Avlon Industries, Inc. company was founded in 1984 by chemist Dr. Ali Syed, who serves as Avlon's president. Avlon Industries company, a hair-care product maker, specializes in treatments for ethnic hair. Products include relaxer and conditioning systems, permanent wave and professional coloring lines, and maintenance and styling items sold under names such as Affirm, Ferm, FiberGuard, KeraCare, and MoisturColor. Avlon's products are available for purchase through professional salons in the US and Canada. The company also has offices in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK to facilitate distribution to Latin America, Africa, and Europe.

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.

Seiko Holdings (formerly Seiko Corp.) is way beyond its tradition of marking time -- whether it's wristwatches, clocks, or precision timing devices for athletic events. The corporation serves as a holding company for subsidiaries, such as Seiko Watch, maker of watches such as the Kinetic and Thermic series that generate power by the movement of the owner's wrist or body heat. The watchmaker also makes mass-market watch brands Pulsar and Lorus. Seiko Watch's other timepieces range from small bedside alarm clocks to large-scale public clocks. Seiko Holdings other subsidiaries include Seiko Clock, Seiko Instruments, Seiko Optical Products, Seiko Sports Life, and Seiko Precision. The Hattori family controls Seiko.

Viva Optique, Inc. company, which was founded in 1978 by Harvey Ross, has in-house design teams located in Italy and New Jersey that pump out some 1,000 designs yearly. Viva Optique company is part of HVHC, a subsidiary of health insurance provider Highmark. Viva Optique has set its sites on keeping its customers in shades worldwide. It operates Viva International Group, a leading worldwide eyewear and sunglass manufacturer. It has about 15 international offices and distributes its products in more than 60 countries. Brand names include Bongo, Candie's, Ermenegildo Zegna, Escada, Givenchy, Guess?, Harley-Davidson, and Tommy Hilfiger.

Montres Rolex makes watches recognized worldwide as accurate, durable, expensive, and often-imitated. Founded by Hans Wilsdorf in 1905, the Swiss company is credited with making the wristwatch popular. Rolex -- the first to create a waterproof, airtight, and dustproof watch -- makes men's and women's watches, stopwatches, pocket watches, and clocks. Its brands include Explorer II, Day-Date, Yacht-Master, GMT-Master II, Cosmograph Daytona, Submariner, and others. Its gold, bronze, and stainless steel watches are available with diamonds or other precious stones. Rolex watches are only sold through authorized Rolex dealers.

Indo Internacional SA (Indo) is a Spain-based company active in the production and distribution of optical products. The Company's products portfolio includes lenses, frames, sunglasses, eyeglasses and equipment for opticians and ophthalmologists. Its lenses are designed to correct myopia, astigmatism and eyestrain, among others. Indo’s eyeglasses are sold under a range of brand names and designer labels, which include the Company's own-brand Indo. The Company is also engaged in interior design projects for optical shops, optician's offices and clinics. In addition, Indo designs trainings and provides specialized seminars on the optics-related topics. The Company operates on both national and international markets. It is present in such countries as France, Italy, Portugal, Chile, China and the United States. Indo’s main subsidiaries are Indo Italia Srl, Industrias de Optica SAU, Sedosa Portugal SA, Werner Schulz GmbH & Co KG, among others.

H.H. Brown manufactures and distributes casual, work, and dress shoes and boots under more than a dozen brands, including Acme, Bøc, Børn, Brunswick, Carolina, Corcoran, Dexter, Double-H, Matterhorn, Nurse Mates, Quark, Ruhne, Sofft, and Softspots. Founded in 1883, H.H. Brown is named after Massachusetts shoemaker Henry H. Brown and is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The company owns and sells through two Web sites (shoeline.com and supershoes.com); more than 50 of its own H.H. Brown SuperShoes stores; and through other retailers.

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.

Co-chairmen Chris Reyes and Jude Reyes founded the company in 1976. Reyes Holdings ompany is a leading food and beverage wholesale distributor serving customers throughout the US, Canada, and Latin America. Its The Martin-Brower Company is a leading supplier of both food and non-food products for the McDonald's restaurant chain. Its Reinhart FoodService is another top foodservice supplier with more than 20 locations. One of the top beer distributors in the US, Reyes Holdings operates about a dozen distribution facilities through subsidiaries Premium Distributors of Virginia, Chicago Beverage System, and California's Harbor Distributing.

The L&D Group LLC was founded in 1901. The Lyon and Dittrich Holding Company (dba The L & D Group) is an organization of nine autonomous manufacturing and service companies. The L & D Group staff provides services such as treasury, human resource and risk management and general strategic decision making support to all of its subsidiaries. Lyon Metal Products, L & D Group's largest subsidiary, is a leading manufacturer of high quality fabricated steel storage equipment and workspace products. Headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, The L & D Group serves as the holding company for nine independent manufacturing and service companies.

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