100 million Squishmallows sold in a 12 months — How the toy sensation joined Warren Buffett’s conglomerate

100 million Squishmallows sold in a 12 months — How the toy sensation joined Warren Buffett’s conglomerate


Vital Factors
  • Berkshire inherited Squishmallows mum or dad Jazwares by its acquisition of Alleghany in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Jazwares founder and president, Judd and Laura Zebersky, now report to and are in normal conversation with Greg Abel, Buffett’s successor.
  • A whopping 100 million Squishmallow units — with prices ranging from $5 to $30 — ended up sold previous 12 months by itself.
  • Squishmallows have pushed 40% of Jazwares’ total revenue for the earlier two a long time.



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