Morris Matalon founded the company in 1965, and it continues to be a family-owned and -managed business. Celebrity International keeps kids from running around in their birthday suits. The children's apparel manufacturer operates through three main divisions: Celebrity, Lovespun (private label), and Vitamins Playwear. The company makes and markets bath, play, sleep, and swimwear, as well as bodysuits and sweaters, under licensed and proprietary brands, such as Vitamins Baby, Vitamins Kids, Sahara Club, Beatrix Potter, and Barney for Baby. Celebrity International's apparel offerings are sold through upscale retailers, including Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdale's, and Gottschalks, as well as online.

Kiss My Face Corp. was founded by Bob MacLeod and Steve Byckiewicz in the 1980s. Kiss My Face Corp. company makes and markets more than 200 natural personal-care products that are sold in 19 countries. Its products include toiletries, such as bar soap, deodorant, shampoo, and toothpaste, as well as household products, including candles, canvas bags, and cold and flu room spray. Kiss My Face products are sold through the company's Web site, through natural products stores, such as Vitamin Shoppe and Whole Foods, and through specialty shops.

The company was formed in the 1994 merger of Central Paper (founded in 1920) and Lewmar Paper (established in 1925). Central Lewmar was acquired by xpedx, the distribution business for International Paper, for about $185 million in 2007. Central Lewmar, a manufacturer and wholesaler of fine stationery and other paper products. Through its multiple subsidiaries and divisions, the company also distributes electromechanical equipment for packaging and shrink wrapping, serving commercial printers, direct mailers, and publishers, among other clients.

Founded in 1914, Brooks is owned by athletic apparel firm Russell Corporation. Brooks Sports takes a more soleful approach to building its name. The company makes running, cross-training, and walking footwear, apparel, and accessories for men and women. Its products are sold by sporting goods retailers and athletic footwear stores in more than 40 countries. Brooks markets its products primarily through runners' magazines and by sponsoring low-profile but respected members of the running community, eschewing mass TV advertising used by such rivals as NIKE.

Liquid Investments supplies beer, malt beverages, soda, energy drinks, and water to customers in parts of California and Colorado. The company owns the Mesa Beverage Co. in Santa Rosa, California, from which it handles some 1,500 accounts in Sonoma and Marin counties. It also serves 475 accounts in the western slope area of Colorado through Colorado Beverage Distribution, which has locations in Grand Junction and Montrose. Liquid distributes imported and domestic beers, including Heineken, Labatt, and Miller. It also ships regional beers from brewers like Samuel Adams, Mendocino Brewing, and Anchor Brewing. Its soda labels include Thomas Kemper and Henry Weinhard; waters include Crystal Geyser and Water Plus.

Nikken Global Inc. company is owned by Isamu Masuda, who founded it in Japan in 1975. Nikken Global customers count on the company's magnetism to help them rest and relax. The company markets magnetic therapeutic devices and other wellness products through its global network of independent consultants and e-commerce site. Nikken's magnetic products include sleep masks, bedding, shoe inserts, support wraps, massagers, and jewelry. The firm also offers nutritional supplements, organic skin care items, pet products, air and water filtration systems, and weighted athletic shoes. Nikken serves customers in about 35 countries in the Asia/Pacific region, Europe, and North America.

American Safety Razor's primary products include value-priced brand-name and private-label shaving razors and blades. It also makes bladed hand tools (carpet knives, paint and window scrapers) and specialty industrial and medical blades. ASR sells its wares under such brands as Bump Fighter, Burma-Shave, Personna, and about 30 others. It has sales offices in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and manufacturing plants in the US, Brazil, and Mexico. London's Lion Capital, a private equity firm, acquired ASR in mid-2006.

Madix was established in 1982 through the merger of Dixie Craft Manufacturing and Maytex Store Fixtures. It further expanded in 2003 with the purchase of Spencer Products. The company is management-owned. Madix has it made so that retailers can "have it made." At four factories in Texas, Alabama, and Massachusetts, Madix manufactures workstations, heavy-duty racking, store fixtures, point-of-purchase displays, and storage products. The company operates distribution centers throughout the US and the UK. Its products are sold worldwide, and customers include airports, hospitals, retailers, Internet cafes, and government agencies.

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (Tandy Leather) is a retailer and wholesale distributor of a line of leather and related products, including leather, leatherworking tools, buckles and adornments for belts, leather dyes and finishes, saddle and tack hardware, and do-it-yourself kits. The Company also manufactures leather lacing and kits. The Company operates in four segments: wholesale leathercraft, retail leathercraft, international leathercraft and other. As of December 31, 2008, Tandy Leather operated 30 wholesale stores, 29 operating under the Leather Factory name (26 in the United States and three in Canada) and one operating under the Mid-Continent Leather Sales name. It also operated 73 retail stores operating under the Tandy Leather name (67 in the United States and six in Canada), as well as one combination wholesale and retail store operating under the Tandy Leather Factory name in the United Kingdom. It also owns and operates Roberts, Cushman and Company, Inc.

Owner Charlie Clifford founded Tumi, Inc. in 1975 after a Peace Corps stint in Peru. Tumi company is named after an Incan god of medicine, and has been a unit of Doughty Hanson & Co. since 2004. The high-end designer and manufacturer of such travel accessories as prestige suitcases, backpacks, garment bags, totes, and travel kits, specializes in corporate travelers whose cargo is arguably precious (the company has its own tracking system for retrieving lost bags). Tumi distributes its luggage in the US and abroad through some 50 of its own retail stores, its Web site, other specialty stores, and partnerships with hotel chain Starwood and luxury cruise line Seabourn.

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