# Dansons Inc.

> Dansons is a family-owned outdoor cooking company that turned Canadian sawmill waste into wood pellets, then into the pellet grills and smokers behind Pit Boss and Louisiana Grills. Started in 1999 by Dan Thiessen and his sons, it grew into one of the fastest-selling grill brands in North America before Char-Broil owner W. C. Bradley Co. acquired it in 2023.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- **Founders:** Dan Thiessen (Founder & CEO), Jeff Thiessen (Co-Founder & President), Jordan Thiessen (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 190 employees
- **Products:** Pit Boss Grills, Louisiana Grills, Country Smokers, A-MAZE-N Products, SureLock Security Co.
- **Notable:** Grew from a horse-bedding and pellet-fuel maker into one of the fastest-selling grill brands in North America., Built two nationally distributed grill brands, Pit Boss and Louisiana Grills, plus Country Smokers and SureLock., Acquired new corporate headquarters campus in Scottsdale, Arizona (2021).

## Products & services

- **Pit Boss Grills** — Wood pellet grills, gas and charcoal grills, vertical smokers, flat-top griddles and accessories, positioned on value with large cooking surfaces. The flagship consumer brand.
- **Louisiana Grills** — Premium pellet grills and smokers, including the WiFi-enabled Founders Series with flame-broiler, double-wall construction and pressurized cooking.
- **Country Smokers** — Value-focused portable and compact pellet grills and smokers aimed at entry-level buyers.
- **A-MAZE-N Products** — Cold and hot smoking tools such as pellet tube and maze smokers used with existing grills.
- **SureLock Security Co.** — Consumer gun safes and security storage - a diversification beyond outdoor cooking.
- **Pellet fuel & hardwood pellets** — Wood pellets and cooking fuel manufactured from sawmill byproducts - the company's original product line.

## Achievements

- Grew from a horse-bedding and pellet-fuel maker into one of the fastest-selling grill brands in North America.
- Built two nationally distributed grill brands, Pit Boss and Louisiana Grills, plus Country Smokers and SureLock.
- Acquired new corporate headquarters campus in Scottsdale, Arizona (2021).
- Acquired by W. C. Bradley Co. in 2023, joining the Char-Broil family of outdoor brands.
- Louisiana Grills launched the Founders Series after 20+ years of pellet-grill development.

## Latest updates

- **2023-06** — W. C. Bradley Co. acquired Dansons US LLC, adding Pit Boss and Louisiana Grills to its Char-Broil outdoor portfolio.
- **2021-08** — Dansons acquired a new corporate headquarters campus in Scottsdale, Arizona.

## Links

- Website: https://dansons.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dansons-inc.
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/louisiana_grill
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pitbossgrills
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pitbossgrills/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/dansons-inc-286546791856762

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