CEO Dewey Barber owns Barber and Company, which he founded in 1985. Barber and Company wants clothing to be hot-pressed. The company manufactures more than 1,000 heat transfer silkscreen designs for sale to wholesalers, which apply the designs to T-shirts. Its Dixie Outfitters brand, which includes a Confederate battle flag logo, has been banned in some schools. Other brands include All American Outfitters, which uses the American flag in its designs, and Legalize Weed, which features images of marijuana and popular slogans. Barber and Company also offers preprinted shirts, makes custom designed transfers, and sells transfer machines.

Founded in 1857, the company offers thousands of writing instruments and art products. Sanford, part of the Office Products business segment of consumer products giant Newell Rubbermaid, makes pens, markers, highlighters, paints and brushes, pastels, and art pencils. Its portfolio includes a variety of popular brands, such as DYMO, EXPO, Paper Mate, Parker, Liquid Paper, mimio, Prismacolor, Pelouze, Rolodex, rotring, Sharpie, uni-ball, CardScan, and Waterman. Sanford peddles its products through mass merchants, office superstores, office supply stores, contract stationers, and other retail formats.

Nippon Kodo Co., Ltd. Company is a major Koh -- or incense -- manufacturers in Japan, with about 50% of the market share. Nippon Kodo harvests natural ingredients from forests in Japan and Southeast Asia to create wood and floral aromas. It products are processed at eight factories in Japan and Hong Kong. Nippon Kodo is the parent company of several major incense, fragrance, and aromatherapy manufacturers and retailers worldwide, including Esteban in France, Manbokhyang Dong in Korea, and Genieco in the US. Nippon Kodo's roots can be traced back more than 400 years to Koju, an artisan who provided fine aromas to the Emperor of Japan.

Lotto Sport Italia S.p.A. company was established in 1973 to produce tennis shoes and other sporty footwear for the Italian market. Still known best for its sneakers, the company has expanded into athletic wear and leisure wear for men, women, and children, as well as licensed lines that include eyewear, stationery, and underwear. Lotto Sports's products are available in about 80 countries. Lotto sponsors a number of professional sports players and teams, and has partnerships with the ATP, the WTA Tour, and Wimbledon. As part of a joint venture with US-based consulting and investment firm DCS Group, Lotto established Lotto North America, an outpost in the US.

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.

James Avery Craftsman, Inc. company got its start in 1954 when James Avery, himself, set up shop in a two-car garage with about $250 in capital. James Avery Craftsman is a leading jewelry designer, manufacturer, and retailer in the US, mostly throughout the southern states. Its jewelry collection, numbering some 1,100 designs and 14,000 items made in sterling silver, 14-, and 18-karat yellow and white gold, and gemstones, is sold through about 200 independent retailers and about 50 of its own stores in Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas. James Avery also sells its products through a catalog and via the Internet.

Emilio Pucci has the gift for style that just keeps on giving and giving. The design house -- established in the 1950s -- is today just as adored as it was when its popularity first caught on in the early 1960s. Pucci makes and distributes women's apparel, accessories, perfume, eyewear, and footwear, through about 40 boutiques. The apparel company also sells its products through select department stores and online. Its retail operations span worldwide, including shops in The Americas. Although the namesake Mr. Pucci died in 1992, the company continues to operate as a subsidiary of LVMH. Daughter Laudomia Pucci remains an executive with the firm.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and marketing of health and hygiene products worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, K-C Professional & Other, and Health Care. The Personal Care segment provides disposable diapers, training and youth pants, and swimpants; baby wipes; and feminine and incontinence care products, and related products. It offers its products primarily for household use under various brand names, including Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, Kotex, Lightdays, Depend, and Poise. The Consumer Tissue segment offers facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, and related products for household use under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Hakle, and Page brands.The K-C Professional & Other segment offers facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, and a range of safety products for the away-from-home marketplace under Kimberly-Clark, Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, KleenGuard, and Kimcare brand names. The Health Care segment offers disposable health care products, such as surgical gowns, drapes, infection control products, sterilization wraps, face masks, exam gloves, respiratory products, and other disposable medical products under the brand names, including Kimberly-Clark and Ballard. The company sells its products to household market, supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, retail outlets, manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, health care establishments, and high volume public facilities. It markets its products through wholesalers, distributors, and direct sales.

Royal Canin S.A. focuses primarily on high-nutrition dry pet food products for the upscale market. Its dietary items are formulated for dogs and cats according to their size, age, breed, and activity level. Products are sold in more than 90 countries, however, Europe accounts for the bulk of sales. The company maintains a research facility and a kennel and cattery where pets are given foods to test palatability and digestibility. Royal Canin was founded by veterinarian Jean Cathary in 1967. US candy giant Mars holds about a 60% stake in the company.

Bally International got the boot from Swiss conglomerate Oerlikon-Buhrle a decade ago, but the shoe designer still clings to its ballyhooed haute brand name. Bally focuses on selling its premium-priced shoes (50% of revenues). Other products include accessories (briefcases, handbags, neckwear, scarves) and apparel. Bally sells its products at about 200 company-owned stores worldwide. The firm has updated its image from fancy shoes to luxury goods and complete collections on par with Gucci and LVMH. Europe-based luxury goods holding firm LABELUX Group bought Bally from investment firm TPG Capital in 2008. LABELUX is owned by Joh. A. Benckiser.

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