The Forever Group, doing business as Forever Natural, wants men, women, and children to lather and smear on its balms, lotions, and potions, but it doesn't want them to put on any airs in the doing. The company is a distributor of Burt's Bees products -- and sometimes refers to itself as Burt's Bees Canada -- including those concerning bath and body care, hair care, hand and foot care, men's grooming, lip color and cosmetics, baby skin care, facial care, travel kits, and natural remedies. Forever Natural also distributes Urban Spa bath products to supermarkets and health food stores across Canada.

Lady Burd Exclusive Cosmetics, a private-label manufacturer of personal care products, makes skin care items, color cosmetics, mineral cosmetics (such as those made by Bare Escentuals), hair care products, children's products, makeup brushes, cosmetic bags and cases, and displays. The company also provides custom printing and labels for products. Lady Burd Exclusive Cosmetics operates showrooms in California, New York, and Florida and offers make up courses (ranging from workshops for professional makeup artists to private consultations for teens and adults). The family-run business was founded by Roberta Burd more than 45 years ago.

Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc. was founded in 1972 by Sidney Frank who pioneered the use of promotional parties to directly market specialty drinks to consumers. Sidney Frank Importing company imports and distributes specialty liquors in the US. Its offerings include the herbal concoction known as Jagermeister (35% alcohol), St. Vivant Armagnac, and Barenjager Honey Liqueur. The company also helped establish France's Grey Goose vodka as a premium brand in the US before selling its rights to Bacardi.

Fila USA, Inc company markets athletic shoes and sportswear to major US retailers (Foot Locker, Kohl's). To tout its products, it signs up the talents of professional athletes such as tennis stars James Blake and Jimmy Arias and musical acts such as hip-hop headliners Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan. With a history of high design in athletic shoes and sportswear, Fila had run down its image in lieu of a hodgepodge of athletic endorsements. The ailing US entity, along with other Fila global footwear and apparel units, was acquired by Fila Korea in 2007 from Sport Brands International (SBI). Fila Korea chairman Gene Yoon holds a 20% ownership stake.

Begun as a haberdashery in 1919, it evolved from making hats and gloves into a leading distributor of imprintable sportswear distributing more than products under 35 retail brands, including adidas Golf, Champion, and Dickies, and private labels and operates under the Broder, Alpha, and NES divisions. Its private labels include Devon & Jones, Desert Wash, Harvard Square, and others. Customers, mostly small US retailers, order merchandise through seasonal catalogs or online. Private investment firm Bain Capital has held a majority interest of the company since May 2000, when the Broder family sold the firm.

GOJO Industries company makes hand cleaners for professional and consumer use for clients such as automotive, foodservice, education, government, and health care facilities. Its product dispensers are seen in many public restrooms. GOJO also offers a line of health care products under the PROVON brand. Its waterless hand sanitizer PURELL, marketed under license with Johnson & Johnson, is sold through retail channels. GOJO, which sells its products worldwide, boasts offices in Brazil, Japan, the UK, and the US. The company is named after its heavy-duty hand cleaner, which was formulated by GOJO founder, Jerome Lippman.

Cosmetic Essence specializes in the formulation, manufacturing, and filling of personal care products. The company also offers packaging design and distribution services. Its product lines consist of color cosmetics, creams and lotions, perfumes, bath and hair care items, and household supplies. Customers include leading branded manufacturers and major retailers nationwide. Until 2009 Cosmetic Essence was owned by private investment firm Onex.

Seiko Corporation of America (SCA) keeps US time for Japan's Seiko Holdings Corporation, a firm best known for its watches, clocks, and athletic timing devices. SCA markets watches and clocks under popular brands the likes of Pulsar and Seiko. Watches in Seiko's Kinetic series are powered by wrist movement rather than batteries; if the watch is set aside, a chip stores the time for several years. The manufacturing company is focusing more on fashion than function by adding the kinetic features to some of its fashion watches. SCA also offers personalized touches such as custom engraving and diamond settings.

Founded in 1941, KI was bought in the 1980s by its managers, who later allowed the company's employees to buy its stock. KI is now 100% owned by its employees. Formerly known as Krueger International, KI makes ergonomic seating, cabinets, and other furniture used by businesses, health-care organizations, schools, and other institutions. KI offers everything from desks to daybeds, not to mention tables, filing systems, and even trash cans. KI operates manufacturing facilities in Canada and the US, and markets its products through sales representatives, furniture dealers, architects, and interior designers.

Raymond Limited takes textiles every step -- from its beginning, on the back of the lamb standing in its pen, to its end, on the back of the man standing in the retail store. Raymond Limited manufactures textiles (from raw materials) and apparel in India. The company also operates more than 500 retail stores under The Raymond Shop banner in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Founded in 1925, Raymond Limited comprises two divisions: the textile unit and the files and tools unit. Subsidiaries Celebrations, Colorplus Fashions, Raymond Apparel, and Silver Spark all produce men's, women's, and children's apparel. Its Everblue Apparel unit makes jeanswear.

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