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.

Artsana S.p.A. company (whose name combines the Italian words for "art" and "heals") makes products for health, beauty, and baby that are distributed worldwide. Artsana's health-related offerings include such consumer items as Control brand condoms, Lycia sanitary pads, and Serenity incontinence products. Under the Chicco and neoBaby labels, the company markets clothing, toys, and feeding and hygiene essentials. Its beauty lines are geared to women and infants, including such items as Mamma Donna maternity cosmetics and Bubble Kids pH-balanced bath soap. Additionally, Artsana makes clinical health-care supplies through its Pic Indolor subsidiary.

Perfect Companion is proving to be just that for Thai food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand, one of the world's largest producers of animal feed. Perfect Companion's production subsidiary, S.W.T. Co., makes bird, cat, dog, fish, horse, rabbit, and rodent food under the brands Merry Meal, Vitta Maxx, My Dear Dog, Eureka, and Hamstar. It exports pet food to about 20 mostly Asian countries. The company also sells pet shampoo and pet accessories and offers pet care advice on its Web site. Charoen Pokphand formed Perfect Companion in 2001 to anchor its pet care business.

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.

Blistex was founded in 1947 as a small, family-run company in the business of developing and marketing lip care products, primarily in the United States. Blistex company's best known for its Blistex lip-care products, but it's also delving into other niches of the personal care products industry. Blistex has extended its reach and added new products to its existing brands by acquiring new product lines -- such as Stridex acne treatments, Kank-A for mouth pain, Foille first aid spray, and Ivarest for poison ivy itch -- all in an effort to grow its business.

Eagle Creek takes the lug out of luggage by making backpacks and other carrying bags that are designed for comfort. The company specializes in making outdoor backpacks, but it also makes and markets wheeled switchbacks and trunks, duffel bags, shoulder bags, and even money belts and wallets. Eagle Creek's Pack-It-System helps to organize and pack clothes and other travel items within a suitcase, backpack, or briefcase. Its products are sold through specialty luggage stores, outdoor shops, and department stores in the US and Europe. Employee-owned Eagle Creek was acquired by top jeans manufacturer and outdoor enthusiast V.F. Corporation in 2007.

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.

Premium Beers of Oklahoma, L.L.C. company supplies such brands as Budweiser, Michelob, and Busch from distribution facilities in Ardmore, Clinton, and Lawton. It also distributes BACARDI Silver branded malt beverages, Rolling Rock and Wild Hop Lager beers, and non-alcoholic O'Doul's beverages. Premium Beers serves customers primarily in central and south-central Oklahoma. Denny Cresap started the company in 1968 as a one-person, one-route delivery service.

Danier Leather was founded in 1972 by director Irving Wortsman and is run by his son. Danier Leather has made a mint at tanning its own hide(s). The company designs, manufactures, and sells specialty leather and suede apparel and accessories through about 90 mall-based, stand-alone, and Power Centre (large format) stores across Canada. It also sells merchandise online and through a corporate sales division, but exited the US retail market in 2005. Customers are men and women shopping in the middle market of leather goods. Danier has developed its own corporate wholesale sales business, as well. With locally based design and production facilities, the company more easily controls the quality of its output.

Dooney & Bourke makes high-end handbags and accessories, mostly for women but also for men. They're sold in department stores (such as Macy's and Nordstrom), online, and by catalog. The company operates about 10 of its own stores internationally, including seven locations in a handful of US states and a flagship shop in Manhattan. Best-known for its distinctive initial-covered purses, Dooney & Bourke also makes cell phone and iPod cases, as well as jewelry, luggage, apparel, shoes, totes, wallets, and assorted accessories.

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