The magazine BusinessWeek has named Jarden Corporation to its annual...

The magazine BusinessWeek has named Jarden Corporation to its annual list of the World’s Most Influential Companies. It called it a “master” in the consumer goods industry. BusinessWeek worked with a panel of 14 scholars, consultants and industry leaders from around the world to formulate the list of 10, which consists of companies with exceptional strategies in their fields, successful now as well as affecting their industry’s landscape for years to come. Jarden controls brands such as Coleman, Camping Gaz, K2, Marmot, Völkl, Tubbs, Atlas and Ex Officio among others. Most recently, K2 acquired Zoot, the brand for triathlon apparel and footwear.