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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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