Head N.V. company manufactures and markets branded sports equipment -- including Penn-branded tennis balls and racquets -- in more than 85 countries. In a bid to boost its presence in a low-growth sector, the company has expanded by buying new brands and entering the snowboard market. The company has also expanded its brands through a variety of sportswear licensing agreements. Tennis great Andre Agassi uses Head racquets. Head was founded in 1950 by Howard Head, inventor of the first metal ski. The company is about 49% owned (and effectively controlled) by chairman and CEO Johan Eliasch and his family.

Callaway Golf Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells golf clubs and golf balls in the United States and internationally. Its products include drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges, putters, and golf balls. The company also sells golf accessories, such as golf bags, golf gloves, golf footwear, golf and lifestyle apparel, golf headwear, eyewear, golf towels, and golf umbrellas. In addition, Callaway Golf Company licenses its trademarks and service marks in exchange for a royalty fee to third parties for use on products, such as golf and lifestyle apparel, watches, travel gear, rangefinders, and practice aids. It sells its products to golf retailers, including pro shops at golf courses and off-course retailers; sporting goods retailers; and mass merchants, as well as directly and to third party distributors. The company also sells pre-owned golf products through its Web sites, callawaygolfpreowned.com and callawaygolfoutlet.com; and new Callaway Golf products through its Web site, Shop.CallawayGolf.com. Callaway Golf Company was founded in 1982 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of residential wood furniture products in the United States. It provides adult furniture selections, including dining room, bedroom, home office, home entertainment, and accent tables, as well as infant-to-teen furniture under the Young America name. The company offers its products in traditional, contemporary, transitional, and cottage designs. Stanley Furniture Company markets its products through independent sales representatives to a distribution network comprising independent furniture stores, department stores, regional furniture chains, e-tailers, and designers. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Stanleytown, Virginia.

American Leather was founded in 1991 on one revolutionary idea: custom leather furniture could be made and shipped in three weeks or less. Owner Bob Duncan applied “just-in-time” manufacturing he admired from the Japanese car industry to the furniture industry. From a small four person shop, the company has grown into a thriving leader in the furniture industry, with over 130 different collections sold in over 650 stores, including Room and Board, Crate and Barrel, Macy’s, Design Within Reach, and Relax the Back.The factory, based just outside of Dallas, Texas, still makes furniture – now in leather and fabric – in just three weeks or less, a delivery standard that’s three times faster than the industry average. From the beginning, the factory was set up to manage mass customization through the latest technology and manufacturing systems, making American Leather the most automated leather furniture manufacturer in North America, if not the world.

eeves International, best known through its Breyer Animal Creations division, makes detailed model horses, wildlife, and farm animals, as well as accessories such as bridles, saddles, barns, and jumping walls. Sold under the Breyer brand name, the 300 models come in a wide variety of horse breeds and colors and are made from plastic, porcelain and resin. Some are made to resemble famous horses, such as Seabiscuit and Hidalgo. It also distributes die-cast models for fellow manufacturer Corgi USA. Reeves owns Bosun Boats and The Big Dig, as well. The company was founded by Werner J. Fleischmann, a Swiss entrepreneur, in 1946 and continues to be run by his son, Anthony.

Sony Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, design, manufacture, and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer and industrial markets in Japan, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's products include audio and video equipment, liquid crystal display televisions, personal computers, monitors, semiconductors, components, mobile phones, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. It develops, produces, markets, and distributes home-use game consoles and software, such as PlayStation2, PlayStation Portable, and PLAYSTATION 3 hardware and related software. Sony Corporation also engages in the development, production, manufacture, marketing, distribution, and broadcasting of image-based software, including film, video, and television products. In addition, the company involves in motion picture, television, and home entertainment production, acquisition, and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; channel investments; studio facilities operation; entertainment products, services, and technologies development; and filmed entertainment distribution. Further, it engages in various financial service operations, such as insurance, banking, and leasing and credit financing. Additionally, Sony Corporation operates a network service business, an animation production and marketing business, and an advertising agency business. The company also operates a domestic recorded music business that produces recorded music and music videos through contracts with various artists in various musical genres; music publishing business to own and acquire rights to musical compositions; and So-net, an Internet-related service business. The company was formerly known as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha and changed its name to Sony Corporation in January 1958. Sony Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Founded in 1969, Absocold Corporation, Richmond, IN, began manufacturing Absocold-brand compact refrigeration products for the hospitality, government and university markets. Over the years our compact product offering has expanded to include the popular Cook ‘N Cool® microwave/refrigerator combination appliance and the Suite Fridge® refrigerators designed with new technology for the hospitality industry.In 2000, Absocold expanded its product offerings to include Whirlpool® major appliances targeted for the government, assisted-living, hospitality and university/collegiate markets. In subsequent years, GE® appliances were added to supplement the ever-growing government sales requirements. Most recently, Absocold have included Frigidaire® major appliances to further enhance our existing markets and to broaden our major appliance sales into all segments. The strength of our Absocold compact refrigeration product line combined with the leading US major appliance brands allows Absocold Corporation to absolutely be “The One-Stop Solution” for compact and major appliances.

The Little Tikes Company, founded in 1970, is a multi-national manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, innovative children's products. In November of 2006, Little Tikes became a part of MGA Entertainment. MGA Entertainment is a leader in the revolution of family entertainment.Little Tikes'® headquarters and largest manufacturing facility are located in Hudson, Ohio. The company also has a number of locations outside the United States, including several manufacturing and distribution centers in Europe and Asia.

Human Touch is the leading provider of high-quality, innovative lifestyle products and experiences that deliver indispensable, life-changing benefits to an ever-growing number of consumers. We have been making people feel better™ for over 30 years by developing state-of-the-art massage products containing patented massage systems that replicate techniques used by massage professionals, thereby helping to reduce muscle tension and pain caused by today's hectic lifestyle. Human Touch produces a variety of massage and wellness products from award-winning massage chairs to handheld massagers, foot and calf massagers, and relaxation furniture.

Established in 1960, the Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA), then Yamaha International Corporation, offers a full line of musical instruments and audio/visual products to the U.S. market. YCA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation, Japan, and is the largest of all global subsidiary companies.

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