Tom's of Maine hopes that natural health will lead to corporate wealth. The company has made its living, and its reputation, by selling its flagship toothpaste brand (responsible for more than half of company sales), as well as mouthwash, dental floss, deodorant, soap, and shaving cream made from natural ingredients and distributed in environmentally-friendly packaging. The firm gives 10% of its pre-tax profits to charitable organizations and encourages its employees to use 5% of their paid time doing volunteer work. CEO Tom Chappell and his wife, VP Kate Chappell, founded Tom's of Maine in 1970. Seeking entry into the specialty toothpaste market, Colgate acquired the company for about $100 million in 2006.

Hugo Boss outfits inhabitants of (and aspirants to) the corner office with brands including BOSS, a line targeted at executives; trendy, casual HUGO; and the more uptrend BOSS Selection. Hugo Boss designs and licenses clothes, accessories, cosmetics, and fragrances sold through its 1,200 shops and other retailers in some 80 countries. Known for its menswear, Hugo Boss has also entered womenswear, footwear, and leather goods. The firm was founded by its namesake in 1923 to make work clothes. It moved into suits in the 1950s and expanded beyond business wear in the 1990s. Hugo Boss is part of the Valentino Fashion Group.

Fresh Produce Sportswear is feeling just beachy. The company designs, makes, and markets women's and children's casual apparel and swimwear, as well as related accessories. Its collections are sold in department stores such as Nordstrom, Walt Disney resorts and stores, and through more than 800 specialty boutiques and resorts worldwide. In addition, Fresh Produce operates company-owned and outlet stores throughout the US. Company founders and husband-and-wife team Thom and Mary Ellen Vernon got their start in the fashion industry by designing and selling high-end screenprinted T-shirts and custom jewelry at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Fresh Produce was born out of that first endeavor.

Teknion wants employees to get past visions of group holding pens when they walk into an open floor plan office space, and instead think about the geometric possibilities implied by desking systems, panel systems, and post-and-beam systems. The fast-growing US subsidiary of Canada's Teknion Corporation, the company distributes office furniture systems throughout the US. Products include segmented cubicles, space segregation panels, chairs, desks, and couches. Teknion sells most of its wares to contracted clients, including the GSA (General Services Administration of the US government). It also operates about 10 showrooms in major US cities.

Founded in 1966, DSI has grown from a business forms distributor to a powerhouse information solutions provider with 21 sales offices, nine distribution centers and four manufacturing facilities across the United States. Data Supplies prints a range of business materials, including forms, direct-mail pieces, point-of-purchase materials, and envelopes. It also sells stock forms (taxes, billing), office supplies (pencils, calculators, file folders), equipment (computers, fax machines, printers), furniture (chairs, desks, panel systems), and break room and janitorial supplies. The company's automotive group offers an array of office supplies, promotional products, and other marketing tools geared specifically to car retailers.

Fibre-Craft Materials Corporation® has been a leader in the creative activities business for over 55 years. Established in 1953, Fibre-Craft® began by manufacturing wood fiber for handcrafting artificial flowers. Fibre-Craft expanded in 1959 to mass-market retail outlets for arts and crafts, floral supplies, doll supplies, and decorative accessories. Since then, Fibre-Craft have continued to grow into other areas, all the while taking care to maintain our high standards for quality and creativity. Today, stores across the world are proud to carry Fibre-Craft products.Fibre-Craft® has spent more than half a century earning its outstanding reputation for quality. Fibre-Craft invite you to compare Fibre-Craft products to any others in the crafting and creative activities business. You’ll see why Fibre-Craft customers insist on Fibre-Craft®, where Fibre-Craft put Fibre-Craft heart into all Fibre-Craft do!

JLM Couture, Inc. company designs, manufactures, and markets bridal and bridesmaid gowns, veils, and related items in the US and the UK. Its bridal gowns, which boast price tags of several thousand dollars, are made under the Alvina Valenta, Jim Hjelm Couture, Jim Hjelm Visions, Tara Keely, and Lazaro names. JLM Couture markets its gowns through bridal magazines, trunk shows, and catalogs. The company's bridesmaid and flower girl collections are produced under the Jim Hjelm Occasions and Lazaro Bridesmaids labels; they're peddled through bridal boutiques and bridal departments in clothing stores. Its Party by JLM is a collection of evening wear.

The Kao Group develops consumer product business that targets general consumers. Kao Group business segments that cater to the consumer include: the Beauty Care Business in which we offer prestige cosmetics, and premium skin care and hair care products; the Human Health Care Business with products that include food and beverage products approved as Foods for Specific Health Uses (FOSHU), and feminine and baby care products; and the Fabric and Home Care Business, which includes laundry detergents and household cleaners. Also, in the Chemical Business we develop chemical products that meet the various needs of industry.

Triumph Apparel Corporation, formerly Danskin, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets women's activewear, dancewear and legwear under trademarks that include Danskin, Zen Sport from Danskin, Danskin Packables, Round-the-Clock, Givenchy, Ellen Tracy and Evan-Picone. Founded as a small, family owned business catering to New York dancers, Danskin produced knit-tights and leotards and created dance standards such as fishnet stockings and the colors Ballet Pink and Theatrical Pink. The Company offers clothing for women in sizes ranging from two for girls to 26 for women. Danskin's products are made with technically advanced fabrics such as O2 Performance (a blend of CoolMax and cotton) and Supplex with Lycra. In addition to clothing, the Company also offers fitness equipment for women.

Signet Armorlite, Inc. company, a maker of plastic ophthalmic lenses for more than 60 years, originated the plastic eyeglass lens in North America. It makes premium plastic lenses in Mexico while glass lenses and molds are made by its Crossbows Optical unit, located in Northern Ireland. It operates a lens technology center, Signetek, in California. Signet holds the exclusive rights to distribute Kodak lenses worldwide and is an authorized distributor of 3M adhesive optical supply items in the US. Signet distributes lab supplies, such as blocking pads and lens protectors. Ophthalmic products maker and supplier Essilor International agreed to buy Signet.

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