Description

Lifetime Brands, Inc. is North America’s leading developer, manufacturer and marketer for nationally branded kitchenware, tabletop and home decor products. Their core commitment to recognizable and powerful brands, a culture of innovation and global sourcing has made Lifetime Brands an established market leader inside the home and on major retail shelves.


To extend their culture of innovation, Lifetime has partnered with Edison Nation to seek out new product concepts from the inventor community. Lifetime is currently looking for the next top barbeque products.


The barbeque product category may include any utensils, food preparation gadgets, organizers, portables or grilling and serving aids that would be associated with barbequing and related outdoor entertaining. Specific examples may include grilling tools or gadgets, presses, thermometers, serving utensils, carving aids, serving implements, storage containers, condiment dispensers and more. Products may be made of stainless steel, plastic, silicone, wood, or any other functional material for outdoor use. Eco-friendly materials are also encouraged.


With an in-house design and development team, Lifetime Brands holds a proven track record of innovation and new product introductions. In 2008, they launched over 4,000 new products, making them a natural fit with our tenacious Edison Nation members and their vast potential for major product ideas.


Lifetime Brands retail channels are mainstream, from high end to affordable, with distribution including mass market, department and specialty stores to home centers, supermarkets and national chains. Their leading barbeque and outdoor entertaining products are nationally branded as KitchenAid®, Farberware®, Hoffritz® and Sabatier® among others. Lifetime features more than 35 brands, many the key brands for their product category, including three of the top four kitchenware brands.

Reward: Advance & Royalties

Licensed ideas will receive a $2,500 minimum advance on 20 years percentage of sales or buyout. We split the licensing royalties 50/50 with you on the products that we select. Royalties vary based upon the product but we always earn industry-leading rates.

Requirements

For this search, please submit your barbeque product concepts that make barbequing and associated outdoor entertaining easier and more organized. Items must change or enhance the barbequing and outdoor entertaining experience. Your submission must be unique, patentable and potentially highly profitable. We’re not looking for “me too” products. Rather, we want to see products with new utility features. You get extra consideration if you produce a working prototype and submit video of yourself demonstrating the benefits and execution of your submission.


Each idea costs just $25 ($20 for gold members) to submit and, as long as you maintain gold membership, your idea may be submitted to as many searches as you would like at no additional cost. Click here for more details on Live Product Search.