Fortunately for its consumers, "MOP" is merely an acronym for the corporation and not an adjective describing its end users' hairstyles. Modern Organic Products (familiarly known as "MOP") makes organic hair care and skin care products that are sold by professional salons and specialty retailers nationwide. Brands include MOP, c-system, and glisten. It also makes American Crew- and d:fi-branded products and sells them through their own Web sites, as well as through haircare professionals. The company supports development of its products without testing on animals.

Pet Central, Inc. company makes a variety of Waggers-brand natural dog treats that are low-fat and wheat-free. The line includes Champion Chips training treats and Wag n' Go gift packs, as well as its core products in flavors such as Hearty Stew, PB Roundies, and Savory Casserole. Its products are available online through retailers such as petfooddirect.com and sitstay.com. They're also sold through retailers the likes of Cabela's. Pet Central was founded by company president and CEO Steve Fraley and his wife, Susan. The couple was recognized by partner company Invisible Fence for donating pet oxygen masks to area fire departments in 2008.

Estee Lauder's reach to the UK some 40 years ago has benefited even the most striking European beauties. Estee Lauder Cosmetics develops makeup, skin care, and fragrance products, such as Estee, Beautiful, White Linen, and Knowing. Its operations span major and niche cosmetics markets in the UK. Since the 1960s Estee Lauder's products have made their way into department stores throughout the UK and Ireland. The firm's distribution operations are based in Hampshire. The company's products are sold at a number of stores including Boots the Chemists, Harrods, Selfridges, Pure Beauty Store, Debenhams, and House of Fraser.

The changes made by L'Oréal USA since its 1953 founding have been anything but cosmetic. The US arm of L'Oréal (the world's #1 cosmetics firm), L'Oréal USA boasts a host of big-name brands, including Maybelline and Redken. It also owns salon product makers Matrix and Kérastase, as well as consumer-focused SoftSheen/Carson and perfume brands Ralph Lauren and Gloria Vanderbilt. The unit's upscale Lancôme (makeup, skin care) and Biotherm (skin care) lines are sold nationwide in department stores. Its parent bought Dallas-based SkinCeuticals. Laurent Attal took over as president and CEO in April 2006, when former president and CEO Jean-Paul Agon became CEO of L'Oréal SA.

Seachem Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1980 by Dr. Leo G. Morin, father of current CEO, Dr. Greg Morin. Seachem Laboratories company designs and manufactures a variety of premium aquarium water treatment products including activated carbon, buffers, conditioners, salts, and trace elements for fresh and salt water aquatic organisms. It also makes gravels, medications, and reverse osmosis units. Products are sold in aquarium and pet supply stores. Seachem's research, manufacturing, and office operations are housed together in a 48,000 sq. ft. building.

Sole Technology Inc. is a designer and marketer of footwear and apparel for skateboarding and snowboarding. The company primarily operates as a developer of footwear for the skateboarding market, selling its merchandise through a stable of brands: etnies, etnies Girl, etnies Plus, éS, and Emerica. For snowboarders, the company sells footwear under the brand name ThirtyTwo. Sole Technology's apparel is sold under the brand name Altamont Apparel. The company also operates the Sole Technology Institute Lab, the first skateboarding-oriented, biomechanical research facility in the world. Sole Technology's brands are sold in more than 70 countries. The company maintains regional offices in New York, China, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Its footwear is manufactured in Asia.

Vision-Ease Lens Corporation company specializes in designing, making, and distributing the increasingly popular polycarbonate prescription lenses used in eyewear today. Although the company has focused its business on polycarbonate lenses for their impact resistance, light weight, and ultraviolet filtering properties, Vision-Ease makes other styles. It manufactures plastic and glass lenses, as well as photochromic (allowing lenses to darken automatically according to light levels), polarized, anti-reflective, and scratch-resistant lens treatments. The company's two largest clients are LensCrafters and Wal-Mart, accounting for more than 45% of sales.

Speidel, Inc. company has made a name for itself as a leading worldwide distributor of watchbands. It is the exclusive marketer of leather watchbands made by Di-Modell. Speidel also sells men's and women's watches, pearl jewelry, and batteries. The company provides watch repair services through its Providence Watch Hospital outlets. In 2007 Fred Levinger acquired Speidel from Jeffrey Massotti, who remains president and CEO of the company. Levinger is the former head of jewelry retailer Colibri.

Tomiya Apparel is all about dressing sharp. The company, headquartered in Tokyo, manufactures tailored men's dress and sports shirts, women's blouses, knit sportswear, and uniform items including pants. Tomiya distributes its products primarily to general merchandise stores, major department stores, and specialty shops. The company, which operates a number of domestic subsidiaries throughout Japan, carries out about 90% of its production in factories in China and other areas of Southeast Asia, most notably Vietnam. Established in 1879, the shirt maker filed for bankruptcy in February 2009 -- citing stagnant sales and falling prices -- and is attempting to reorganize.

ErgoGenesis company's ergonomically-friendly office furniture and accessories include stools, chairs, chair attachments, keyboard trays, and monitor holders. They're made under the BodyBilt and ErgoFusion names. ErgoGenesis operates a showroom and manufacturing facility in Navasota, Texas, outside Houston. Its products are sold through sales representatives around the world. President and CEO Mark McMillan started the business in 2002 after buying the assets of BodyBilt.

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