Buoyed by the housing reovery, Fortune Brands sales increased 11 percent year-over-year to $1.3 billion during the second quarter, with its Masterbrand and Norcraft cabinet sales rising 17 percent.

MasterBrand Cabinets parent Fortune Brands Q1 2015 sales increased 7 percent to $951 million over the prior-year quarter. Sales growth of 9 - 10.5 percent, predicted, excluding the potential impact of the Norcraft Cabinetry acquisition.

MasterBrand Cabinets parent Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS), named Nicholas Fink senior vice president of global growth and development effective June 1, 2015.

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS), an industry-leading home and security products company, announced that effective June 1, 2015, Nicholas Fink will join the Company as the senior vice president of global growth and development.

MasterBrand Cabinets parent Fortune Brands Q1 2015 sales increased 7 percent to $951 million the prior-year quarter. Sales growth of 9 - 10.5 percent, predicted, excluding the potential impact of the Norcraft Cabinetry acquisition.

The acquisition of Norcraft Companies, Inc. by MasterBrand parent Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. could be blocked by shareholder lawsuits. A law firm specializing in such actions says it is seeking litigants now.

The acquisition of Norcraft Companies, Inc. by Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. may not be in shareholders' best Interests, says Robbins Arroyo, a law firm specializing in shareholder rights litigation.

MasterBrand and other core cabinetry operations grew 10 percent third quarter, says Fortune Brands Home and Security. A large vanity launch a year ago, and an exit from builder sales in the West this year worsened year to year comparisons.

Q3 2014 sales increase 5 percent year-over-year to $1.1 billion; adverse impact of accelerated closing of window business sale; company expects full-year 2014 sales growth of around 8 percent

WoodCrafters and MasterBrand Cabinets' parent Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS) will repurchase $250 million in shares of its common stock. Yesterday competitor Masco announced it would buy back 50 million of its shares.