Radius, a dental care manufacturer in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, now employs 57 people, more than double the number it had in October 2024, after bringing dental floss production in-house and adding a floss pick line, the Alliance for American Manufacturing reported on August 22, 2025.
Growth from reshoring
Radius was founded in 1983 by architects Kevin Foley and James O’Halloran. Foley’s daughter, Saskia Coleman, became CEO in 2011. In 2020 the company moved to a 46,000-square-foot former silk mill in Kutztown, built in 1898 and listed on the Historical Register.
Coleman told AAM that two new production lines started in January 2025, and the plant now runs three shifts a day, seven days a week. She said floss is the company’s fastest-growing business, with triple-digit growth that began around the time it started making floss in-house. The company’s best-selling toothbrush remains its children’s brush. Coleman said a pitch at Walmart’s annual open call for USA-made products helped Radius get onto Walmart shelves.
“Even if they make a toothbrush and they say it is made in the USA, the handle is made in China and then it is bristled here.”
Saskia Coleman, CEO, Radius, to AAM, describing some competitors
Why it matters for Made in USA
Coleman’s point about competitors is an FTC issue. If a toothbrush handle, a major part of the product, is made in China and only the bristles are added in the USA, an unqualified Made in USA claim would likely not meet the “all or virtually all” standard. A qualified claim would be more accurate.
Radius also shows how reshoring can grow jobs quickly. Bringing one product line home can more than double a small factory’s headcount.
FAQ
Where is Radius made?
In a former silk mill in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
How many people does Radius employ?
57, more than double its October 2024 workforce, according to AAM.
Can a toothbrush with an imported handle be labeled Made in USA?
Generally not without qualification. The handle is a significant part, and the FTC requires that all or virtually all of the product be made in the USA.
Source & credit
Originally published by the Alliance for American Manufacturing on August 22, 2025: Toothbrushes are as Old as Civilization. But Only Radius Makes Them in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.