Sappi Limited operates in the pulp and paper industry worldwide. It produces and sells coated woodfree paper used for brochures, catalogues, corporate communications materials, direct mail promotions, educational textbooks, luxury advertising, magazine covers, and upscale magazines; and uncoated woodfree paper for business forms, business stationery, general printing paper, tissue, and photocopy paper; and specialty woodfree paper used in bags, labels, packaging, and release paper for casting textured finishes, as well as packaging paper products used for primary and secondary packaging of fast moving consumer goods, agricultural, and industrial products. The company also provides mechanical papers, such as newsprint, which is manufactured from groundwood and bleached chemical pulp, used for advertising inserts and newspapers; uncoated mechanical paper, an uncoated groundwood fiber based paper, primarily used for magazines, catalogues, and advertising material; and coated mechanical/magazine paper, a coated groundwood fiber based paper, primarily used for magazines, catalogues, and advertising material. In addition, it produces chemical cellulose, as well as a range of paper pulp grades, including mechanical pulp used in newsprint, unbleached kraft pulp, bleached kraft pulp, and bleached sulphite pulp. Further, Sappi Limited offers sawn timber for the building industry and components for the furniture and packaging industry. Its customers include merchants, converters, printers, publishers, and other direct customers.

Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc. company was founded by veterinarians Rory Foster and Marty Smith in 1983. Drs. Foster & Smith is a top supplier of pet supplies such as food, supplements, medicines, bedding, and toys. It sells brand-name items, as well as its own Drs. Foster & Smith branded pet care products through catalogs and its Web site and provides complete pharmacy services. Drs. Foster & Smith also offers information for pet owners on PetEducation.com and operates a retail store in its headquarter town of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It has expanded its business by buying Neeps, Pet Warehouse, and liveaquaria.com.

Daree Imports & Sales manufactures and distributes Witchcraft-brand nail care products, cosmetics, and cosmetic accessories. The company's products are available through Canadian general merchandise retailers and drug stores, such as Wal-Mart, Pharmacy Won, and London Drugs. Daree Imports also runs Gift-Pak, a wholesale distributor and importer of gourmet foods and products that one might generally find in a gift basket, such as cookies, chocolate, coffee, baby products, candles, mugs, and more.

Professional Veterinary Products, Ltd. (PVPL) wholesales and distributes pharmaceuticals and supplies to licensed veterinarians. The company carries more than 20,000 products from about 350 manufacturers, ranging from diagnostic equipment to animal identification tags. It boasts two subsidiaries: Exact Logistics (distributes to other animal-health firms) and ProConn (supplies products directly to the consumer). The company was founded by a group of veterinarians in 1982. PVPL says that even its telesales staff has field experience -- phones are manned by veterinary techs and others with animal science degrees.

Markwins International Corporation company develops, manufactures, and markets cosmetics, personal care products, and accessories. Its ethnic-themed cosmetic lines include Black Radiance (aimed at black women) and Tropez (aimed at Hispanic and Asian women). Markwins also makes the popular and inexpensive Wet 'n' Wild cosmetics line and packages beauty kits under the Color Workshop and Spa Institute brands. Its Soho unit designs makeup bags and jewelry cases. Through partnership agreements, Markwins produces cosmetics under licensed name brands. The company, which has manufacturing facilities in the US and China, distributes its products to retailers worldwide.

Sportif USA is making its living off of the great outdoors. The family-run company, founded by John Kirsch Sr. in 1965, makes casual clothing for men and women including sportswear (ski apparel, fleece and waterproof outerwear) and clothing targeting outdoor enthusiasts (shirts, hiking shorts, jackets). It also offers organic items. Sportif's apparel collections are sold through traditional retailers, as well as through catalogs and online. The apparel company operates Aventura Clothing Co., a division run out of Sparks, Nevada. After a single-engine plane crash claimed the life of John Kirsch Sr. in 1991, his son John Kirsch Jr. (company president) took the reins of Sportif's operations.

Harry Fellowes founded the company in 1917 with the now famous Bankers Box® records storage boxes. From Fellowes founding in Chicago, Illinois, Fellowes have expanded over the years into the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Singapore, Japan, Korea, China and Russia. Today, Fellowes is a global operation that employs more than 1700 people.Fellowes (formerly Fellowes Manufacturing) produces office products that can organize or obliterate. The leading maker of paper shredders (Powershred, Micro-shred), it also makes computer and office accessories, such as ergonomic wrist rests, multimedia storage, and other accessories. As a licensee of Body Glove International (maker of high-tech surf and scuba gear), Fellowes offers fashionable Body Glove cases for mobile phones and iPods. Fellowes' products are sold through office retailers and mass merchants, as well as online.

Ada Feed & Seed was founded in 1930 by David Johnson and Emil Wagner. Ada Feed & Seed encourages everyone to feed the birds. The company processes sunflowers and sells sunflower seeds and wild bird blends under the Full-O-Life brand. It also offers cracked corn, peanuts, and safflower, millet, Nyjer thistle, as well as seeding and fertilizing services for local farmers. The company's seed sales unit offers several popular brands, such as Agassiz, DynaGrow, Mycongen, Seedex/Beet, and Hubbard Feeds, among others.

BeautiControl has a firm grip on the business of aesthetics and enjoys calling Texas home, alongside direct-selling rival Mary Kay. A subsidiary of household products maker Tupperware Brands Corporation, BeautiControl sells its beauty care items to its 1.1 million independent sales consultants, who in turn sell to consumers in 23 markets worldwide. Consultants provide computer-assisted, head-to-toe makeup advice through in-home demos. Its products include skin and nail care, fragrances, cosmetics, toiletries, nutritional and weight-management food supplements, and in-home spa retreats. Tupperware purchased BeautiControl in 2000 in a bid to expand its direct-selling reach to beauty and personal care products.

The Avon lady has had her foot in the door in the UK since 1959, making the country one of the largest direct-selling markets for parent Avon Products. Avon has become one of the top handful of beauty brands in the country. Some 160,000 independent sales reps sell cosmetics directly to customers at home parties and work get-togethers. The company's catalog is distributed every three weeks to nearly 8 million potential customers. Avon Cosmetics' distribution center, located in Corby, processes about 10,000 orders daily. The company banned animal-testing of its products in 1989. To spur sales, the company has enlisted the help of industry professionals.

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