Wells Lamont Corporation manufactures hand coverings, including work gloves, garden gloves, hunting gloves, mittens, and professional oven mitts. Wells Lamont operates through three business units. Its namesake unit makes gloves for the retail market; Midwest Leather Group operates leather and pigskin tanneries; and Wells Lamont Industry Group makes protective hand coverings for industrial use. Its foreign subsidiaries include Canada's Jomac and Hong Kong's Austins Marmon. It sells its products through such retailers as Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Sears, Callahan's, and others. Wells Lamont is owned by The Marmon Group.

Jesse Owens and Muhammad Ali broke records in their adidas athletic shoes. The heart of the adidas product line is athletic shoes, but the three-stripe logo appears on apparel and other jock accoutrements. As the #2 maker of sporting goods worldwide, behind NIKE, it has inked deals with football and basketball athletes, as well as the New York Yankees, and it serves golfers through its TaylorMade-adidas Golf. The company, which has more than 1,150 retail locations, boasted sponsorship rights to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. adidas' purchase of Salomon, the French maker of ski and golf gear, was short-lived. The company sold the unit to Amer Sports Corporation and bought Reebok for some $3.8 billion.

Joseph and Stephanie Koret founded the firm in 1938. Koret was acquired by Kellwood in 1999. Koret of California, a Kellwood subsidiary, manufactures women's apparel under the City Blues, Koret, and Francisca brand names for distribution to department stores in the US. Koret of California, which operates within Kellwood's women's sportswear segment, generates a large portion of revenue for its parent. Koret's apparel is sold in major department stores, such as Beall's, Catherines, Dillard's, Gottschalk's, Federated, Old Pueblo Traders, and others. Its products are also sold online at shopkoret.com

Potlatch was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Spokane, Washington. Potlatch Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and manages timberlands located in Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota and Wisconsin in the United States. The Resource Management Division manages its timberlands, harvests timber, procures other wood fiber, sells logs and leases land for hunting and other recreational activity. The Real Estate Division develops and sells land parcels, as well as invests in timberlands. The Wood Products Division manufactures lumber, plywood, and particleboard in Arkansas, Idaho, Michigan, and Minnesota. This segment's products are sold to wholesalers primarily for use in home building and other construction activities.

Gruppo Buffetti S.p.A founded in Rome in 1853 by Giovanni Buffetti, began as a typography firm. Italian yellow page publisher Telecom Italia Media bought Gruppo Buffetti in 2000. Gruppo Buffetti markets office supplies, leather accessories, computer software, print-on-demand services, and even books and magazines. It primarily serves the small and medium-sized business markets. The retailer has more than 1,000 franchised locations across the country, but also sells its products via catalog and on the Internet.

Coty scents have turned heads since Francois Coty created his first perfume, La Rose Jacqueminot, in 1904. Its boudoir includes moderately priced fragrances and colognes sold by mass retailers and prestige brands found in department stores. Coty's brands include Jennifer Lopez, JOOP!, Jovan, Rimmel, Stetson, and Vivienne Westwood. The company also offers aromatherapy, foot care, nail care, and sun care items. German consumer goods giant Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH acquired Coty in 1996 to operate its fragrance and cosmetics businesses.

Embotelladora Andina S.A. company serves Argentina, Brazil, and Chile with Coca-Cola and other beverages; Coke beverages account for 88% of the company's sales. Along with Coke, Andina distributes beer in Brazil; fruit juices and mineral water in Chile; and ready-to-drink juices (Hi-C) in Argentina. The company also makes plastic bottles through its Edasa packaging subsidiary and manages vending machines through its Servicios Multivending subsidiary. Chilean investment group, Inversiones Freire, owns about 42% of Andina; The Coca-Cola Company owns approximately 11%.

Married Hungarian emigrants, chairman George Meszaros and president Ilona Makari, own the company, whose precursor they founded in New Jersey in 1965. Six years later they established the existing company in Colorado. ILONA company manufactures skin care and cosmetic products for the personal care products and salon industries. It also produces makeup, skin care, and items especially for men, as well as the fragrance Within. The company operates the ILONA Skincare Institute, a day spa, in Denver. Products are sold at the institute and through the ILONA Web site.

Cosmetic Essence specializes in the formulation, manufacturing, and filling of personal care products. The company also offers packaging design and distribution services. Its product lines consist of color cosmetics, creams and lotions, perfumes, bath and hair care items, and household supplies. Customers include leading branded manufacturers and major retailers nationwide. Until 2009 Cosmetic Essence was owned by private investment firm Onex.

Sterilite was founded in 1939 as a partnership between Earl Tupper (inventor of Tupperware) and brothers Saul and Edward Stone. The Stone family still owns and operates Sterilite. Known as a maker of home-storage items, Sterilite began by making plastic heels. Shoes that melted were not a smashing success, so it eventually honed in on plastic housewares. The company specializes in food-storage containers (pitchers, tumblers), laundry and utility items (clothes baskets, trash cans), and home-storage and organizational items (tote boxes, storage drawers). Its products are sold through big-box and discount retailers the likes of Target.

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