Ownership profile
Who owns Jiffy® Steamer?
Jiffy Steamer is a privately held, family-owned and operated LLC founded in 1940 by John B. Simrell and headquartered in Union City, Tennessee; no private equity involvement has been found.
Ownership profile
Jiffy® Steamer
Jiffy Steamer Co., LLC
Evidence (8)
The legal operating entity is Jiffy Steamer Co., LLC, a Limited Liability Company headquartered at 4462 Ken Tenn Hwy, Union City, TN 38261, with Clint Joiner listed as Owner.
https://www.bbb.org/us/tn/union-city/profile/producers/jiffy-steamer-co-llc-0543-44044465The company's own website states it was founded in 1940 by John B. Simrell and 'is still family owned and operated today.'
https://jiffysteamer.com/blog/85-years-of-american-craftsmanship-the-jiffy-steamer-story/Jiffy's own brand site (poweredbyjiffy.com) reaffirms 'Jiffy Steamer is still family-owned and operated' and products are handcrafted in Union City, Tennessee.
https://poweredbyjiffy.com/made-in-tennessee-manufacturer-spotlight-jiffy-steamer/Bloomberg Markets lists Jiffy Steamer Co LLC as a standalone operating entity with no parent company indicated.
https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0352227Z:USThe Made in Tennessee state program page independently confirms family involvement: 'Family values represent the core of the Jiffy brand with several family members actively involved with the company's operation.'
https://madeintn.org/jiffy-steamerThe Obion County Chamber of Commerce, a local third-party civic body, also confirms 'the company is actively managed and operated by family members.'
https://obioncounty.org/chamber/small-business-spotlight/172-february-business-spotlight-the-history-of-jiffy-steamer-companyNo SEC EDGAR filings, Form D, or PE firm portfolio pages linking Jiffy Steamer Co., LLC to any private equity fund were found. No acquisition press releases involving PE buyers were identified.
https://efts.sec.gov/LATEST/search-index?q=%22Jiffy+Steamer%22Two dissolved UK entities (Jiffy Steamer Company Limited, dissolved 2011; Jiffy Steamer Company Ltd, dissolved 2023) appear in Companies House but were dormant or non-trading and are not the active US consumer brand.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01864998What's uncertain
- Family-ownership claims originate primarily from the company's own marketing materials and a local chamber of commerce profile; an independent registry search (e.g., Tennessee Secretary of State) confirming the LLC's current members/managers was not completed in this investigation.
- ZoomInfo references '2 investors including PPP and PPP' — this appears to be a data-placeholder artifact (PPP likely refers to Paycheck Protection Program loans, not equity investors); no named PE investor could be identified from this entry.
- No SEC EDGAR Form D or state registry membership records were reviewed for potential silent minority investors; a minority stake cannot be fully excluded without those filings.
- Sources confirming family ownership date primarily from 2023–2025; no post-2025 independent confirmation was located.