1991 headquarters van nuys california key people steven b. dunn head of munchkin andy keimach president petty rader legal products infant and toddler products number of employees over 250 website https www.munchkin.com munchkin inc. is a privately held global infant and toddler company headquartered in van nuys california . it was founded in 1991 by steven b. dunn and is known for designing developing manufacturing and distributing infant and toddler products . 1 munchkin has been granted over 100 patents domestically and internationally and has won more than 40 industry awards including multiple wins of the target corporation partner award of excellence the asda stores partnership award and the toys r us vendor of the year award . 2 munchkin products are sold at mass retail stores internationally . 3 contents 1 company history 2 growth 3 products 3.1 latch bottles 3.2 mbaby apparel 3.3 gates 3.4 arm and hammer diaper pail by munchkin 3.5 click lock cups 3.6 white hot 4 references 5 external links company history edit the inspiration to develop innovative infant and toddler baby products began after the birth of steven b. dunn s daughter beau in 1987 . in 1991 the venture capitalist was surprised at the lack of creative design in the infant and toddler category and raised 2.25 million of startup equity and founded munchkin inc. 4 5 growth edit lindam distribution centre on the thorp arch trading estate in wetherby west yorkshire . in 2010 munchkin inc. expanded to europe through the acquisition of lindam limited a safety brand for babies in the u.k. first the transaction provided a substantial footprint in europe growing international distribution of its existing portfolio . second it allowed munchkin to quickly enter the large u.s. infant safety gate category with an award winning european line . 6 7 in january 2014 munchkin acquired brica inc. a travel accessories brand for babies and toddlers . 8 this acquisition added brica s travel products including car sunshades and mirrors . munchkin and brica share the same vision as both companies are passionate about creating unique baby products . 9 10 products edit latch bottles edit in march 2014 munchkin released the latch tm bottle which is specifically designed to mimic breastfeeding . 11 the latch bottle s accordion style nipple stretches moves and pumps like the breast . the selection of latch nipples supports a range of breastfeeding and bottle feeding needs . 12 mbaby apparel edit in january 2014 munchkin unveiled the mbaby tm apparel collection which launched exclusively on munchkin.com . with this collection munchkin s goal was to revolutionize infant basics by adding a double layer front to baby apparel in order to help regulate a baby s temperature keeping them comfortable both day and night . the double layer technology is part of three product lines ; onestertm sleepstertm and playwear . 13 gates edit in january 2013 munchkin released the safe step tm gate with tripguard technology . the safe step gate enhanced safety and minimized the threshold s trip hazard by including a floor bar which was designed to walk on instead of over with a unique handle making the gate easy for an adult to use yet difficult for a child . 14 arm and hammer diaper pail by munchkin edit in 2009 munchkin partnered with church and dwight the maker of arm and hammer baking soda to introduce a line of diapering products that work with pure natural baking soda . the arm and hammer diaper pail by munchkin is a patented system helping with odor control and uses arm and hammer baking soda combined with a self sealing lid to lock in odors . in 2011 the arm and hammer diaper pail won the american baby bests award . 15 click lock cups edit these cups feature a patented click and lock lid to securely close for leak proofing . the click lock tm cups allow parents to see hear and feel the cup lock creating assurance against dripping . 16 white hot edit white hot tm technology alerts parents if the bath water the car interior or baby food is too hot . white hot technology products include white hot safety spoons white hot safety duck tub white hot safety bath ducky white hot safety sunblock shade and white hot cling shades . 17 references edit never grow old munchkin relies on innovation to expand line of baby products la times march 1995 retrieved october 2014 munchkin inc. named vendor of the year by toys r us and babies r us wn.com retrieved october 2014 munchkin promo babytv.com 2012 retrieved october 2014 never grow old munchkin relies on innovation to expand line of baby products la times march 1995 retrieved october 2014 family affair forbes nov. 2002 retrieved october 2014 munchkin expands in europe with acquisition of uk s no. 1 safety brand thefreelibrary.com jan. 2010 retrieved october 2014 safety gates buying guide consumerreports.org november 2012 retrieved october 2014 charlotte child products company brica acquired business journal january 2014 retrieved october 2014 munchkin inc. announces acquisition of brica inc. kidstodayonline.com jan. 2104 retrieved april 2014 us munchkin expands with brica acquisition toy news january 2014 retrieved october 2014 munchkin reveals new latch bottles babycenter.com june 2014 retrieved october 2014 munchkin reveals new latch bottles babycenter.com january 2014 retrieved october 2014 munchkin s new layette line has a very smart little secret popsugar.com january 2014 retrieved october 2014 munchkin inc. reveals 2013 product innovations toybook.com oct. 2012 retrieved october 2014 munchkin partners with arm & hammer for enhanced diapering freshness people.com feb. 2009 retrieved october 2014 munchkin 9oz click lock cup askbaby.com retrieved october 2014 munchkin white hot inflatable safety duck boots.com retrieved october 2014 external links edit munchkin website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title munchkin inc. & oldid 744329577 categories companies established in 1991companies based in californiacompanies based in los angelesretail companies of the united statesbaby productsonline retailers1991 establishments in californiahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters 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 wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 14 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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