From its headquarters in Smithfield, Rhode Island, FGX International designs and markets non-prescription reading glasses and sunglasses for consumers around the world. An EssilorLuxottica company, FGX is best known in the United States for its Foster Grant brand and holds a portfolio of more than 50 owned and licensed eyewear brands. Since 2008, it has donated more than 17 million pairs of eyewear through RestoringVision.
EyekingEyeking grew from a sunglasses company founded by Zolkind & Sons in a Brooklyn garage in 1955 into a family business now led by fourth-generation members. After moving to Long Island in 1986, it built its reputation around inventive eyewear design and long-running brand partnerships, including Hobie and Under Armour. The company serves retailers and brand partners from its 100,000-square-foot global headquarters.HAUPPAUGE, NY
EssilorLuxotticaEssilorLuxottica is a global vision-care and eyewear group that develops and sells eyewear and lens products through a portfolio of brands including Ray-Ban, Oakley and Essilor. Its activities span optical products and smart eyewear, and the company reports operating production facilities and laboratories across 150 countries.YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Peppers Polarized SunglassesFounded in 1994, Peppers Eyeware is a Pittsburgh-based lifestyle brand known for affordable polarized eyewear designed for active, outdoor-minded customers. The company sells through retailers in the United States and international markets, and backs its sunglasses with a lifetime warranty.PITTSBURGH, PA
Smith OpticsBorn from orthodontist Dr. Bob Smith’s kitchen-table experiments, Smith Optics makes performance eyewear, snow goggles, and helmets for outdoor sports. Smith’s first anti-fog, double-lens ski goggle led to a 1966 patent, and the company now cites more than 50 utility patents across six decades of problem-solving design.COLUMBUS, OH