Fragrance Manufacturing Inc. was founded in 1992 by president Kevin Rhodes, a 10-year Procter & Gamble veteran. FMI is a contract manufacturer for the household and personal-care products industries, as well as for companies that sell fragrances. The 10-year-old company specializes in catering to those who need short-run production. As part of its menu of services, FMI offers new product development, compounding, filling, and logistics.

Founded in 2002, the company’s first sizeable supply contract was Greene King brewers, the producers of Old Speckled Hen and Abbot Ale. Today the portfolio includes such brands as Germany’s Weihenstephan Beer - the world’s oldest brewery; Birra Moretti, The Beer in Italy; Tohu Wines from the Marlborough region of New Zealand – the only Maori-owned wine company; and Edradour Distillery - Scotland’s smallest distillery. According to CEO Dave Pardus, these brands not only represent quality, but each has its own story to tell. This sincere appreciation for brand heritage and character is perhaps the greatest asset to the company and its brands.Total Beverage Solution operates with a simple philosophy - to successfully manage each brand according to its individual qualities and objectives. Their success is proven and comes from a passionate team equipped with the experience and talent required to launch products, grow distribution, and build consumer recognition. Since acquiring the Weihenstephan brand in 2006 and Edradour in 2003, the company has doubled sales for both brands. In addition, Total Beverage Solution owns and markets the wine brands Tiziano, Altanuta, and Big Red Monster. Owning awardwinning brands such as these enhances the company’s volume and gives the company additional freedom to develop the brands and influence sales.

Estee Lauder's reach to the UK some 40 years ago has benefited even the most striking European beauties. Estee Lauder Cosmetics develops makeup, skin care, and fragrance products, such as Estee, Beautiful, White Linen, and Knowing. Its operations span major and niche cosmetics markets in the UK. Since the 1960s Estee Lauder's products have made their way into department stores throughout the UK and Ireland. The firm's distribution operations are based in Hampshire. The company's products are sold at a number of stores including Boots the Chemists, Harrods, Selfridges, Pure Beauty Store, Debenhams, and House of Fraser.

Hamilton Fixture Company was founded in 1959, providing counters to banks, post offices, and other retailers. Hamilton Fixture company designs and makes custom display cases and other fixtures for retailers. It uses such materials as wood, metal, glass, wire, and acrylic. Customers have included Barnes & Noble, Hollywood Video, Starbucks, T.J. Maxx, and Wal-Mart . Hamilton Fixture manufactures, warehouses, and distributes its products through 750,000 sq. ft. of facilities in Ontario, California, and Hamilton, Ohio.

Canderm Pharma company develops and sells cosmeceuticals, over-the-counter skin care products, and dermatological items. Canderm Pharma's products portfolio includes ArteSense, Betacaine, Cliniderm, Lipsorex, NeoStrata, Rosacure, and Ultraquin, as well as Condyline Topical Solution, Dermagran II, Epi-Derm, and UltraMOP. The firm also sells Alyria, a skin care line sold exclusively through dermatologists. Canderm Pharma distributes Radiesse, produced by BioForm Medical, a trendy injectible filler alternative to face lifts.

OraLabs wants to help. Known for its Ice Drops line of breath-freshening products, the company's diverse roster of goods includes candy, lip balms, breath fresheners, hand sanitizers, and sunscreen. It also makes private-label products and operates a contract packaging lip-balm business. The firm's merchandise is sold throughout the US and in international markets. Products are sold to wholesale distributors, as well as directly to mass retailers, grocery stores, and drug stores. President Gary Schlatter took the company private in late 2006.

Executive Moshe Tsabag, a 'tween apparel veteran, founded Hot Kiss in 1996. In early 2008 Bluestar Alliance, which owns the Liz Lange business, bought a majority stake in Hot Kiss. Straddling the fidgety ground between 'tweens and millennials is ultra-trendy Hot Kiss. The young women's casual apparel maker distributes its garb through department and specialty stores (mostly located in shopping malls) across the US, including Nordstrom, Wet Seal, and Dillard's, as well as through two of its own showrooms (Los Angeles, New York City) and a Web site. The company distributes its apparel internationally, primarily in the Middle East and Asia.

From its earliest beginnings, Crayola has been a color company. Crayola came into being when cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith took over Edwin’s father’s pigment business in 1885. More than 120 years later, color – along with creativity, learning and most of all, fun – is the hallmark of Crayola company. Crayola has called Easton, Pennsylvania its home since the early 1900s. Today, the company’s world headquarters and major manufacturing facilities are located there. And downtown Easton is the home of The Crayola FACTORY® , a one-of-a-kind celebration of creative fun for everyone! In 1984, Crayola became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hallmark Cards and has since played the lead role in Hallmark’s personal development strategies.

J. Choo, which does business as Jimmy Choo, gained its original notoriety from celebs strutting in the strappy soles down Oscar-night carpets and across Fashion Week runways. Still, Choo caters to self-proclaimed divas. The firm designs and manufactures shoes, distributing them through about 30 of its own standalone stores and some 150 high-end retail outlets. During the company's first buyout in 2001, Mr. Choo lost his toehold as chief designer. TowerBrook Capital Partners and Jimmy Choo management bought out Lion Capital's lion's share of Jimmy Choo for more than $364 million in February 2007.

totes>>Isotoner has the goods to keep you dry and comfortable. It makes and distributes weather gear, including umbrellas, gloves, rubber shoe covers, rain hats and raincoats, and water-resistant tote bags. It distributes them through about 30,000 department stores in the US, the UK, and France. totes>>Isotoner also operates a network of more than 100 owned outlet mall-based stores. The company bought flip flop and canvas shoe maker ESNY from E.S. Originals in 2006 and Northern Cap Holdings, which makes headwear, scarves, and gloves, in 2008. totes>>Isotoner was owned by Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co. until early 2007, when MidOcean Partners acquired a majority stake for $288 million.

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