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.

Leach & Garner (HK) Limited is the Asian subsidiary of Leach & Garner Co., which established its manufacturing operations in the US in 1899 and serves major jewelry markets throughout the world. Leach & Garner markets its products in the US under the General Findings name. Leach & Garner (HK) Limited, like its parent, manufactures gold and silver findings -- including pendants, clasps, lever backs, posts, hoops, jump and spring rings -- for use in the jewelry industry. Leach & Garner (HK) Limited serves customers in the Asia/Pacific region, except Japan.

Sothys USA wants women to be able to wash away the stress of the day so that they can keep their girlish glow alive and well. Sothys USA offers high-end skin care products, including three collections: basic, specialized care, and intensive care. In its licensed salons, trained estheticians create custom skin care programs for individual clients, including spa treatments, classes and workshops and home skin care. The firm also provides sun care, body care, and makeup items. Sothys USA is a subsidiary of Sothys Paris and has had a US presence for more than two decades.

International Absorbents, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in North Vancouver, Canada. International Absorbents, Inc., through its subsidiary, Absorption Corp., engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing animal care and industrial cleanup absorbent products made from off-specification and reclaimed cellulose fibers primarily in North America and internationally. It offers small animal bedding made from cellulose fiber under the CareFRESH, CareFRESH Colors, and CareFRESH Ultra brands; cat litters under the Healthy Pet brand; dog litter products under the Puppy Go Potty brand; and small animal pet bedding under the Healthy Pet and Critter Care brands in the grocery and/or mass merchandiser distribution channels. The company also manufactures loose particulate, pillows, socks, booms, pads, and spill kits for use in spill clean up and plant maintenance in the manufacturing, repair, and operations marketplace; cellulose universal absorbents used to absorb various types of liquids, including oil, water, and chemicals; and floor sweeps made from waste paper fiber. In addition, it distributes small animal food products to pet stores under the Russel Rabbit, Gerty Guinea Pig, and Reggie Rat brands. International Absorbents, Inc. markets its industrial cleanup sorbent products under the Absorbent GP, Absorbent W, SpillSorb, and Spill-Dri trade names. The company offers its products through distributors to general merchandise and pet supply retailers.

A subsidiary of food distributing giant SYSCO, Guest Supply makes more than 7,000 guest-room accessories and operating supplies for the hospitality industry. Its products include personal care items (mini soaps, shampoos), housekeeping and laundry supplies, room accessories, paper products, and bed, bath, and table linens. It offers brand-name products, such as Bath & Body Works, Dial, and Neutrogena, as well as custom and generic items, and distributes them from its more than 15 facilities. Guest Supply also offers hotel furniture, fixtures, and equipment, coffee appliances, and kitchenware.

The Tranzonic Companies makes and distributes personal care products, cleaning and safety products, and industrial textiles nationwide. It also manufactures private-label and brand-name products (Maxithins, Precious, and Health Guards) for other companies in the same industry and is a major manufacturer of sanitary-napkin dispensing machines. Tranzonic repackages and distributes industrial wiping materials, cleaning chemicals, and disposable work clothing through its CCP Industries subsidiary. Investment firm Linsalata Capital Partners bought Tranzonic in 1998.

Phytobiodermie is first and foremost a revolutionary method of looking at beauty and wellness. It aspires to anticipate, for each individual, the likely direction of the aging process and to help prevent its early aesthetic manifestations, as well as slowing down any established pattern.Phytobiodermie is more than mud and a flashlight -- it is clay masks and light therapy. The company manufactures and distributes natural personal care products based on holistic Chinese medicine and its view of the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Phytobiodermie's products are all manufactured in Switzerland, and are sold to spas in some 20 countries around the world. Phytobiodermie treatments are formulated for a wide variety of face, body, and hair types.

Lozier Corporation was founded in 1956. Lozier Corporation makes retail store fixtures such as display shelving and back-room storage systems for supermarkets, discount stores, mass merchandisers, and a variety of other retail formats. It has manufacturing operations in Alabama, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, and Pennsylvania. Lozier distributes fixtures across the US, as well as internationally; the firm maintains a sales and service network for its international retailers. In addition to selling fixtures, Lozier also offers installation services.

The Kao Group develops consumer product business that targets general consumers. Kao Group business segments that cater to the consumer include: the Beauty Care Business in which we offer prestige cosmetics, and premium skin care and hair care products; the Human Health Care Business with products that include food and beverage products approved as Foods for Specific Health Uses (FOSHU), and feminine and baby care products; and the Fabric and Home Care Business, which includes laundry detergents and household cleaners. Also, in the Chemical Business we develop chemical products that meet the various needs of industry.

Northstar specializes in machine-readable MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) printing for banks and other customers. Using special inks, papers, and print methods, the company makes internal bank forms (teller receipts, process-control documents) and negotiable documents (money orders, official checks). Northstar also makes custom business forms ("snap-apart" forms used for invoices and purchase orders, continuous forms used in high-speed data processing) and offers various form-management services. Ennis bought Northstar in mid-2000.

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