Lodge
Cast iron from South Pittsburg Tennessee, five generations deep.
Status: Approved
- Founded
- 1896
- Website
- lodgecastiron.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- USA
- Ownership type
- Family-owned
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Owned by about 40 members of the Kellermann and Lodge families; fifth-generation Henry Lodge chairs the board. Two foundries in the same town since 1896. Bought FINEX in 2019, its first acquisition ever.
Why Approved
Family-owned, US-made, priced honestly. The anchor of the entire counter-list.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
A sale to outside capital, offshoring of foundry production, or a licensing program.
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