Accessory Network Group (ANG) makes and markets private-label, licensed, and branded fashion bags, small leather goods, stationery, and accessories for women, men, and children. ANG, founded in 1984, makes licensed products under such brand names as Vera Wang, Calvin Klein, and Cynthia Rowley. It owns the Ghurka leather-goods brand. It sells its items in department, discount, and specialty stores in the US, Canada, South America, Europe, and Australia. ANG distributes from facilities in New Jersey, California, and Canada. Its Brand Science unit acquired handbag maker LeSportsac through an alliance with ITOCHU Corporation in 2006.

Edsal Manufacturing Company manufactures and distributes storage systems and industrial furniture through three plants and three distribution centers in the Chicago area. Products include lateral files, lockers, service carts, shop desks, stools, storage cabinets, and work benches. Edsal Manufacturing's brand names include Cabinette (compact storage cabinets), Citadel (school, hospital, industrial, and club lockers), HEVILOAD PLUS II (steel shelving), StorMaster Pallet Rack Storage Systems, and UltraCap (steel shelving).

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), a 52%-owned subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever, has been working its way into India since 1888, when it started selling its products there. As India's largest consumer goods firm, HUL markets more than 400 brands that include beverages, food, and home and personal care goods. Some of its names include Kwality Wall's ice cream, Sunlight dish detergent, Lifebuoy soap, Lipton tea, Pepsodent toothpaste, and Surf laundry detergent. HUL markets atta (a type of meal), maize, rice, and salt, and its export division ships castor oil and fish. The company also sells bottled water and over-the-counter healthcare items.

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.

Founded in 1761 as a pencil factory, the company is owned and managed by eighth-generation family member Count Anton Wolfgang von Faber-Castell. Faber-Castell the world's oldest manufacturer of writing instruments, makes nearly 2 billion pencils a year. Its Graf von Faber-Castell line of premium fountain and roller pens sell for up to $800; a limited edition commands nearly $2,000. The company also makes artist-quality coloring pencils and pastels, as well as markers, technical drawing pencils, and products for children (crayons, pencils). Its products are sold in more than 100 countries. Faber-Castell has manufacturing centers in Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Wolford knows that even the most glamorous women put their pantyhose on one leg at a time -- and considering what the company charges, there's good reason to be careful. Wolford makes high-end hosiery, bodysuits, lingerie, and swimsuits targeted to a younger market. Its men's collection includes tights, knee-highs, and socks. A series of designer biggies, including Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Karl Lagerfeld, have collaborated with Wolford on limited lines of luxury legwear. Wolford partnered with Zac Posen in 2007 for a 10-design collection. Formed in 1949 Wolford now sells its products worldwide through some 230 boutiques and through upscale department stores.

Life certainly sounds good for brothers Bert and John Jacobs, who went from living in their van and subsisting on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to running a $100-million-plus company in just a few short years. The Life is good co-founders sold T-shirts to college students up and down the East Coast before creating the firm's stick-figure mascot, Jake. Life is good got its official start in 1994 and, today, the unconventional company makes casual apparel (T-shirts, lounge pants, boxers) and accessories, caps, backpacks, jewelry, pet gear, and home goods through a handful of company stores, its Web site, and through some 4,500 specialty and sporting goods stores in the US and more than 25 other countries.

Alterna, a hair-care maker launched in 1997, has developed high-end products that have been embraced by the likes of Jennifer Aniston, whose healthy, stylish hairdo became quite the "to do" in the 1990s. Alterna has made a name for itself through its progressive lines, such as Enzymetherapy, Color Hold, and The Science of Ten (which includes 10 ingredients from sources worldwide). It also boasts Caviar, Life, and Luxury lines, as well as a Hemp hair-care line and Private Reserve white-truffle oil shampoo and conditioner. Alterna's products are sold in specialty stores, as well as at retailers Ulta and Beauty Store & Salon. The company is owned by TSG Consumer Partners.

Founded in 1919, family-owned CalCedar is a leading supplier of wooden slats used in making wood-cased pencils, including art and cosmetic varieties. The company also makes its own brand pencils (California Republic Stationers and ForestChoice) and pencils for other customers. CalCedar's products are sold worldwide. The company has moved its slat production plant from California to China and also operates a factory in Thailand. CalCedar sold its Duraflame log business, which it invented in 1969, to Clorox in 1978 and has exited the supply siding and decking business.

Martignetti Companies has been family-owned since its founding in 1908. Martignetti Companies owns both retail and wholesale outlets for selling wine and spirits in New England. The company also offers its wine and spirits for sale online. Its 435,000-square-foot temperature-controlled warehouse in Massachusetts offers more than 3,500 varieties of wine. Brands and wineries include Coldstream Hills, Fairvalley, and Moet & Chandon. Martignetti Companies also owns subsidiaries such as Carolina Wine And Spirits, Classic Wine Imports, and United Liquors.

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