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Hollie Holmes Joins Moose Toys as Vice President Global Licensing

Moose Toys, a leading innovator in the toy industry, announces that industry veteran Hollie Holmes joins the company as vice president global licensing. She will be based out of the company’s US operation in El Segundo, Calif. beginning June 5. In this leadership position, Holmes is responsible for driving the global long-term strategy for the department to maximize growth for Moose’s inbound licensed portfolio of brands and flanker segments. “The opportunity to join Moose and be a part of the thoughtful and strategic global growth of its licensing portfolio presented a not-to-be-missed next step in my career,” said Holmes. “Moose is renowned for innovation with its own brands, as well as taking licensed brands to the next level, and I look forward to continuing to build on successful licensing initiatives.”

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JAKKS Pacific and Disguise Announce Extension of Agreement with EA for Apex Legends

JAKKS Pacific, Inc, a top manufacturer of toys and consumer products and its costume division, Disguise, announced a licensing agreement with EA to continue to design, market and manufacture toys, actions figures and costumes for the popular, free-to-play multiplayer game, Apex Legends in North America. Developed by Respawn Entertainment, Apex Legends is an innovative battle royale game that continues to deliver a strategic, ever-evolving, high octane competitive experience to millions of active players around the world.

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Totter + Tumble Reveals Four New Morris & Co Playmat Designs

Totter + Tumble are welcoming four new Morris & Co designs to their collaboration collection for 2023. “Following the repeat sell-out of our first Morris & Co Collection – where timeless interiors + elevated product design were snapped up by parents and carers across the world -I am delighted to announce the launch of our second Morris & Co Collection. This new collection celebrates what William Morris is known best for- his intricate and detailed depictions of British habitats. Drawing on the designs of Strawberry Thief, Willow Boughs, Severn and Chrysanthemum, we’ve created a collection of play mats that showcase Morris & Co’s iconic depiction of birds and foliage which offers a naturalistic and calming atmosphere that can help to create a soothing environment for playtime. – and for adults once the kids are in bed!” – Susie Stubbs, Totter + Tumble, Founder and CEO

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Crunchyroll and Jazwares Team Up for Ultimate Anime Collectibles Portfolio

Crunchyroll, the global brand offering the ultimate anime experience, is joining forces with Jazwares, a global go-to authority on toys and collectibles, to bring fans an epic cross-category portfolio of fan favorite anime properties. The new venture will kick off with an expansive suite of consumer products celebrating fandom across 18 anime series including Attack on Titan, Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, and Spy x Family.

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PlayMonster Names Bryan Margner Chief Financial Officer

PlayMonster Group LLC, a leading international toy and game company, has announced the appointment of Bryan Margner as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2023. With extensive experience in retail, manufacturing, and consumer goods, Margner brings a strong track record of delivering shareholder value to international organizations. He joins PlayMonster after a decade with Instant Brands, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO of the North America business unit. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the organization’s commercial and operational aspects of the business, in addition to his CFO role.

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Groundbreaking Kids Fitness Company Lionheart Now Has Industry’s Highest Paid Certified Coaches

Lionheart Fitness Kids has worked with the children of celebrities like Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Dave Grohl, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Justin Timberlake, and Colin Farrell, just to name a few. Now, Lionheart Fitness Kids is disrupting the children’s fitness and sports education space by combining play and imagination with structured early childhood sports education and self-esteem building tools. Through its Lionheart Coach Certification program, Lionheart Fitness Kids is also creating financial freedom for its certified coaches across the U.S.

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Jada Toys Unveils TrueSpec Collection and Launches brand new CASTED Contest at FuelFest

Jada Toys, one of the world’s leading creators of finely crafted die-cast and collectibles announces the return to FuelFest, on June 3rd in Los Angeles at Irwindale Speedway. The event will mark the unveiling of the luxury die-cast collection TrueSpec and the launch of a brand new FuelFest and Jada collaboration, titled CASTED.

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ZAG & Fresh Del Monte Partner on Miraculous Collab

Fresh Del Monte, Inc, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, distributors, and marketers of high-quality fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, is collaborating with worldwide hit brand Miraculous for a fun promotion that will reach millions of shoppers and fans across Europe with fresh and packaged products. The announcement was made by Hyde Schram, Vice President, Global Partnerships, ZAG, and Thierry Montange, Marketing Director, Fresh Del Monte Europe & Africa.

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eeBoo Prepares for Back-to-School with Helpful and Educational New Products

Environmentally conscious, woman owned, and mother run toys and goods company eeBoo understands that back-to-school preparation can never happen too soon. For 2023, eeBoo has curated a host of helpful and educational products for different age groups to make this school year a happy and healthy one.