In 1967 Graham Webb founded the international hair care company, which is now woven into Wella AG. The firm's roots are in hair care education. Its first Graham Webb Academy opened in London in 1981. The company now has academies in the US -- specifically the District of Columbia, Minnesota, and California. Along with its some dozen UK salons, Graham Webb makes hair care, body care, and cosmetics worldwide and sells them through licensed beauty salons, cosmetologists, and distributors. Wella AG bought Graham Webb in 2001. Procter & Gamble acquired Wella in 2004.

Lise Watier Cosmetiques company was founded in 1968 as a personal growth and makeup institution by former television host Lise Watier. Lise Watier Cosmetiques makes and markets more than 350 skin care products, cosmetics, and fragrances. The line, including its La Toscana collection that debuted in 2008, is sold online and through retailers, such as Sephora, Les Galeries Lafayette, and Le Bon Marche in Canada, as well as La Samaritaine (France), El Palacio de Hierro (Mexico) and Gazzaz (Saudi Arabia). The company also produces informative how-to videos, which broadcast on Canadian television and at counters where products are sold.

Pactiv Corporation was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Pactiv Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer and foodservice/food packaging products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Products and Foodservice/Food Packaging. The Consumer Products segment manufactures disposable plastic, foam, molded fiber, pressed paperboard, and aluminum packaging products, such as waste bags, food-storage bags, and disposable tableware and cookware. It sells its products under various brand names, including Hefty, Baggies, Kordite, Hefty Ultra Flex, Hefty Hearty Meals, Hefty Cinch Sak, Hefty Elegantware, Hefty The Gripper, Hefty Zoo Pals, Hefty OneZip, Hefty Kitchen Fresh, Hefty Easy Grip, and Hefty EZ Foil. The Foodservice/Food Packaging segment manufactures foam, clear plastic, aluminum, pressed-paperboard, and molded fiber packaging products. Its customers include foodservice distributors, restaurants, and other institutional foodservice outlets, as well as food processors and grocery chains. Pactiv Corporation sells its products through a direct sales force, and a network of brokers and manufacturers representatives.

Bill Blass Group (formerly Bill Blass Holding) has reached ubiquity status as a licensor. The legendary late designer's longtime, namesake company was famous for its tailored men's and women's clothing known to adorn noteworthy clients from Barbara Bush to Barbra Streisand. William Ralph "Bill" Blass who retired in 2000 and died in 2002, sold the firm in 1999 to its jeanswear licensee, The Resource Club, and CEO Michael Groveman. NexCen Brands bought Bill Blass Holding for more than $54 million in 2007. In late 2008 Peacock International Holdings acquired the worldwide rights to the Blass trademark and the Blass licenses already signed for just $10 million.

Harry Fellowes founded the company in 1917 with the now famous Bankers Box® records storage boxes. From Fellowes founding in Chicago, Illinois, Fellowes have expanded over the years into the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Singapore, Japan, Korea, China and Russia. Today, Fellowes is a global operation that employs more than 1700 people.Fellowes (formerly Fellowes Manufacturing) produces office products that can organize or obliterate. The leading maker of paper shredders (Powershred, Micro-shred), it also makes computer and office accessories, such as ergonomic wrist rests, multimedia storage, and other accessories. As a licensee of Body Glove International (maker of high-tech surf and scuba gear), Fellowes offers fashionable Body Glove cases for mobile phones and iPods. Fellowes' products are sold through office retailers and mass merchants, as well as online.

Actionrack Manufacturing company makes stock store fixtures and displays (brochure holders, garment racks, mannequins, metal shelves, sign holders, tables, and counters, other accessories) for a variety of retail formats. Selling its products by phone and through a catalog, Actionrack has manufacturing facilities in China and Korea and warehousing and its headquarters operations in Brooklyn, New York. Actionrack Manufacturing company also makes custom metal and wood units, such as counters and showcases, and creates prototypes for special projects.

W.J. Deutsch & Sons was founded in 1981 by Chairman, Bill Deutsch, to market quality wines produced by prestigious families from major wine regions of the world. The business that initially began with two employees importing a few family producers from France over two decades ago has grown to include a prestigious roster of internationally renowned, award-winning brands serviced by over 170 employees.The Deutschs are proud to acknowledge the enduring relationships with their suppliers, many of whom have been part of the family since the business began in the early 1980s, including from Australia: [yellow tail], [yellow tail] The Reserve, and [yellow tail] Sparkling, from New Zealand, The Crossings, from California: Kunde Estate, Esser Vineyards, Geyser Peak, Buena Vista Carneros, Gary Farrell, XYZin and Atlas Peak, from Washington: Covey Run, and Columbia Winery, from Idaho: Ste. Chapelle, from Spain: Cruz de Alba, Mar De Frades, Ramon Bilbao, and Volteo, from France: Andre Lurton, Georges Duboeuf, HobNob Vineyards, Vidal Fleury, Pierre Sparr, and Sauvion et Fils, from Italy: Barone Fini, Castello di Monastero, Coldisole, Poggio alle Sughere, Villa Pozzi and Villa Massa, and from Portugal, Quinta Do Vale Meao.

Founded as a pharmacy by Giovanni Battista Schiapparelli in 1824, Schiapparelli 1824 S.p.A. manufactures and distributes cosmetics and related items. The company's products include cosmetics, perfumes, tissues, and a line of dietetic products. Cosmetics and perfume brands sold through the company's Schiapparelli Pikenz operations include Blumarine, Parah, Gian Marco Venturi, and Annabella. The Nutritionals Schiapparelli subsidiary produces and distributes dietetic items including Euvita and Quid. Through financial group Clovis S.A., managing director Gianni Mazzola owns almost 30% of the company.

Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc. company has been in business since 1940 and began distributing wine in 2005. Florida-based Gold Coast Beverages, considered the largest beer wholesaler in the Sunshine State, also distributes a variety of wine and Zephyrhills bottled water in Miami, Pompano Beach, and Rockland Key. (Zephyrhills is a division of Nestlé Waters.) Among the many brands Gold Coast distributes are Bavaria, Beck's, Corona, Guinness, Heineken, Labatt, Pabst, Shiner, Miller, and Coors. In 2008 it acquired the Palm Beach County territory and now covers the area from Tequesta all the way down to Key West.

The Standard Register Company was founded in 1912 and is based in Dayton, Ohio. he Standard Register Company provides custom printed documents and related services primarily in the United States. It operates in four segments: Document Management, Label Solutions, Print On Demand (POD) Services, and Document Systems. The Document Management segment offers document design, printed documents, and warehouse and distribution services; subcontracted products, such as envelopes, blank cut sheet, ATM rolls, business cards, and folders; secure document solutions, including checks, money orders, official checks, drug prescriptions, birth certificates, and college transcripts; printer supplies, computer supplies and accessories, and fax and copier supplies; conversion management; and commercial print services. The Label Solutions segment provides identification and instructional labels, bar code label solutions, and hazard warning and safety communication labels.The POD Services segment offers training, instruction, and other manuals on demand; digital print; campaign management; e-library that allows users to search and order marketing collateral; statement printing/Internet presentment services; and contracted print services. The Document Systems segment engages in licensing the rights to software products, as well as provides maintenance and other customer support services, professional services associated with the licensing of software, and sells related hardware equipment, such as printers. The company primarily serves the healthcare, industrial, and commercial markets, including financial and insurance industries, as well as business services, government, transportation, and retail customers.

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