. for other uses see conair disambiguation . conair corporation type private industry appliances personal care founded 1959 headquarters east windsor new jersey usa key people leandro rizzuto ceo and owner ronald t. diamond president products small appliances personal care brands cuisinart waring rusk jheri redding babyliss scunci allegro interplak travelsmart conair hospitality conair pet pollenex revenue 2 billion 2010 1 net income unknown number of employees 4000 2010 1 subsidiaries babyliss sarl website conair.com conair corporation is an american company which sells small appliances personal care products and health and beauty products for both professionals and consumers . it was founded in 1959 and has since expanded to include ten product divisions . 2 contents 1 history 2 brands 2.1 the personal care division 2.2 the hair goods division 2.3 the professional products division 2.4 the cuisinart division 2.5 the waring division 2.6 cuisinart resort and spa 2.7 the conair packaging company 2.8 conair appliance manufacturing 2.9 subsidiaries 2.10 former 2.11 international operations 3 references 4 external links history edit leandro rizzuto s father founded conair in 1959 in his garage in queens . 3 conair began by selling hair rollers and then hair dryers . conair became a public company in 1972 but went private again after a leveraged buyout in 1985 . 4 the company is one of the largest producers of hair care appliances ranging from hair dryers and styling irons to its innovative hair curlers curl secret and miracurl stylers . conair also manufactures a wide range of home kitchen appliances under its cuisinart and waring brands . rizzuto pleaded guilty in 2002 to tax evasion associated with his tenure as chief executive officer of conair . rizzuto was sentenced to a prison term of 20 to 37 months . 5 conair acquired cuisinart in 1989 waring products in 1998 and bag manufacturer allegro in 2007 . 6 pollenex was acquired after jarden acquired holmes in 2005 and was rebranded as conair home in 2013 . brands edit brands by division include 2 the personal care division edit conair home interplak travel smart by conair allegro the hair goods division edit sc nci the professional products division edit rusk babylisspro satin smooth one n only conairpro pet the cuisinart division edit cuisinart the waring division edit waring cuisinart resort and spa edit cuisinart resort and spa is a five star resort hotel in rendezvous beach anguilla . the resort is inspired by the greek island of mykonos . 1 it contains wicker furniture and haitian paintings on the walls . 1 the formal evening restaurant of the hotel is santorini and the informal meditarraneo bar is by the pool . its venus spa contains 16 treatment rooms and a heated thalasso pool of seawater . the resort contains a notable hydroponic farm which is said to offer an opportunity for excellent practical training for students completing their degree or technical diploma program . 2 it contains greenhouses covering some 18 000 square feet manufactured by agra tech inc and two ponds which are used to grow bibb lettuce . 2 the conair packaging company edit conair appliance manufacturing edit conair hair care appliances for all brands subsidiaries edit conair sells products in over 100 countries and has offices and subsidiaries in over 12 countries including babyliss sarl in paris france . former edit pollenex rebranded as conair home in 2013 international operations edit babyliss tools of sassoon references edit a b conair improving work order collaboration to reduce cost . sap . retrieved 2013 04 14 . a b corporate . conair.com . retrieved 2011 01 11 . elissa gootman 2002 04 03 . conair founder and executive pleads guilty to tax evasion in federal court . new york times . retrieved 2013 04 14 . leandro rizzuto . forbes . march 2013 . retrieved 2013 04 14 . rosemary schlank 2002 09 23 . ex ceo gets jail time for corporate kickback scheme . accounting web . retrieved 2013 04 14 . conair corporation acquires allegro manufacturing inc. . appliance magazine . 2007 09 19 . retrieved 2013 04 14 . external links edit official website colbert catherine . conair corporation information and related industry information from hoover s . hoover s. retrieved 2006 09 15 . this united states manufacturing company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title conair corporation & oldid 739350388 categories small appliance manufacturerspersonal care companiesmanufacturing companies based in new jerseymanufacturing companies established in 1959american brandsunited states manufacturing company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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