Kiwi Industries Under New Ownership

Eco-friendly children’s label Kiwi Industries of Albuquerque, N.M., which was founded six years ago by Rebecca Grebosky, has been turned over to Faith Begay-Holtrop and Laura McIndoo. Begay-Holtrop, a small retail business owner, will head the company’s sales, marketing and operations, while McIndoo, who has been designing the brand’s collections for the past three years, will oversee design and production.

Grebosky noted she is excited about the changes and confident that the new team understands the brand and can take the business to the next level. Begay-Holtrop said Grebosky will remain with the company for the next few months, then will consult on an as-needed basis. She noted the existing sales team is upbeat and ready to move forward with the next season’s collection. Visit www.kiwiindustries.com.

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