United Pet Group (UPG) stands united with pet lovers who want only the best for Fido, Precious, Chirpy, and their other companions. United Pet Group company makes and markets premium pet foods and supplies for a variety of pets, including cats, dogs, fish, birds, and small animals. UPG manufactures its products under such brand names as Aquarium Systems, Dingo, Eight in One, Tetra, Jungle Talk, Lazy Pet, Perfecto Manufacturing, Marineland, Nature's Miracle, and Poop Patrol. United Pet Group company's acquisition of the Jungle brand in 2005 was its most recent purchase in a spate of about a dozen deals since 1997. UPG's parent company Spectrum Brands and UPG emerged from six months in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August 2009.

The family-owned and -operated company was founded by Charles Evans in 1952 to sell serums and vaccines for farm animals. United Pharmacal Co. (UPCO) has answered the call of the wild, as well as the domesticated. The company provides some 15,000 pet products online and through its two catalogs: a full catalog and one specifically for feathered friends. UPCO ships books and training tools, collars, grooming supplies, medicines, food, and toys for family members as big as horses or as small as hamsters.

United-Guardian, Inc. was founded in 1942 and is based in Hauppauge, New York. United-Guardian, Inc. engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of cosmetic ingredients, personal and health care products, pharmaceuticals, and specialty industrial products in the United States and internationally. The company offers LUBRAJEL, a line of water-based moisturizing and lubricating gel formulations; KLENSOFT, a surfactant for cosmetic formulations; UNITWIX, a cosmetic additive used as a thickener for oils and oil-based liquids; CONFETTI DERMAL DELIVERY FLAKES for use in various water-based products; ORCHID COMPLEX, a base for cosmetics; LUBRASLIDE and B-122 lubricants used in cosmetics; RAZORIDE, a hypo-allergenic and water-based shaving product; PLEXAJEL ASC, a water-based gel product to produce clear and low pH personal care products; AQUATHIK, a powder used as a gelling agent for aqueous solutions; and HYDRAJEL PL and HYDRAJEL VM personal lubricants and moisturizers for the feminine personal care market.United-Guardian company also provides LUBRAJEL RR and RC water-based gels used as lubricants for catheters; LUBRAJEL MG to lubricate urinary catheters, prelubricated enema tips, and other medical devices; LUBRAJEL LC, a mouth moisturizer for oral use; and LUBRAJEL FLUID to lubricate water-soluble products. In addition, the company offers RENACIDIN, a urological drug to prevent and dissolve calcifications in catheters; and CLORPACTIN WCS-90, an antimicrobial for use in urology and surgery to treat localized infections. Further, it offers DESELEX Liquid, a sequestering and chelating agent; and POLYCOMPLEX M and Q complexing agents to produce clear solutions of water-insoluble materials. The company distributes its products to drug wholesalers, hospitals, physicians, long-term care facilities, Veteran's Administration, and other government agencies through marketing partners, distributors, advertising in medical and trade journals, mailings to physicians, and exhibitions.

Vermont is known for its maple syrup, its mountains, and now its soap. Vermont Country Soap Corporation makes a wide variety of organic cleaning options, including natural bar and liquid soaps, bath and shower gels, pet shampoo, and yoga mat wash. Additionally, the company sells bath accessories, such as incense, loofahs, nail brushes, pumice stones, and soap dishes. Each year, the company manufactures approximately 1 million bars of soap, which are sold to retailers across the US and in Japan. Vermont Country Soap also makes soap in custom blends for private labels. The company expanded its products portfolio in 2008 to include organic pet shampoos.

Vi-Jon has been keeping it clean for more than a century. The health and beauty care company makes such products as body washes, deodorants, lotions, mouth washes, shampoos, and soaps. It is primarily a private-label manufacturer for national retailer brands, but it also develops and markets its own brands, including Germ-X hand sanitizers and Inspector Hector oral care and hand soap products for kids. Its products are supplied to retailers, such as Kroger, Target, and Walgreens, across the US. Vi-Jon was originally founded as Peroxide Specialty Company in 1908 by John B. Brunner, grandfather of chairman and CEO John G. Brunner. The family-owned firm was acquired by investment firm Berkshire Partners in 2006.

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