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.

Delta Education was founded more than thirty years ago as a part-time business by Tom Richardson. Noting the shift taking place in science classrooms—from lecture and demonstration to active investigations by students—Tom started building kits for schools in his rec room. He concentrated on products that correlated with the curriculum instead of selling science supplies separately. As teachers began to recognize the importance of inquiry-based science—students learning scientific methods through investigations—Delta Education met the growing need for materials by building custom kits for school systems. As a result, Delta Education assumed a leading role in improving science instruction nationwide.In 1996, Richardson sold the business to Torstar, a Canadian publisher. Soon after, the new owners built a state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facility in Nashua, NH. After only a few years, Torstar sold the business to focus on its core business in trade publishing. In August 2001, Delta Education was purchased by a partnership of The Wicks Group and Gary Facente and David Cruise, two experienced educational publishing executives. The new ownership gave Delta Education the leadership and support necessary to take the company to higher levels of performance.

The Bull family controls Bradner Central, which was founded in 1852. Bradner Central Company is the parent company of several light-converting and paper-distributing subsidiaries, including Bradner Smith & Co. and Bradner National. It serves publishers of catalogs, magazines, books, and other commercial printers with some 2,200 products, including fine and specialty papers for printing, business forms, and envelopes, and, to a lesser degree, pressure-sensitive films, foils, and vinyls. The subsidiaries supply businesses in such industries as advertising, direct mail, insurance, label printing, and quick printing.

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.

Catherine Hinds Company (formerly Custom Esthetics) offers equipment and skin care products to professional estheticians (salon and spa owners and managers). Its offerings include skin care, waxing, and makeup supplies, as well as equipment, furniture, and general supplies (makeup brushes and applicators, candles, soaps, gloves). Products include its Classics TX line of cleansers, toners, moisturizers, and scrubs, as well as the American Skin Care System line of gloves and blankets for keeping spa patrons snuggled and warm. Catherine Hinds started the company in 1979; her daughter, CEO and president An G. Hinds, purchased it in 2001 and renamed it Catherine Hinds Company in 2007.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV) for one thing. The third-largest bottler of Pepsiproducts, PBV serves some 8 million consumers in North Carolina (home of its corporate headquarters) and also on Long Island, New York, as well as other East Coast states. PBV operates 28 bottling, distribution, and sales facilities located in Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, New York, North and South Carolina, and Vermont. The company's portfolio of more than 800 beverages includes Pepsi soft-drink brands, Aquafina bottled water, Starbucks coffee drinks, Tropicana juices, Gatorade isotonics, and Lipton teas. PBV is a joint venture of PepsiCo and Suntory Holdings.

Silver Eagle, one of the leading beer wholesalers throughout the entire US, handles mostly Anheuser-Busch products, but it also offers Michelob and Modelo products, such as Corona, Negra Modelo, and Pacifico. It also handles a number of other imported brews, including Kirin, Harbin, St. Pauli Girl, and Tiger. The company serves some 7,500 customers in 16 Texas counties, including the metro areas of Houston and San Antonio.

Phat (acronymic slang for "pretty hot and tempting") Fashions designs and markets urban hip-hop fashions for men, women, and children under the Phat Farm and Baby Phat names. It also makes clothing in Big & Tall sizes. The company's products are sold through department and specialty stores, company-owned Phat Farm stores in New York and Montreal, and a Web site. Most of Phat Fashions' products -- which include apparel and accessories -- bear the brand name. The company got into footwear in 2008. Entrepreneur and hip-hop media guru Russell Simmons founded Phat Fashions in 1992; he sold it to clothier Kellwood in 2004.

Conair is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of health and beauty products and kitchen and electronic appliances. Since its founding in 1959, the company has become a leading manufacturer of nationally branded personal and health care small appliances. Today, divisions of Conair are among the most recognized and respected brands in small kitchen appliances and cookware. The company's domestic and international divisions offer a diversified mix of professional and consumer products under their own brand names and private labels. Conair brands are quickly becoming household names around the world. Conair is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey, with sales and marketing offices in Stamford, Connecticut. The company has large distribution centers in East Windsor, Phoenix, Arizona and a manufacturing facility in Rantoul, Illinois.

Founded in 1912 as All-Steel-Equip, Allsteel invented the lateral file in 1967. The company is a subsidiary of HNI. he office furniture company makes office systems, desks, seating, storage products, tables, and accessories under names such as Energy, Stride, Align, Concensys, Scout, and Terrace. Allsteel sells its products through dealers and its own sales force. Its customers originate in the corporate, government, and educational markets. The company operates about 10 showrooms in the US and Canada.

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