery stores and drug stores near their Hallmark Cards aisles. Before Holloween, I saw some Tapper-made Holloween novelty whistles at K-Mart. I also believe Tapper product is part of the recent Hallmark agreement with Target to sell un-branded or Target-branded products manufactured by Hallmark and subsidiaries (the package will say "Manufactured for Target" instead of "Manufactured by Tapper, Inc." or "Manufactured by Hallmark Cards, Inc."). Stores like Party Warehouse often carry Tapper items, as do many Hallmark stores.
Reggie Bautista
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