THE CLARK GROUP OF CORPORATIONS has evolved from a small soda water operation owned by Carsie C. Clark in 1903 and located in the rear of a drug store in Martin, Tennessee. C. C. Clark quenches the thirst for many in the South. The company owns two Coca-Cola distributors. Its Northeast Mississippi Coca-Cola Bottling Co. serves parts of Mississippi, and its Western Kentucky Coca-Cola Bottling Co. serves parts of Kentucky.

Vermont is known for its maple syrup, its mountains, and now its soap. Vermont Country Soap Corporation makes a wide variety of organic cleaning options, including natural bar and liquid soaps, bath and shower gels, pet shampoo, and yoga mat wash. Additionally, the company sells bath accessories, such as incense, loofahs, nail brushes, pumice stones, and soap dishes. Each year, the company manufactures approximately 1 million bars of soap, which are sold to retailers across the US and in Japan. Vermont Country Soap also makes soap in custom blends for private labels. The company expanded its products portfolio in 2008 to include organic pet shampoos.

Bill Blass Group (formerly Bill Blass Holding) has reached ubiquity status as a licensor. The legendary late designer's longtime, namesake company was famous for its tailored men's and women's clothing known to adorn noteworthy clients from Barbara Bush to Barbra Streisand. William Ralph "Bill" Blass who retired in 2000 and died in 2002, sold the firm in 1999 to its jeanswear licensee, The Resource Club, and CEO Michael Groveman. NexCen Brands bought Bill Blass Holding for more than $54 million in 2007. In late 2008 Peacock International Holdings acquired the worldwide rights to the Blass trademark and the Blass licenses already signed for just $10 million.

Mulberry Group was founded in 1971 by former chairman and CEO Roger Saul and his mother. Saul was ousted in 2003 by Ong Beng Seng and Christina Ong, owners of Challice, which controls Mulberry Group with more than a 59% ownership stake. Mulberry Group makes and sells high-end accessories, which account for most of sales, as well as select women's and men's apparel. The company's products, which include fashion handbags, briefcases, scarves, sunglasses, and footwear, are sold through a handful of company-owned stores (many are located in the UK), select department stores, and a Web site.

Founded in 1860, Cookson And Clegg operates manufacturing facilities in the UK and Romania. It is a subsidiary of Pincroft Dyeing and Printing Company. Cookson And Clegg (also known as Cookson & Clegg) wants its customers to be appropriately clad in combat duty and civic duty, and everything in between. Cookson & Clegg makes combat clothing for several armed forces, including the British Ministry of Defence, as well as uniform shirts for police officers and firefighters and workwear, including flame-retardant garments. The company also provides contract manufacturing for other apparel companies, such as Ted Baker, KooGa, and Cotton Traders.

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.

Fruit of the Loom wants to be in your drawers. In addition to its mainstay basics -- underwear made under the BVD, Fruit of the Loom, and Lofteez names -- its products include activewear, casual wear, and children's underwear sold under names such as Russell, Loom Fit For Me, Funpals, Fungals, and Underoos (which feature characters Batman, Scooby-Doo, SpongeBob, and Dora the Explorer). Fruit of the Loom's products are sold primarily in North America through discount and mass merchandisers the likes of Wal-Mart and Target, as well as to department stores, wholesale clubs, and screen printers. To trim costs, Fruit of the Loom uses Latin American production. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns the company.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd. (CCE) makes sure you can buy "The Real Thing" in the UK, as well as Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. The company is the UK subsidiary of the world's #1 bottler of Coke products, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. CCE manufactures and distributes more than 650,000 cases of Coca-Cola products -- including Coke, Capri-Sun, Fanta, Sprite, Lilt, and Powerade -- every day, which equals about 200 million cases of soda, juice, water, and sports drinks annually. CCE buys ingredients from local suppliers whenever possible and distributes beverages from 15 sites located throughout England, Wales, and Scotland.

ACCO Brands Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes traditional and computer-related office products and supplies principally in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. It offers paper fastening, document management, supplies, binding and laminating equipment and consumable supplies, personal computer accessory products, paper-based time management products, presentation aids, and label products. The company's products and supplies include staplers, staples, punches, ring binders, trimmers, sheet protectors, hanging file folders, clips and fasteners, data binders, dry-erase boards, dry-erase markers, easels, bulletin boards, overhead projectors, transparencies, and laser pointers and screens; and accessories for laptop and desktop computers comprising security locks, power adapters, computer carrying cases, hubs, docking stations, technology accessories for iPods, and input devices, such as mice and keyboards. It also offers specialized laminating films for wide-format digital print lamination. The company markets its office products to various customers, including commercial contract stationers, retail superstores, wholesalers, distributors, mail order and Internet catalogs, mass merchandisers, club stores, and dealers, as well as directly to commercial and industrial end-users and to the educational market; and computer products to consumer electronics retailers, information technology value-added resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and office products retailers. ACCO Brands Corporation is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

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.

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