For over 125 years, MOD-PAC has been a pioneer in the printing and manufacturing of premium quality folding cartons. Founded in 1881 as Cooper Paper Box, the company was acquired by the Astronics Corporation in 1972, at which time the MOD-PAC CORP. name was established. MOD-PAC CORP. engages in the design, manufacture, and printing of folding cartons, and print products in the United States and Canada. The company provides custom folding cartons for customers in the healthcare, confectionary, food and food service, and automotive industries, including private label manufacturers. It also offers stock packaging products, which comprise candy boxes and gourmet bags, and trays and other complementary items for the independent confectionary industry, as well as provides retail packaging solutions for gift retailers and general consumer applications. In addition, the company produces and markets various specialty print products, including business cards, direct mail post cards, letterhead and corporate stationery, presentation folders, booklets, and product flyers; and event-oriented products, which comprise invitations, napkins, announcements, bags, boxes, and various accessory product lines for social occasions, such as corporate events, weddings, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, graduations, and anniversaries. Further, it offers design assistance, finishing services, fulfillment, and asset management services.

Excel Storage Products, LP company's products include a large assortment of rack systems, including pallet racks, bulk storage solutions, archive storage racks, and retail display shelving. Excel Storage Products sells its products through a network of some 100 distributors. Excel Storage Products purchased the assets of United Steel Enterprises, which had gone bankrupt the year before, in 2004. A few years later the company acquired South Dakota's Prest Rack in late 2007 to expand its portfolio and extend its reach within the US.

Bienestar International wants consumers to think about the well-being of the people who work for its manufacturers. Bienestar and its No Sweat Apparel brand broke into the market by emphasizing fair labor practices -- outsourcing its manufacturing to union shops that pay living wages and offer benefits to workers. The company offers plain and screen-printed T-shirts, hoodies, accessories, and shoes for men, women, and children. Products are retailed through Bienestar's e-commerce site and more than 150 specialty stores in the US, Canada, and Europe. It also wholesales its merchandise to schools, churches, and other groups. CEO Adam Neiman and his wife, VP Natalia Muina, each own about 40% of the firm.

Sports Chick Brands Limited clads the scads of cheeky female football (i.e., soccer) fans. Founded in 2002, the company designs and manufactures apparel for sportive-type women, including technical apparel popular with serious athletes. Sports Chick's apparel includes casual T-shirts (imprinted with sassy football-oriented slogans), shorts, tank tops, and track pants for a variety of sports, as well as running, fitness, and gym use. The company distributes its products in the UK through specialty sports shops and in Football Club shops such as Premiership and Championship clubs. Sports Chick distributes in the US through soccer and sports stores. The company also sells through the soccer.com Web site.

Frederick's of Hollywood Group is making big business out of little somethings. Through the 2008 merger of Frederick's of Hollywood and Movie Star, the group pairs two of the top intimates makers and retailers. The group boasts US retail operations and wholesales in the US and Canada. Its Frederick's of Hollywood subsidiary peddles intimates, as well as wigs, hosiery, and dresses, through its catalog, e-commerce site, and more than 130 namesake stores. The group's Movie Star unit designs intimate apparel, sleepwear, leisurewear, and loungewear under brands Movie Star, Cinema Etoile, and others. Movie Star sells to discount, specialty, mass merchandise, and department stores and to catalog merchants.

The Female Health Company (FHC), maker of condoms for women. The polyurethane female condom is the only female contraceptive that is FDA-approved for preventing both pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. The firm's condoms are sold in more than 115 countries worldwide (under the FC and FC2 names), including South Africa, Brazil, the US, the UK, and Zimbabwe. Outside the US, many of its products bear the Femidom name, among others. FHC also provides low-cost female condoms in Africa through an agreement with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). It sponsors the Female Health Foundation, which provides women with health education.

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.

West Coast Cosmetics Inc. firm offers contract manufacturing and private-label services to the personal care products industry. It formulates and packages customized and color-matched cosmetics, including blushes, eye shadows, foundations, lipsticks, mascaras, and powders, in addition to skin care products such as bath salts and perfumes. West Coast Cosmetics is involved in the entire production process, from research and development to packaging and shipping. West Coast Cosmetics is owned by president and CEO Steven Csiszar.

Dolce & Gabbana S.r.l. designs, produces, and distributes clothing, leather goods, footwear, and accessories. It also offers fragrances, eyewear, timepieces, and jewels. Dolce & Gabbana S.r.l. was founded in 1985 and is based in Milan, Italy. It has subsidiaries in New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. The company has distribution branches in Rome, London, Paris, Barcelona, and Düsseldorf. Dolce & Gabbana S.r.l. operates as a subsidiary of Dolce & Gabbana Luxembourg S.à.r.l.

CSP International Industria Calze wants to wrap itself around your legs. The company is one of Italy's largest hosiery and underwear makers, distributing products to wholesalers and retailers in about 50 countries. Brands include premium-priced Oroblu (sold primarily in Western Europe), value-priced Sanpellegrino (sold primarily in Eastern Europe), and Star Way (a mid-priced youth product). It makes private-label products for UK department store Marks and Spencer and Italian supermarket chain Esselunga. CSP also makes men's underwear and licenses its brands for socks, swimwear, and lingerie. CSP has acquired Italian bra maker Lepel and French hosiery maker Le Bourget. The Bertoni family owns some 50% of CSP.

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