Microplane
The rasp grater that redefined the category, photo-etched in Arkansas.
Status: Approved
- Website
- microplane.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- USA
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned
- Parent
- Grace Stakeholder Investments (ESOP)
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Grace Manufacturing, founded by the Grace family, now 100 percent employee-owned through an ESOP; blades still made in Russellville Arkansas.
Why Approved
An ESOP counts as independent by any reasonable definition; core manufacturing intact. Verify per-SKU assembly origin for accessories.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
ESOP unwinding, a sale, or blade production leaving Arkansas.
Sister brands under Grace Stakeholder Investments (ESOP)
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