1. A person engaged, directly or indirectly, in the business of making a product available to consumers.
“The supplier may be the seller, the manufacturer, or anyone else in the chain who makes the product available to the consumer.” 1 Julian B. McDonnell & Elizabeth J. Coleman, Commercial and Consumer Warranties ¶ 6.06 [2], at 6-33 (1991).
2. A person who gives possession of a chattel for another’s use or allows someone else to use or occupy it while it is in the person’s possession or control.
