The firm now ships more than 50 million bottles of wine a year through two businesses, Laithwaites (formerly Bordeaux Direct) and the "Sunday Times" wine club. Both operations sell wine online. Founder Tony Laithwaite first entered the wine business by importing French wines and selling them from a rented railway arch in 1969. When the "Sunday Times" in 1973 published an expos on some of the dirty tricks of the British wine trade, Laithwaite wrote to distance himself from the bad press. The letter drew 2,000 reader responses and prompted the newspaper to establish a wine club with Laithwaite's help.

Founded in 1885 by Russian immigrant Barnett Berwin, Berwin & Berwin is a leading supplier of men's suits in the UK. The family-run company manufactures more than 18,000 suits per week and supplies major retailers including Next, Austin Reed, Ted Baker, and Moss Bros. While its primary market is men's suitware, Berwin & Berwin is seeking to grow its women's tailored garment business. The company has several factories in Hungary and China. In 2004 Berwin & Berwin signed a deal to operate men's suit concessions in every House of Fraser store in the UK. Run by Simon Berwin, the firm owns about 30% of menswear retailer Moss Bros Group.

Takasago International (U.S.A.) hopes to leave you smelling like a rose. The company develops a variety of flavors and extracts that are used in beverages, candies, mints, perfumes, and colognes. Takasago's product line also includes fine chemicals and aroma chemicals. In late 2008 the firm acquired New Jersey-based Wessel Fragrances in a bid to gain access to Wessel's customers in the household and personal care products markets. The company is the US subsidiary of Tokyo-based Takasago International, a leading fragrance supplier in the Asia-Pacific region, that was established in 1920.

SOS Management has taken a bum rap and turned it into a real superstar. The company acquires slumping clothing labels and licenses the names to other companies. Its popular B.U.M. Equipment name is loaned to clothing, footwear, and accessories manufacturers who sell products through retail shops and department stores in the US and abroad. Wal-Mart licenses the brand in multiple overseas markets and owns the name exclusively in Canada. B.U.M. Equipment was once named one of the top 100 most recognizable brands by industry source Women's Wear Daily. SOS also manages the licenses for American Exchange, Gene Meyer, and Mark Montano. Co-chairmen Stephen Wayne and Steve Marra own SOS Management.

Founded in 1966, DSI has grown from a business forms distributor to a powerhouse information solutions provider with 21 sales offices, nine distribution centers and four manufacturing facilities across the United States. Data Supplies prints a range of business materials, including forms, direct-mail pieces, point-of-purchase materials, and envelopes. It also sells stock forms (taxes, billing), office supplies (pencils, calculators, file folders), equipment (computers, fax machines, printers), furniture (chairs, desks, panel systems), and break room and janitorial supplies. The company's automotive group offers an array of office supplies, promotional products, and other marketing tools geared specifically to car retailers.

Accessory Network Group (ANG) makes and markets private-label, licensed, and branded fashion bags, small leather goods, stationery, and accessories for women, men, and children. ANG, founded in 1984, makes licensed products under such brand names as Vera Wang, Calvin Klein, and Cynthia Rowley. It owns the Ghurka leather-goods brand. It sells its items in department, discount, and specialty stores in the US, Canada, South America, Europe, and Australia. ANG distributes from facilities in New Jersey, California, and Canada. Its Brand Science unit acquired handbag maker LeSportsac through an alliance with ITOCHU Corporation in 2006.

First Quality Enterprises, Inc. Company established in 1988, is managed and owned by several generations of the founding Damaghi family. First Quality Enterprises (FQE) is a group of companies that manufactures adult incontinence products under the Prevail brand name, Femtex and Opal brand tampons, as well as diapers, training pants, baby wipes, adult washcloths, and consumer paper products (bath tissue and paper towels). The consumer products maker distributes its sanitary goods to institutions, including long-term care and assisted living facilities, businesses, and retailers in the US and abroad. In addition to its branded products, FQE manufactures private label goods for others.

Silgan Holdings Inc. company was founded in 1987 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. Silgan Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of metal and plastic consumer goods packaging products in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. Its products include steel and aluminum containers for human and pet food; and custom designed plastic containers, tubes, and closures for personal care, health care, pharmaceutical, household and industrial chemical, food, pet care, agricultural chemical, automotive, and marine chemical products. The company also offers metal, composite, and plastic vacuum closures for food and beverage products. Silgan Holdings markets its products through direct sales force and a network of distributors primarily to consumer products companies.

Dege & Skinner was founded in 1865 as J. Dege & Sons; its name changed to Dege & Skinner in 1916 when the first member of the Skinner family joined the firm. The Skinner family now owns and operates the company. Dege & Skinner wants you to strive for the Savile Row-proper look, even if you are on your way to take part in a fox hunt. Dege & Skinner custom-makes suits and shirts and manufactures specialty club ties, hunting coats, ready-to-wear shirts, riding jackets, and shooting suits, as well military uniforms and traditional Scottish Highland dress, such as kilts. Dege & Skinner tailors regularly visit clients in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Japan.

Neways, Inc. was established in 1992 by Tom and Dee Mower, veterans of the chemical industry. Neways helps consumers find new ways to live clean, healthy lives. The company designs and makes products that are free of harmful ingredients for wellness (nutritional supplements, weight management), beauty (cosmetics, hair treatments), and household care (automotive, laundry supplies). Its products are distributed to about 30 countries worldwide. Neways has corporate offices in Australia, Israel, Japan, and the US, among other countries. The Mowers eventually sold Neways to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital in 2006.

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