SCS Direct Acquires Housewares Supplier KuissentialTuesday March 1st, 2016 - 12:09PM | | | | | | | | | | |
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SCS Direct has acquired Kuissential, a Miami-based specialty housewares company. Established in 2011, Kuissential is known for offering a variety of coffee products and kitchenware. In 2015, Kuissential created a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a patented manual coffee grinder known as the EvenGrind 2.0. According to the company, the manual burr grinder is designed to yield a much more consistent coffee grind size at a fraction of the price of electric conical burr grinders. The Kuissential line also includes specialty kitchenware and coffee gadgets such as milk frothers, coffee drippers, French presses, juice extractors and bread machines. “I was attracted to the business because of its superior product line and how they perfectly complement our existing housewares portfolio,” said Howard Greenspan, president of SCS Direct Inc. “SCS Direct plans to further the brand’s mission of exemplary customer experience and integrate into the continuously evolving market of coffee consumers.” According to SCS, Greenspan’s plans for Kuissential include furthering the functionality and enhancing the look of the EvenGrind 2.0 prior to its launch; upgrading product packaging of the entire line; enhancing brand awareness; and offering this formerly “Internet-only” product line to national retailers in order to expand to a mass consumer base. SCS Direct’s assortment of housewares products continues to grow. In addition to Kuissential, the company owns several housewares brands such as Camerons Products, CucinaPro, Good Cooking, D’Eco, Fasta Pasta and Simple Cups.
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