Lion was established in 1891 and has adopted the slogan: From Good Morning to Good Night, More Dreams for Your Life. Lion takes pride in its top ranking among Japanese toothpaste and toothbrush manufacturers. Brands include Clinica, Dentor, and Dent. Besides oral care products, the company makes and sells laundry detergent, bleach, cleaners, shampoo, deodorant, and beauty products in several countries. Household products account for about half of sales, but Lion also operates food, chemical, and pharmaceutical divisions. The company has strengthened its competitiveness by introducing new products, such as a teeth-whitening toothpaste, medicated cleansing pads, and a men's deodorant.

The Orthotic Group was founded in 1985. The Orthotic Group makes custom foot orthotic devices and customized footwear, including a variety of shoe styles such as sandals, boots, walking shoes, golf shoes, and sneakers. The Orthotic Group makes footwear in partnership with Brooks Sports and other manufacturers. The company also offers the GaitScan gait analysis product, a diagnostic software tool used by medical practitioners to assess foot biomechanics. Its products are distributed in the UK and Ireland, as well as in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Scandinavia, and Southeast Asia.

CooperVision is a leading manufacturer of contact lenses, offering a wide range of lenses that address myriad vision problems and are offered in different replacement schedules (including daily, weekly, and monthly). The company specializes in lenses for astigmatism, presbyopia, and ocular dryness. CooperVision has distribution and manufacturing facilities in about 10 countries. The firm is part of The Cooper Companies, which operates through CooperVision and CooperSurgical (diagnostic products and surgical instruments for the women's health care market).

Li Ning Company is one of the leading sportswear companies in China. Products include footwear, apparel, and accessories, primarily sold under its LI-NING and KAPPA brands. The group has an extensive distribution and retail network in China, in which Li Ning Company manages its own stores, as well as supervising franchised LI-NING retail outlets. In addition, Li Ning has a joint venture with the France-based AIGLE International that includes a 50-year exclusive right to manufacture, market, distribute, and sell AIGLE outdoor sports products in China. Chinese gymnast and chairman Li Ning founded the company in 1989. Li won three gold medals in the 23rd Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984.

StonePoint Global Brands had previously been to deliver drinks; now it is to build beverage brands. The company, which changed its name in mid-2005 from StonePoint Group Limited, has traditionally bottled and distributed private- and custom-label water and carbonated beverages to food and beverage retailers, primarily in North America, but also in Asia. StonePoint shifted its focus to value-added services such as packaging, logistics, and brand management. It plans to distribute and market Northridge wines from Australia across Canada.

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.

Premium Beers of Oklahoma, L.L.C. company supplies such brands as Budweiser, Michelob, and Busch from distribution facilities in Ardmore, Clinton, and Lawton. It also distributes BACARDI Silver branded malt beverages, Rolling Rock and Wild Hop Lager beers, and non-alcoholic O'Doul's beverages. Premium Beers serves customers primarily in central and south-central Oklahoma. Denny Cresap started the company in 1968 as a one-person, one-route delivery service.

Balester's vision of success is by way of customers' less than 20/20 prescription. Balester Optical is a full-service wholesale optical laboratory that specializes in premium and hard-to-fill prescriptions. The company distributes all of the major lens brands, including Hoya, Varilux, and Zeiss as well as a wide range of frames. It serves five New England states through its laboratory in northern Pennsylvania, where it processes both private (RecSpecs) and third-party (e-dr., VSP, VBA, and Vision Source) prescription orders. Balester Optical Company is family owned and operated.

Libby Laboratories, Inc. was founded by Dr. Henry Libby, father of current president Susan Libby, in 1959. Libby Laboratories company is a contract manufacturer of cosmetics and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Libby Labs also develops skin care, hair care, and bath products, as well as pet products (shampoos, conditioners, powders). The firm uses both natural ingredients and chemical preparations in its products, with everything from botanical blends and herbal extracts to antioxidants and peptides.

PZ Cussons is no washout at washing up. Its focus is making and distributing body and hand soaps. It also produces detergents, surface cleaners, over-the-counter medicines, skin and hair care products, men's toiletries, and other household products. While the company sells some internationally recognized brands, the majority of its products are branded and marketed for regional markets. In addition to its personal care and soap and detergent product lines, PZ Cussons has added household electrical appliances and food products to its products portfolio. In 2002 the firm changed its name from Paterson Zochonis to PZ Cussons. The family of co-founder George Zochonis still owns about 30% of the company.

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