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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBurt of Burt's Bees has died
ABC News story hereThe founder of Burt's Bees has died. Rest in peace.
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Burt of Burt's Bees has died (Original Post)
shenmue
Jul 2015
OP
Yesterday for the first time in my life I bought one of his products. A small tin of lip ointment.
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#7
Burt Shavitz, cantankerous hippie co-founder of Burt’s Bees, dead at 80
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2015
#10
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)1. Rest in Peace, Burt.
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)2. Nooooooooo!
Sadness. Rest in peace. T_T
glinda
(14,807 posts)4. Oh no.....
ismnotwasm
(41,991 posts)5. Oh Man
Condolences to friends and family
MADem
(135,425 posts)6. Old Burt sold that company years ago. RIP Burt.
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/the-back-story-behind-burts-bees-it-sold-out-years-ago.html
CLOROX owns it now....
I guess he upgraded from living in that turkey coop...?
CLOROX owns it now....
I guess he upgraded from living in that turkey coop...?
In recent years, Shavitz lived in a cluttered house with no running water. A converted turkey coop that used to be his home remained on his property. He liked passing the time by watching wildlife.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)7. Yesterday for the first time in my life I bought one of his products. A small tin of lip ointment.
Fantastic product. Carry on now.
RIP
He had a great product. They really ripped him off when they purchased his company
passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)9. I had to laugh
The last two posts of this thread, as visible from the title (after it was truncated) were
"Yesterday for the first time in my life I bought one of his products. A small tin of..."
"Awe"
I didn't know you could buy a tin of awe, but if you can, please tell me where.
RIP Burt. You made good products.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,503 posts)10. Burt Shavitz, cantankerous hippie co-founder of Burt’s Bees, dead at 80
Burt Shavitz, cantankerous hippie co-founder of Burts Bees, dead at 80
Morning Mix
By Justin Wm. Moyer July 6 at 2:36 AM
The man whose bearded visage adorns one of Americas best known natural brands and the co-founder of a multimillion-dollar company who missed out on a large part of its good fortune is gone. Burt Shavitz, the face of Burts Bees, has died at 80.
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{Meet Burts Bees co-founder a passive-aggressive Zen master who missed out on millions}
Though Shavitz may live in the hearts of Burts Bees forever, it hasnt been his company in a long time. Shavitz was pushed out 15 years after Burts Bees founding for, he said, having an affair with an employee. Burts Bees was sold in 2007 to Clorox for more than $900 million, making Shavitz akin to the McDonald brothers the name of a small-town product mostly cut out of its enormous success.
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Given the eventual sale of Burts Bees to a Fortune 500 company for nearly $1 billion, Quimby may have gotten the deal of the century: For his piece of Burts Bees, Burt got a house in Maine worth $130,000.
Burts Bees, like Ben & Jerrys, is a hippie-ish, socially responsible-ish brand owned since 2008 by a large corporation and, before that, by a private equity firm. But in Shavitzs case, he didnt get a big corporate paycheck. ... If Mr. Shavitz had held onto the stake he traded to Ms. Quimby for $130,000, it would have been worth about $59 million, the New York Times wrote in 2008.
By Justin Wm. Moyer July 6 at 2:36 AM
The man whose bearded visage adorns one of Americas best known natural brands and the co-founder of a multimillion-dollar company who missed out on a large part of its good fortune is gone. Burt Shavitz, the face of Burts Bees, has died at 80.
....
{Meet Burts Bees co-founder a passive-aggressive Zen master who missed out on millions}
Though Shavitz may live in the hearts of Burts Bees forever, it hasnt been his company in a long time. Shavitz was pushed out 15 years after Burts Bees founding for, he said, having an affair with an employee. Burts Bees was sold in 2007 to Clorox for more than $900 million, making Shavitz akin to the McDonald brothers the name of a small-town product mostly cut out of its enormous success.
....
Given the eventual sale of Burts Bees to a Fortune 500 company for nearly $1 billion, Quimby may have gotten the deal of the century: For his piece of Burts Bees, Burt got a house in Maine worth $130,000.
Burts Bees, like Ben & Jerrys, is a hippie-ish, socially responsible-ish brand owned since 2008 by a large corporation and, before that, by a private equity firm. But in Shavitzs case, he didnt get a big corporate paycheck. ... If Mr. Shavitz had held onto the stake he traded to Ms. Quimby for $130,000, it would have been worth about $59 million, the New York Times wrote in 2008.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)11. Boy, did they screw him over...
Although one might think Burt didn't care..he lived how he wanted to...RIP.