Headquartered in New York, Jarden Corporation is a US conglomerate of many household consumer product brands in: kitchen appliances; cookware; tools; arts and crafts; home storage; apparel and more.  Employing more than 23,000 individuals around the world, Fortune 1000 ranked Jarden Corporation at number 585 in 2006 and boasts a portfolio of more than one hundred trusted, quality brands sold internationally.  The company works in three principal business segments via a number of well-recognized brands.