Kitanica
Overbuilt tactical outerwear and packs. The Mark-series jackets are the flagship.
Status: Approved
- Founded
- 1995
- Website
- kitanica.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- USA,Various
- Ownership type
- Family-owned
- Status since
- 2026-07-08
Ownership
Founded in Brooklyn in 1995; run by brothers Beej and Chris Cronin with cousin Leonard Riccio. No ownership change.
Why Approved
Family operators with an in-house US factory. The watch item is quality bifurcation: a USA Made collection now sits alongside cheaper imported lines under one label. Check the label per item.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
US production ending. The imported share swallowing the core line.
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