Founded in 1947, the pet food maker offers a variety of cat and dog food products that not only meet the nutritional requirements of pets but are also specially formulated to help treat specific health needs. The company's AvoDerm brand dog food promotes better skin and coats, while its Active Care line promotes joint health in older dogs. Its Pinnacle line offers a holistic approach for canines and felines. Breeder's Choice other product lines include cat food, skin and hair care products, and dog treats. In 2006 Central Garden & Pet Company spent about $25 million in cash to acquire Breeder's Choice.

George Foreman Enterprises doesn't sell the boxer's namesake grills (Salton does); however, the company is actively looking to make acquisitions and licensing deals. Through its InStride Ventures, formed in 2007, George Foreman makes and markets therapeutic footwear under the George Foreman name to ShopKo. The company also has partnered with G-Nutritional and Vitaquest International (which later formed Vita Ventures) to market and sell vitamins and nutritional supplements using the Foreman trade name. In 2005 the company signed legendary boxing champ George Foreman to a licensing and pitchman deal in exchange for 35% of the company and his name on the marquee.

Bare Escentuals company, which rolled out its bareMinerals makeup brand in 1976 along with its first retail store, develops, markets, and sells natural cosmetics, skin care, and body care items. Brand names include bareMinerals, Buxom, md formulations, RareMinerals, and its namesake line. Bare Escentuals sells its products in the US through about 100 company-owned shops, 800 beauty product retailers, and 1,500 spas and salons. It also has distributors in Canada, Japan, and the UK, among other European countries. Formerly STB Beauty, the company changed its name to Bare Escentuals in 2006.

Royal Canin S.A. focuses primarily on high-nutrition dry pet food products for the upscale market. Its dietary items are formulated for dogs and cats according to their size, age, breed, and activity level. Products are sold in more than 90 countries, however, Europe accounts for the bulk of sales. The company maintains a research facility and a kennel and cattery where pets are given foods to test palatability and digestibility. Royal Canin was founded by veterinarian Jean Cathary in 1967. US candy giant Mars holds about a 60% stake in the company.

Chanel No. 5, Chanel has been a haute name in fashion and cosmetics for decades. The company also creates watches and jewelry and has a single license -- for eyewear with Luxottica. Founder Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel opened her first boutique in 1913, touting designs known for simplicity. Coco died in 1971, and Chanel's style stagnated for years until Karl Lagerfeld took over the designs and revived the label by tapping a younger market. The company boasts about 100 boutiques worldwide. Controlled by chairman Alain Wertheimer's family, Chanel also owns Eres and Paraffection.

Cellucap Manufacturing was established in 1954. Co-founder and CEO Jane Harris owns the company. Cellucap Manufacturing supplies disposable apparel for workers in foodservice, health care, industrial manufacturing, and other fields where clean, sanitary clothing is a must. The company makes aprons, bouffants, caps, chef hats, coats and jackets, coveralls, footwear covers, gloves, gowns, hairnets, pants, shirts, smocks, and visors, including those fashionable, stylin' paper hats seen on employees behind the counters of fast-food places. It even provides "beard restraints," to hold back the facial hair of bearded employees.

DMI Furniture makes, imports, and markets low- and mid-priced office and residential furniture. Its products include modular workstations, bookcases, desks, chairs, bedroom sets, dining tables, and home entertainment cabinets, and are marketed through its DMI Office Furniture, Wynwood Furniture, and Home Styles divisions. The Kentucky-based company, in business since 1911, sells its furniture throughout the US principally to furniture and independent retailers, distributors, catalog companies, and warehouse clubs. Flexsteel Industries owns DMI Furniture.

On May 1, 2007 Republic Beverage Company and National Distributing Company combined their businesses in seventeen states and the District of Columbia to form Republic National Distributing Company. RNDC is an organization built on the strong foundations of two long-term, well-established family owned companies.Republic Beverage Company was founded in 1996 as a result of a merger of the Block and Dreeben families and the Goldring family. The Block family began doing business in Texas in 1939 under the leadership of Ed Block. Newman Goldring founded the N. Goldring Corporation in Florida in 1898. Later, Stephen Goldring expanded the N. Goldring base in Florida by opening Magnolia Marketing Company in Louisiana.Today, RNDC is the second largest distributor of premium wine and spirits in the U.S., with wholly-owned operations in Arizona, Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. RNDC is also partners in joint-ventures in Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina. In total, RNDC employs more than 6,000 individuals nationwide.

Cia. Hering SA is a Brazil-based company engaged in the clothing industry. The Company produces basic clothing products, including jeans, blouses, shirts and other accessories. The Company sells its products under four brand names: Hering, PUC, dzarm. and Hering Kids. Hering is a brand offering contemporary, basic clothing and accessories for all age groups. PUC is a brand of children’s apparel for special occasions. dzarm. is a jeanswear brand targeted at the teenagers’ market, especially young women. Hering Kids offers clothes for children, form babies to teenagers. It has operation units in the states of Santa Catarina, Goias and Rio Grande do Norte. Cia. Hering SA sells the majority of its products in the Brazilian and Latin American markets. Other export destinations include the Middle East, Europe and the United States. The Company's subsidiaries include Hering International SA – SAFI and Hering Overseas Ltd, among others.

Markwins International Corporation company develops, manufactures, and markets cosmetics, personal care products, and accessories. Its ethnic-themed cosmetic lines include Black Radiance (aimed at black women) and Tropez (aimed at Hispanic and Asian women). Markwins also makes the popular and inexpensive Wet 'n' Wild cosmetics line and packages beauty kits under the Color Workshop and Spa Institute brands. Its Soho unit designs makeup bags and jewelry cases. Through partnership agreements, Markwins produces cosmetics under licensed name brands. The company, which has manufacturing facilities in the US and China, distributes its products to retailers worldwide.

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