A.T. Cross Company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Rhode Island. .T. Cross Company engages in the design and marketing of personal accessories in the United States. It operates in two segments, Cross Accessory Division (CAD) and Cross Optical Group (COG). The CAD segment manufactures and markets writing instruments, including ball-point pens, fountain pens, selectip rolling ball pens, and mechanical pencils, as well as refills. It also designs and markets various personal and business accessories, including leather goods, reading glasses, watches, desk sets, business totes, cufflinks, and stationery. The segment sells writing instruments under the Penatia and Cross brands. The CAD segment sells its products through direct sales force and manufacturers' agents or representatives to retail and wholesale accounts, and directly to consumers via its Website www.cross.com and the Cross retail stores in the United States, as well as through distributors and retailers worldwide. The COG segment designs, manufactures, and markets polarized eyewear under the brand names Costa Del Mar and Native. It sells its products through employee representatives and manufacturers' agents to optical and sunglass specialty shops, department stores, and sporting goods retailers in the United States.

Incorporated in 1954, Scott's Liquid Gold is an American manufacturing and distribution company whose clear and focused intent is to offer the best, most innovative and high quality products at the most reasonable prices possible. At a time when so many companies are succumbing to the "get it done cheaper" pressures, Scott's Liquid Gold stands firm in its belief that American manufacturing can be a force to be reckoned with.Only extreme dedication to quality, consumer demand, uniqueness, innovation and customer service keeps a company on course for over fifty years. These were the touchstone ideas behind our Scott's Liquid Gold wood care, and the inspiration and motivation for unique products such as Touch of Scent air freshener, Mold Control 500 and our newest product, Clean Screen. Scott's Liquid Gold's wholly owned subsidiary, Neoteric Cosmetics, also manufactures Alpha Hydrox anti-wrinkle skin care and Neoteric Diabetic skin care - both highly respected product lines embraced by both medical professionals and consumers alike.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV) for one thing. The third-largest bottler of Pepsiproducts, PBV serves some 8 million consumers in North Carolina (home of its corporate headquarters) and also on Long Island, New York, as well as other East Coast states. PBV operates 28 bottling, distribution, and sales facilities located in Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, New York, North and South Carolina, and Vermont. The company's portfolio of more than 800 beverages includes Pepsi soft-drink brands, Aquafina bottled water, Starbucks coffee drinks, Tropicana juices, Gatorade isotonics, and Lipton teas. PBV is a joint venture of PepsiCo and Suntory Holdings.

Esprit Holdings got its start in San Francisco in the 1970s. Esprit Holdings aims to put shoppers in the buying spirit. The firm sells a wide range of fashion items through about a dozen product lines -- including women's, men's, and children's apparel, footwear, accessories, assorted housewares, and jewelry under the Esprit label. Women's apparel and accessories account for nearly two-thirds of sales. The company also sells cosmetics and skin care products under the Red Earth brand name. Esprit Holdings controls retail space of more than 817,000 square meters and has about 15,000 wholesale outlets in 40-plus countries, including about 1,640 owned and franchised stores. It also licenses the Esprit name.

Alticor was formed in 2000 as a holding company and operates five businesses: direct-selling giant Amway, Web-based sales firm Amway Global (formerly Quixtar), Amway Hotel Corp. (corporate development for Alticor and affiliates), upscale cosmetics company Gurwitch Products, and Access Business Group (manufacturing, logistics services). Access Business' biggest customers are Amway and Amway Global, but Access also serves outsiders. Amway, which accounts for most of Alticor's revenues, sells more than 450 different products through some 3 million independent distributors. Amway Global products online. Alticor is owned by Amway founders, the DeVos and Van Andel families.

CEO Tina Aldatz Norris founded Foot Petals, Inc. in 2001. Foot Petals makes insoles and shoe cushions designed for stilettos, strappy sandals, pointy-toed shoes, and other fashionable footwear. Its shoe cushions are made from a foam urethane called PORON (made by Rogers Corporation) and are named Killer Kushionz, Sole Stopperz, Tip Toes, Haute Heelz, Strappy Slips, and Amazing Arches. In 2007 the company extended its reach into slippers, legwear, gift sets, and accessories. Foot Petals, which also makes Sole Kings for men, peddles its products at Nordstrom, Zappos, and Target.

Buckeye Technologies Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Buckeye Technologies Inc. manufactures and distributes cellulose-based specialty products made from wood and cotton worldwide. Buckeye Technologies products include chemical cellulose, customized fibers, fluff pulp, and nonwoven materials. Its chemical cellulose is used in the manufacture of various products, including food casings, cigarette filters, rayon filaments, acetate fibers, and thickeners for consumer products, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Buckeye Technologies ustomized fibers are used to provide porosity, color permanence, and tear resistance in filters, letterheads, currency papers, and personal stationery, as well as absorbency and softness in cotton balls and cotton swabs. Its fluff pulp and nonwoven materials are used to increase absorbency and fluid transport in products, such as disposable diapers, feminine hygiene products, and adult incontinence products, as well as used to enhance fluid management and strength in wipes, tabletop items, food pads, household wipes, and mops.

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. (Superior) manufactures and sells uniforms, career apparel and accessories for the hospital and healthcare fields, hotels, fast food and other restaurants, and public safety, industrial, and commercial markets. The Company's Signature marketing brands are Fashion Seal, Fashion Seal Healthcare, Martin’s, Worklon, Universal and UniVogue. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located at Seminole, Florida; Eudora, Arkansas; Tampa, Florida; McGehee, Arkansas; San Salvador, El Salvador and Atlanta, Georgia. The Company completed the sale of its Sope Creek business on February 4, 2008. In November 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Blade Sportswear, Inc.

Excelligence Learning Corporation (formerly LearningStar) designs and sells educational products, including arts and crafts sets, classroom necessities, and furniture. It also packages school supplies and fundraiser items. Products are sold to day-care centers, schools, teachers, and parents through its subsidiaries' Web sites, catalogs and direct sales force. More than just a retailer, Excelligence Learning publishes an online magazine with articles on child health, safety, and behavior. Its QuickSource and Discount School Supply sites also provide activity ideas and tips for teachers. The firm was formed in 2001 with the merger of SmarterKids.com and Earlychildhood.

Founded in 1953, Diam's customers have included Clinique, L'Oral, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Wal-Mart. Diam International Company designs, makes, installs, and maintains custom retail displays for retailers and manufacturers. Diam's point-of-purchase displays and retail fixtures include back wall cosmetic systems, counter displays, fixtures for electronics requiring power and security, floorstands, kiosks, and stock shelving solutions. Operating globally and comprising Diam USA and Diam Europe subsidiaries, it has manufacturing facilities in the US and overseas.

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