Hasbro

Hasbro, Inc. (Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herman Hassenfeld and is incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. In 1962, Hasbro purchased the Potter & Johnston manufacturing company. It shortened its name to Hasbro Industries on July 12, 1968. In 1969, Hasbro bought Burt Claster Enterprises. In 1983, they purchased GLENCO Infant Items. In 1984, Hasbro bought out Milton Bradley. On September 10 transformed Hasbro into Hasbro Bradley. On June 6, 1985, the company changed its name again to just Hasbro, Inc. In 1988, Hasbro purchased part of Coleco Industries’ indoor and outdoor children’s furniture and ride-on toy product lines. In July 1989, Hasbro acquired bankrupt Coleco. In 1991, Hasbro purchased Tonka Corp along with its units Parker Brothers and Kenner Products. In 1992, Hasbro purchased Nomura Toys Ltd. In 1994, Hasbro merged the Hasbro Toy, Playskool, Playskool Baby, Kenner, and Kid Dimension units into the Hasbro Toy Group. Hasbro Interactive was started in 1995. In 1998, Hasbro bought Avalon Hill and Galoob. Also in 1998, Milton Bradley merged with Parker Brothers to form Hasbro Games. In 1999, Wizards of the Coast was bought. In 2001 money-losing Hasbro Interactive was sold to Infogrames. On January 25, 2008, Hasbro acquired game maker Cranium, Inc. In 2009, the name adjusted to Hasbro Gaming. Also in 2009, Hasbro Studios was formed. On July 13, 2016, Hasbro acquired Dublin-based Boulder Media Limited. On August 22, 2019, Hasbro announced its purchase of Entertainment One, the deal was completed on December 30, 2019. In April 2021, Hasbro agreed to sell eOne Music unit to Blackstone. On August 3, 2023, Hasbro announced that Lionsgate would acquire Entertainment One, with the transaction closed on December 27, 2023.