Salus Brands

Salus Brands LLC acquired several key assets from Kangaroo Manufacturing, including the PopOhVer, Coconut Float, The Original Super Cool Compounds, Emoji Universe, Do You Want to Build?, and Rescue Guard brands. The privately-held company is now handling all wholesale orders for the brands.

At last month’s American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) Marketplace & Academy in Pittsburgh, Salus Brands showed off its latest offerings, including summer items from Coconut Float. In addition to novelty designs such as the White Swan, Flamingo With Shades, Pink Unicorn, and Rainbow Poop, dinosaur floats from Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World join the lineup, including the Indoraptor and Blue Raptor.

Taking its name from the Roman Goddess of well-being, health, and prosperity, Salus Brands has offices in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. The company is led by CEO Craig Galloway and Dave Balkaran, president and head of sales.

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James Zahn

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

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