Grilla Grills Parent Appoints VP of Corp Dev for Growth Strategy

American Outdoor Brands (AOUT), the parent company of Grilla Grills, has repeatedly said during their earnings calls that acquisitions are part of their growth strategy. They’ve grown in the past through M&A, including with Grilla.

We are seeing a few changes. I would say the ice is beginning to break a little bit. I think if — why is that? I do think that because tariffs have kind of paused somewhat, we’re not seeing as many drastic changes I think that companies are now able to demonstrate some level of run rate performance where they can go to market. We’re seeing a few instances where a family-owned businesses are at a point where, look, the last 5 years has dealt the industry, a lot of change. And it’s been — if you’re a family run business that can be a challenge if you don’t have resources like we do.