The RC2 Corporation, a division of
Japan-based firm
Takara Tomy, is a toy design, marketing, and distribution company headquartered in
Oak Brook, Illinois,
United States. Founded in 1992.
Overview
RC2 markets brands such as The First Years and
Lamaze.
Its Learning Curve Brands subsidiary is dedicated to infant and preschool merchandise.
The company went public in 1997.
In 2005, they signed a deal with
Marathon Media to produce a line of ''
Totally Spies!'' dolls. By 2006, 91.8 percent of RC2's products were made in
China
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In 2007, the company made headlines after it was forced to recall 1.5 million
Thomas & Friends wooden toy trains after they were found to contain excessive amounts of lead.
The toys involved in the recall had been manufactured in China.
RC2 was acquired by
Takara Tomy in 2011.
References
External links
Official website(archived, 30 Oct 2007)
Companies based in DuPage County, Illinois
Takara Tomy
Toy companies of the United States
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