Cutco
American-made knives from Olean New York, sold in the most annoying way possible.
Status: Approved
- Founded
- 1949
- Website
- cutco.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- USA
- Ownership type
- Family-owned
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Founded as Alcas by Alcoa and W.R. Case; management buyout 1982; family-owned since.
Why Approved
The knives are US-made with a real forever guarantee. The Vector Marketing direct-sales machine ($13M unpaid-training settlement in 2011, recruiting controversies) is a genuine ethical caveat that belongs in any writeup.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
A sale to outside capital or offshoring of Olean production.
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