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Birkenstock, German Maker of Iconic Sandals, Files for I.P.O. in New York

By going public on the N.Y.S.E., the brand is seeking to build on its reputation as a family-owned German business equally at home as on the fashion catwalks.

By Melissa Eddy

Caponi, Loretta Etel Carmona Family Business Furniture Interior Design and Furnishings Ligne Roset maison leleu MycoWorks Inc robert wengler Textiles

These Legacy Design Brands Honor Generations of Expectations

Scions of their family businesses are embracing legacies, whether lost or lasting, while tackling a future that their forebears would barely recognize.

By Stephen Treffinger

Cookies Cooking and Cookbooks Deaths (Obituaries) Evva Hanes Family Business Mrs. Hanes Hand-Made Moravian Cookies North Carolina

Evva Hanes, Who Made Moravian Cookies World Famous, Dies at 90

She made several varieties of the thin, crispy cookie in a factory next door to her home, and sold 10 million of them a year.

By Kim Severson

Family Business Leather and Leather Goods Luxury Goods and Services Milan (Italy) Watches and Clocks

Small Bits of Leather Shape an Industry

A one-man family business still produces watch straps and other small leather items. But the number of such companies has been declining sharply in Italy.

By Alessandro Grassani for The New York Times