1050 côte du Beaver Hall Montreal, Quebec Canada The Bell Telephone Company of Canada, which came to be called Bell Canada, is the country's largest provider of telecommunications services, supplying voice, data, and image communications to customers in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario and in the Northwest Territories. Most of Bell Canada's revenues are generated from its provision of local t…
30 Community Drive South Burlington Vermont 05403-6828 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Ben & Jerry's is founded on and dedicated to a sustainable corporate concept of linked prosperity. Our mission consists of three interrelated parts. Product Mission: To make, distribute & sell the finest quality all natural ice cream & euphoric concoctions with a continued commitment to incorporating wholesome, nat…
Villa Minelli Ponzano Veneto I-31050 TV Italy Company Perspectives: Today the Benetton Group is present in 120 countries around the world. Its core business is clothing: a group with a strong Italian character whose style, design expertise and passion are clearly seen in the United Colors of Benetton and the more fashion-oriented Sisley brands, and in sportswear brands Playlife and Killer Loop. T…
4000 Metropolitan Drive Orange, California 92668 U.S.A. Bergen Brunswig Corporation is the nation's largest supplier of pharmaceuticals to the managed care market and the second largest wholesaler to the retail pharmacy market. In addition, Bergen Brunswig is the only pharmaceutical distributor that also supplies medical and surgical products on a national basis. Since its incorporation in 1969, …
770 W. Goodale Boulevard Columbus, Ohio 43212 U.S.A. Big Bear Stores Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Traffic Co., is a regional grocery chain operating 65 supermarkets, principally in Ohio, but also in West Virginia. The company also operates 17 department stores and 12 Big Bear Plus stores, which are combination department/grocery stores. Shortly after King Kullen launched the supermarket…
Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse 270 Postfach 111 D-33311 Gütersloh Germany Bertelsmann AG is the largest media group in Germany and Europe, and the second-largest in the world to the U.S.-based Time Warner Inc. With operations in 40 countries, primarily in Europe and North America, Bertelsmann is active in four main areas: magazine and newspaper publishing; book publishing and book clubs; entertainment…
6225 North State Highway 161 Suite 300 Irving, Texas 75038 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Since its beginnings in 1954, Bell has maintained its worldwide leadership position in helmets. We have earned our reputation by insisting on quality in design, workmanship, materials, safety, and performance. The Bell Sports Corporation is the leading manufacturer of bicycle helmets in the United States and o…
14 Audubon Road Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880 U.S.A Bertucci's Inc., a casual-dining chain, owns an ever-growing collection of full-service Italian restaurants that operate under the name "Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria." During the mid-1990s there were roughly 80 Bertucci's restaurants scattered throughout 13 states in the eastern United States, each of which featured wood-fired brick ovens (wh…
155 Central Shopping Center Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In a world where health care has made remarkable technologic advances, it is the human touch that makes the difference. Today, we are being asked to consider innovative ways to deliver health care. For that, we formed strategic partnerships to become a diversified, full-service company, the largest long-term care …
Marylebone House 129-137 Marylebone Road London NW1 5QD England Known for more than 50 years as British Home Stores, Bhs plc ranks among the United Kingdom's largest department store chains. Since its foundation in the late 1920s, this company has haltingly evolved from a variety store focused exclusively on price into a department store with a strong emphasis on apparel. Bhs's 186 outlets (135 c…
2600 Morgan Road Southeast Bessemer, Alabama 35023 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We view our Company as a hard working machine--one which consistently and dependably satisfies the needs of tens of thousands of individuals each day. Keeping pace with the ever changing needs of our customers, the demands of volatile market trends, and the accelerating cycle of new technology often mean reinventing t…
1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha, Nebraska 68131 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Although our form is corporate, our attitude is partnership. Charlie Munger and I think of our shareholders as owner-partners, and of ourselves as managing partners. (Because of the size of our shareholdings we are also, for better or worse, controlling partners.) We do not view the company itself as the ultimate owner of our bu…
3 East 54th Street New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Big Flower Press Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for an advertising- and marketing-services firm whose Treasure Chest Advertising subsidiary was, in the 1990s, the largest single producer of newspaper Sunday comics and television-listing guides in the United States. It also believed itself to be the largest producer in the nation of adverti…
7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield, Minnesota 55423-3645 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our vision is to make life fun and easy. Our business strategy is to bring technology and consumers together in a retail environment that focuses on educating consumers on the features and benefits of technology and entertainment products, while maximizing overall profitability. We believe our stores offer consume…
500 BIC Drive Milford, Connecticut 06460 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bic's core activities are the manufacture and sale of stationery products, lighters and shavers. Bic monitors the entire manufacturing process, giving constant attention to the development and improvement of its products. Bic's aim is to provide consumers with top quality products for their day-to-day lives at the minimum fair …
3660 Midland Avenue Scarborough, Ontario M1V 4V3 Canada Company Perspectives: BFC's mission is to be the best and most respected single source of project development, construction and maintenance services. In delivering these services, we strive to exceed customer expectations, to create value for our customer's business and to earn an attractive return for our shareholders. BFC Construction Corp…
1410 Broadway New York, New York 10018 U.S.A. Bernard Chaus, Inc. designs and markets an extensive range of women's career and casual sportswear at the high end of the "upper moderate" price range. This clothing is marketed as coordinated groups of jackets, skirts, pants, blouses, sweaters, and related accessories that, while sold as separates, are coordinated by styles, color schemes, and fabric…
1170 Eighth Avenue Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18016-7699 U.S.A. Bethlehem Steel Corporation is the second largest steel producer in the United States, with control of supply sources, production, and distribution, from raw materials to a wide variety of steel mill products. Also a long-time repairer of ships and offshore drilling platform businesses and manufacturer of forgings and castings, Bethlehe…
1155 Peachtree Street N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Each day, BellSouth connects 34 million customers to the worlds of data, the Internet, video, voice and entertainment, providing worlds of unlimited potential for investors. BellSouth Corporation is one of the world's largest communications companies, serving close to 34 million customers in the United States and in 18…
51 Chestnut Ridge Road Montvale, New Jersey 07645 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The heirs of the original founders and directors continue among those who guide the company today. And while product offerings have expanded and changed, Mr. Benjamin Moore's original philosophy for guiding the company remains in effect to this day: 'First ... a fair deal for everyone. Second ... the giving of value re…
3 Barker Avenue White Plains, New York 10601 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Harris Publishing is America's leading provider of innovative directory programs for associations as well as public and private educational institutions worldwide. In its four decades of existence, Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc. of White Plains, New York, has grown into America's leading publisher of college alu…
3000 Technology Drive Angleton, Texas 77515 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of Benchmark Electronics, Inc. is to maintain a global leadership position in the high technology electronics manufacturing services industry. We will accomplish this through customer satisfaction as measured by our customers' expectations for the following: world class quality, flexible manufacturing, product di…
Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse 270 D-33311 Gütersloh Germany Company Perspectives: Bertelsmann is an international media corporation. We provide information, education, and entertainment around the globe. The ultimate purpose of our community is to contribute to the advancement of society. We strive to be leaders in the markets in which we operate. Our joint efforts focus on creative content, customer…
121 Gray Avenue Santa Barbara, California 93101 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Big Dog's product philosophy is basic: Make a high-quality product, sell it at a reasonable price, and design it to be fun and functional. From stronger seams and softer fabrics, to superior embellishments and exceptional craftsmanship, Big Dog's line of men's, women's, and children's activewear and accessories is create…
P.O. Box 482 Fort Worth, Texas 76101 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As the world's pre-eminent provider of vertical take-off and landing aircraft, Bell Helicopter Textron is committed to provide every customer with products and services of the highest quality. Our Strategy is to win and keep customers by producing the most reliable helicopters in the world and by being the most responsive company i…
25500 Clawiter Road Hayward, California 94545 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As California's oldest continuous milk processor, we pledge to continue our commitment to provide customers with the highest quality products and services. The foundation of this pledge comes from the two pillars of pride and respect. We take pride in our ability to consistently deliver the finest products through our fami…
1960 East Grand Avenue, Suite 560 El Segundo, California 90245 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bell's primary business is Bell Tech.logix, which is a multi-regional provider of integrated technology solutions for large and medium-sized organizations. The group's services include network design and engineering, software licensing support, microcomputer systems analysis, help desk support, product con…
15835 Park Ten Place Drive, Suite 11 Houston, Texas 77084 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Benton Oil and Gas Company continues to focus on its primary corporate objective: the creation of value for shareholders by identifying oil and gas accumulations with relatively low geological risk but with substantial reserve potential. Benton Oil and Gas Company is engaged in the exploration, development, and…
28700 Hovey Hills Road Taft, California 93268 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Berry Petroleum Company is an independent oil producer with significant experience in heavy crude production. Berry Petroleum Company is a small independent oil producer whose reserves are mostly located in the California counties of Kern, Los Angeles, and Ventura. Virtually all of the company's reserves are heavy crude oi…
Suite 200, 2480 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: When we created Benchmark, we created a new kind of venture firm--one that's based on teamwork, superior service to entrepreneurs and an intense dedication to building technology companies of lasting value. Venture capital firm Benchmark Capital stresses a team approach, and the team has shared in some specta…
1 Beacon Street, Suite 1550 Boston, Massachusetts 02108 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Berkshire Realty Holdings L.P. we are committed to providing a quality living experience for our residents. Berkshire Realty Holdings, L.P. is a private real estate investment firm located in Boston, although it is not involved in the New England market. Rather, it acquires, develops, and operates multifamily …
206 Yorktown Center Lombard, Illinois 60148 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Most major media companies today name shareholder value or profitability as their top priority. At Big Idea, our priorities are: people first, products second, profits third. Profiting is like breathing. As humans, we must breathe to live, but we do not live to breathe. As a company, Big Idea must profit to exist, but we wil…
300 Phillipi Road Columbus, Ohio 43228-0512 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are the nation's largest broadline closeout retailer. The Company's goal is to build upon its leadership position in closeout retailing, a growing segment of the retailing industry, by expanding its market presence in both existing and new markets. The Company believes that the combination of its strengths in merchandisin…
754 5th Avenue New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As the leading fashion specialty store, Bergdorf Goodman is known throughout the world for its elegance, quality and superior service. Owned by Dallas-based Neiman Marcus Group, Bergdorf Goodman Inc. is the only premier luxury store situated solely in New York. The legendary establishment is actually two Manhattan stores situate…
2525 East El Segundo Boulevard El Segundo, California 90245 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Big 5, throughout our 46 year history we have focused on value, service, and integrity in providing quality sporting goods products to our customers. Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation is an El Segundo, California-based regional chain of approximately 275 value-oriented sporting goods stores located in ten w…
1 Corporate Plaza 845 Arnaiz Avenue Legaspi Village, Makati City Metro Manila 1223 Philippines Company Perspectives: Benguet Corporation aims to be a responsible, profitable, and growth-oriented conglomerate engaged in natural resource development. Former Philippines mining giant Benguet Corporation has been redefining itself as a "total natural resource development company" for its next century …
Ringbahnstrasse 96 D-12103 Berlin Germany Company Perspectives: The Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe has undergone a fundamental modernization. Today, success-oriented thinking and action determine the company goals. The transformation into a Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts in the year 1994 made way for positioning the company in a way that takes into account social and environmental requirements as…
2901 3rd Avenue, Suite 200 Seattle, Washington 98121 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Ben Bridge, we're proud of our 90 years of serving our communities with the very best in jewelry values with special attention to personal, caring service. Our commitment to professionalism means that we have more Registered Jewelers and Certified Gemologists of the American Gem Society than any other jeweler in …
805 Pennsylvania Boulevard Feasterville, Pennsylvania 19053 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to manufacture the highest quality products and maintain maximum customer satisfaction through superior service and competitive pricing; promote a team atmosphere where employees will experience challenging and rewarding career opportunities; perform in an ethical and honorable enviro…
155 Otis Street Northborough, Massachusetts 01532 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Bertucci's we offer integrity, commitment, and laughter to everyone working with us. Bertucci's Corporation, a casual-dining chain, owns a collection of full-service Italian restaurants that operate under the name "Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria." During the early years of the 21st century there were roughly 80 Bert…
157 San Ying Road, Kweisan Hsiang Taoyuan 333 Taiwan Company Perspectives: Corporate Vision: Combining Culture and Core Values. While we have been refining the traditional technology sector to generate exceptional speed, flexibility, efficiency and enhancing our quality and channel connections, we have also been successfully building a BenQ culture that supports our vision. Through our four core …
11th Fl. Menara Berjaya, KL Plz. Kuala Lumpur 50250 Malaysia Company Perspectives: Mission: To generate consistently profitable returns for our shareholders from investments in core business activities: by providing direction, financial resources and management support for each operating unit; through establishing a major market presence of each activity; through dynamic and innovative management…
180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne 3000 Australia Company Perspectives: BHP seeks to be the world's best resources company. In pursuit of this goal we bring together a unique combination of capabilities to link resources and technologies for the benefit of customers and communities worldwide. We are committed to the development of our employees, consistently delivering benefit to our customers, contri…
1941 Ringwood Avenue San Jose, California 95131 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bell Microproducts' mission is to generate exceptional value for our shareholders, customers, vendor partners, and employees by continually increasing our position, and the depth of this position, as the leader in storage distribution. This growth, over the years, and in this challenging market environment, is a clear si…
9th and Bomboy Lane Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As a leader in providing superior service, value, and quality, Berwick Offray is proud of its reputation for setting the standard for excellence and creativity in the ribbon and bow industry. A subsidiary of CSS Industries, Inc., Berwick Offray, LLC, is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of decorative ribbo…
601 East 7th Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102-5501 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our philosophy is to earn the loyalty of our customers by handling on ly products of the highest quality and value, and by providing excell ent service and responsiveness to customers' needs. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Ben E. Keith Company is a distributor wit h two divisions: food and beer. Ben E. Keith Foods is a ful…
3-7-17 Minamigata Okayama Japan Company Perspectives: Bringing the Benesse philosophy to a wider world. The Benesse Group i ntegrates expertise from different areas to extend the reach of the B enesse vision. The companies involved are all leaders in their respec tive fields. The businesses in the Benesse group share the common out look that underpins Benesse, while at the same time holding disti…
27969 Jefferson Avenue Temecula, California 92590-2609 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We have always been a company dedicated to backpackers, mountaineers, and rock climbers, but we have recently used our vast amount of expe rience to introduce new products that address the growing adventure r ace and multi-sport market. You can bet that we will continue to push the envelope, always keeping in mind…
12030 South Garfield Avenue South Gate California 90280 U.S.A. Company Perspectives The philosophy of the Big A and Drug Emporium drugstores is to provide excellent customer service while remaining competitively priced. For example, the average large chain wait time can be as high as 1½ hours and our average wait time is usually ½ hour or less. We have some excellent relationships w…
3944 West Morgan Street Chicago Illinois 60609-2511 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Today, as it has been for over 100 years, Best Kosher Foods Corporation is committed to producing the highest quality kosher meat products. Based in Chicago, Best Kosher Foods Corporation is a subsidiary of Sara Lee Corporation, specializing in the preparation of kosher meats, including all-beef frankfurters and sausa…