Mulberry Group was founded in 1971 by former chairman and CEO Roger Saul and his mother. Saul was ousted in 2003 by Ong Beng Seng and Christina Ong, owners of Challice, which controls Mulberry Group with more than a 59% ownership stake. Mulberry Group makes and sells high-end accessories, which account for most of sales, as well as select women's and men's apparel. The company's products, which include fashion handbags, briefcases, scarves, sunglasses, and footwear, are sold through a handful of company-owned stores (many are located in the UK), select department stores, and a Web site.

Founded in 1945 by German refugee Hans Stern, the company is owned today in equal shares by the Stern sons: Roberto, Ronaldo, Ricardo, and Rafael. H. Stern Com. & Ind., S.A. company is one of the fastest-growing high-end jewelry (a necklace worn by Angelina Jolie at the 2004 Oscars was valued at $10 million) manufacturers in the world. The company is known for turning its colored gemstones into luxury products. H. Stern runs about 160 stores in a dozen countries worldwide. The firm is rapidly expanding into the Middle East and Eastern Europe, where its rings and accessories are finding a mainstream audience. It also supplies jewelry to other retailers and sells it jewels on cruise ships.

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&CO.) strives to provide the world's casual workday wardrobe, inside and out. LS&CO., a top manufacturer of brand-name clothing globally, sells jeans and sportswear under the Levi's, Dockers, and Levi Strauss Signature names in more than 110 countries. It also markets men's and women's underwear and loungewear. Levi's jeans -- department store staples -- were once the uniform of American youth, but LS&CO. has been working to reconnect with the niche and expand outside the US. It has transformed its products portfolio to include wrinkle-free and stain-resistant fabrics used in making some of its Levi's and Dockers slacks. The Haas family (relatives of founder Levi Strauss) owns LS&CO.

CCA Industries Inc. company was founded in 1983 and is based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. CCA Industries, Inc. engages in manufacturing and selling health and beauty aid products primarily in the United States and Canada. The company offers oral health care products under the Plus+White brand; skin care products under the Sudden Change brand; nail treatments under the Nutra Nail and Power Gel brands; pre and after-shave products under the Bikini Zone brand; dietary products that primarily include green tea under the Mega-T brand; and anti-oxidant dietary products, including chewing gums under the Mega-T brand. It also provides depilatories under the Hair Off brand; foot-care products under the IPR brand; sun-care products under the Solar Sense brand; shampoos under the Wash N Curl brand; vanilla fragrances, including perfumes under the Cherry Vanilla brand; topical analgesic products under the Pain Bust-R brand; and scar diminishing cream under the Scar Zone brand. CCA Industries, Inc. sells and markets its products through its sales force and independent sales representatives to drug and food chains, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, and wholesale beauty-aids distributors.

Wacoal America wants to fill your drawers with its drawers -- and bras, camisoles, slips, and shapewear. It designs and makes intimate apparel under its name and under license as DKNY Underwear and Donna Karan Intimates. Wacoal is known for its quality and fit and is a leader in intimate apparel in the US, Japan, Asia, and Europe. Its bras range in size from 32AA to 44DDD, and in styles from push-ups to minimizers. Its panties include everything from thongs to control briefs. Wacoal's products are sold in a number of upscale US retailers including Bloomingdales, Dillard's, Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as UK retailers such as Brown Thomas, Fenwicks, and Harrods.

Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and sells pulp-based products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer Products, Pulp and Paperboard, and Wood Products. The Consumer Products segment offers household private label consumer tissue products, including household paper towels, napkins, and facial and bathroom tissues to grocery stores. The Pulp and Paperboard segment manufactures bleached paperboard and bleached softwood pulp primarily for folding carton and plate, liquid packaging and cup, pulp, and commercial printing applications. The Wood Products segment produces dimensional framing lumber and appearance grade cedar products for the building products market. Clearwater Paper Corporation is based in Spokane, Washington.

American Safety Razor's primary products include value-priced brand-name and private-label shaving razors and blades. It also makes bladed hand tools (carpet knives, paint and window scrapers) and specialty industrial and medical blades. ASR sells its wares under such brands as Bump Fighter, Burma-Shave, Personna, and about 30 others. It has sales offices in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and manufacturing plants in the US, Brazil, and Mexico. London's Lion Capital, a private equity firm, acquired ASR in mid-2006.

Mariloff International is a girl's best friend, particularly if she's a Georgia Peach or lives in Big D. The company, which does business as Mariloff Diamond Wholesale, sells diamonds and fine jewelry in Europe, Israel, and the US and operates showrooms in Atlanta and Dallas. Its products include earrings, pendants, necklaces, bracelets, birthstone jewelry, and wedding rings for men and women. Mariloff was founded by Arie Fozailoff. His three sons -- Josef, Moshe, and Rafael -- run the business today.

Birmingham Budweiser was founded in 1966. Birmingham Budweiser company distributes alcoholic beverages from Anheuser-Bush InBev in the fine southern cities of Birmingham and Jasper, in the Yellowhammer State. Birmingham Budweiser, located in West Oxmoor Industrial Park, is run by members of the Kampakis family. The editors of Business Alabama magazine have named Birmingham Budweiser Distributing as one of the top 100 private companies in Alabama.

Anthony for Men is a manufacturer and marketer of men's skin care and bath and body products. The firm's products are natural and allergy-tested and include Action, Anthony Logistics for Men, and Anthony Sport for Men face, shaving, body, and hair care items. The line is available in almost 2,000 stores, including Sephora and Nordstrom, in some 25 countries, and online. Products include glycerin cleansing bars, facial scrubs, body sprays, astringent, lip balm, razor burn repair, algae facial cleanser, alcohol-free deodorant, mud scrub exfoliating bar, and hair gel. The company also makes a Little Men line of hair and body wash for babies. A percentage of proceeds is donated to prostate cancer charities.

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