Bonne Bell

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Lakewood, OH 440.835.2440 www.thebonnebellcompany.com Sales: $116 million Sales: $116 million (estimated) Key Personnel: Jess “Buddy” Bell, chairman and chief executive officer; Bob Evans, chief operating officer; Scott Sumser, vice president Major Products: Color cosmetics, Lip Smackers flavored lip balms

"" This year, Bonne Bell teamed up with Paul Frank to develop lip balms.
New Products: LipLushous, the company’s first-ever lip plumping product Comments: The Bonne Bell Company has been a family-owned firm since 1927. Jesse G. Bell, who started the cosmetic company and named it after his daughter, directed the firm toward the youth market from the very beginning, long before other cosmetic companies viewed this as trendy. Most young girls’ first cosmetic product is a Lip Smackers flavored lip balm. This past year, Lip Smackers partnered with Paul Frank Industries (PFI) to create a limited-edition lip balm collection for Holiday 2009. “One of my favorite teenage memories is of Lip Smackers’ Dr. Pepper flavor,” said Ryan Heuser, president of Paul Frank Industries. “It’s funny how life sometimes comes full circle. Now I get to develop products for a new generation of teens that celebrate Paul Frank’s carefree spirit with Bonne Bell!” People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) also recently presented a Trail-Blazer Award to Jess A. “Buddy” Bell Jr. for the company’s non-animal-testing policy. According to PETA, Bonne Bell substantiates the safety and effectiveness of its bronzers, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, and lip color and gloss by studying human panelists in a clinical setting with physicians’ supervision and documentation.

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  • Jess “Buddy” Bell
    chairman and chief executive officer
  • Scott Sumser
    vice president

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Sales: 116 Million

Lakewood, OH
440.835.2440
www.thebonnebellcompany.com
Sales: $116 million

Sales:
$116 million (estimated)


This year, Bonne Bell teamed up with Paul Frank to develop lip balms.

The Bonne Bell Company has been a family-owned firm since 1927. Jesse G. Bell, who started the cosmetic company and named it after his daughter, directed the firm toward the youth market from the very beginning, long before other cosmetic companies viewed this as trendy.

Most young girls’ first cosmetic product is a Lip Smackers flavored lip balm. This past year, Lip Smackers partnered with Paul Frank Industries (PFI) to create a limited-edition lip balm collection for Holiday 2009.

“One of my favorite teenage memories is of Lip Smackers’ Dr. Pepper flavor,” said Ryan Heuser, president of Paul Frank Industries. “It’s funny how life sometimes comes full circle. Now I get to develop products for a new generation of teens that celebrate Paul Frank’s carefree spirit with Bonne Bell!”

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) also recently presented a Trail-Blazer Award to Jess A. “Buddy” Bell Jr. for the company’s non-animal-testing policy. According to PETA, Bonne Bell substantiates the safety and effectiveness of its bronzers, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, and lip color and gloss by studying human panelists in a clinical setting with physicians’ supervision and documentation.

Sales: 120 Million

 

Lakewood, OH
440.835.2440

www.thebonnebellcompany.com
Sales: $120 million

Privately-held Bonne Bell has been churning outcosmetics for more than 80 years. It is still controlled by the Bell family.

At the end of 2008, the company redesigned its wesbsite, making it much more pre-teen and teen-friendly. Key to the re-launch was incorporation of a new lifestyle site, www.lipsmackerlounge.com, which was designed to be a teen destination incorporating celebrity news, music downloads, movie buzz, book sections, quizzes, polls, avatars and more.

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