7575 Fulton Street East Ada, Michigan 49355-0001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our products and services help people live better lives by offering them the opportunity to have their own businesses. The business services we offer help companies develop, manufacture and distribute their own products, using our 40 plus years of expertise. The wellness, body & beauty and home products we create and ma…
7575 Fulton Street East Ada, Michigan 49355-0001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Amway has become one of the world's largest direct selling companies by offering anyone the opportunity to have a business of their own. The pioneer of multilevel marketing (MLM), Amway Corporation manufactures and sells its own products as well as brand name products from other companies through a network of three mill…
4000 Pheasant Ridge Drive Blaine, Minnesota 55449 U.S.A. Aveda Corporation develops and manufactures hair, skin, makeup, perfumes, and lifestyle products from the essential oils of flowers and plants gathered from around the world. Brands such as Shampure, Pure-Fume, and All-Sensitive are sold primarily in professional hair salons and in Aveda Environmental Lifestyle stores which feature a range …
1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105-0196 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: It's a bond forged by everything from shared causes to biology, tracing back through more than a century of beauty and business opportunity. And as we stride past the threshold to the next hundred years, that natural affinity is strengthened by energetic new initiatives, a bolder vision, and a wider, more diver…
2121 Midway Road Carrollton, Texas 75006 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Beauty is an attitude--a state of being that reaches beneath the surface of life. Our belief in this simple truth underlies why we've come to be known as the World's Premier Skin Care and Image Company. Our product reflects the health, beauty, and diversity of those who use it. Our opportunity enables the pursuit of beauty as i…
200 Murray Hill Parkway East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: CCA Industries, Inc., is ... engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of its own brand of health and beauty aid products. The Company markets directly to major mass merchandisers and drug and food retail chains throughout the United States and internationally. All of the company's products are sold under thei…
135 Avenue Charles de Gaulle F-92521 Neuilly Sur Seine Cedex France Chanel, worth an estimated $1.5 billion, is one of the largest companies in the $4 billion global perfume industry. Chanel started its success with the introduction of Chanel No. 5 perfume, which continued to be a top selling perfume into the 1990s. The company has since diversified its offerings beyond perfumes to include design…
135, Avenue Charles de Gaulle 92521 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex France Chanel SA is one of the legendary names in perfumes. The company has parlayed its prestigious brand name into a world-leading retail empire. In addition to its flagship perfume brand Chanel No. 5--which has long been the world's top-selling perfume--Chanel has expanded its line to include women's fashions, jewelry and accessories,…
300 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022-7499 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our long history of strong performance comes from absolute focus on our core global businesses, combined with a successful worldwide financial strategy. This financial strategy is designed to increase gross profit margin and reduce costs in order to fund growth initiatives and generate greater profitability. Colgate-Palmol…
1325 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Coty, Inc. is a century-old fragrance manufacturer that also produces cosmetics and other health and beauty aids. Founded by a Corsican who exploited his marketing knack to become, reputedly, the richest man in France, the company has experienced numerous changes in ownership and management over the years. Coty is now a subsidiary of Joh…
178 EAB Plaza Uniondale, New York 11556-0178 U.S.A. Del Laboratories, Inc. manufactures, markets, and distributes cosmetics and proprietary over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Its main cosmetics products are nail care and nail color products, color cosmetics, beauty implements, bleaches and depilatories, personal care products, and other related cosmetics items. These are marketed under such brand …
2101 E. Via Arado Rancho Dominguez, California 90220-6189 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: DEP Corporation is a diversified, innovative personal care company committed to providing quality products to value-conscious customers. The company is the nation's leading manufacturer of hair styling gel. Taken together, the Dep and L.A. Looks brands also position DEP Corporation as a leader in the overall ha…
1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 U.S.A. For decades Elizabeth Arden Co. cosmetics and perfumes have been synonymous with luxury and prestige. A world leader in the cosmetics industry since the 1920s, Elizabeth Arden was acquired by Unilever PLC, a conglomerate of consumer product companies. Despite intense competition and a severe recession, Elizabeth Arden's "White Diamonds" …
14100 NW 60th Avenue Miami Lakes, Florida 33014 U.S.A. Elizabeth Arden, Inc. is one of the world's leading makers of prestige perfumes and cosmetics. Key brands include Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds, White Shoulders, Red Door, 5th Avenue, Green Tea, and Sunflowers. The company also sells a line of Elizabeth Arden brand color cosmetics, and skin care products under the names Ceramides, Visible…
1025 West 8th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64101 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company is a privately owned business whose principal enterprise is manufacturing and marketing laundry and household cleaning products to consumer and commercial markets. In addition to this, it also markets unique lines of garden tools, material handling products, and gift products. Faultl…
P.O. Box 29041 Phoenix, Arizona 85038 U.S.A. With more than $1 billion in annual sales, Forever Living Products International Inc. is Arizona's largest privately held company and one of the world's largest direct marketers. The nearly 20-year-old firm has millions of representatives in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Forever Living's product line includes aloe vera-b…
14100 Northwest 60th Avenue Miami Lakes, Florida 33014 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Company's objective is to maintain and enhance its position as a leading distributor of prestige fragrance and related cosmetic products. French Fragrances, Inc. manufactures and markets fragrances and other scented cosmetic products for men and women. The company's product offerings include the brand names Ge…
969 Newark Turnpike Kearny, New Jersey 07032 U.S.A. Goody Products, Inc. is the leading producer of hair accessories for the American market. The company was founded in the early twentieth century by Henry Goodman, a recent immigrant, and grew through the decades, remaining in the control of Goodman's children and grandchildren. In the early 1980s, Goody sold stock to the public for the first tim…
125 rue President Wilson 92595 Levallois Perret France Few names are as famously fragrant as Guerlain. One of the oldest continuously operating perfume houses in the world, Guerlain has created some of the world's most durable fragrances over its 170 years--indeed, many of Guerlain's perfumes are said to capture the spirit of their times. From the legendary Jicky to the best-selling Shalimar and …
Hindustan Lever House 165/166 Backbay Reclamation Mumbai 400 020 India Company Perspectives Mission: Unilever's mission is to add Vitality to life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene, and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) is India's leading consumer goods supplier, with a focus on the Fast-Moving Cons…
551 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10176 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: When we started this Company ... we laid the foundation for the legacy of Jean Philippe Fragrances, a company that makes high quality products affordable for the benefit of millions of people around the world. As time went on we met with our employees and customers and it became apparent that what we were building was a world …
57 Danbury Road Wilton, Connecticut 06897 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Entrepreneurial in spirit, global in impact, John Frieda leads the haircare industry in innovation. New category shattering products not only drive growth at the haircare segment in food, mass and drug outlets but makes it. John Frieda Professional Hair Care Inc. sells a wide variety of hair care products and shampoos through …
9701 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90209 U.S.A. A recognized leader in the beauty industry, John Paul Mitchell Systems markets more than 35 different haircare products in 29 countries, selling its products exclusively at authorized hair salons. John Paul Mitchell, a celebrated hairstylist, and John Paul DeJoria, a struggling salesman, founded John Paul Mitchell Systems in 1980. Tog…
41, rue Martre 92117 Clichy France L'Oréal, one of the largest companies in France, is the world's largest manufacturer of high-quality cosmetics and perfumes, producing such well-known brands as Lancôme, Ambre Solaire, and Cacharel. Its total sales are ?2.4 billion ahead of those of its closest competitor, Unilerver, an more than double those of Revlon and Shiseido. It boasts a world-wide dist…
41, rue Martre 92117 Clichy France Company Perspectives: Our Professional Products Division strives to promote the global development of highly innovative and exclusive hair care products for salon use, and the expansion of the salon profession through a policy of active partnership centered on hairdresser training. The mission of our Consumer Products Division is to develop beauty products for t…
390 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022-4698 U.S.A. Lever Brothers Company is one of the largest manufacturers of soaps and detergents in the United States. It is well known for such famous brands as Sunlight dish detergents; Wisk, Surf, and "all" laundry detergents; and Caress, Dove, Lifebuoy, and Lever 2000 soaps. Lever Brothers is a subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch Unilever group, which includes…
McBride House, Penn Road Beaconsfield HP9 2FY United Kingdom Company Perspectives Our Mission: To be the pre-eminent and most efficient supplier of consistent quality household and personal care products to the leading retailers and brand owners. McBride is the leading supplier of private label household and personal care products for Europe's largest and successful retailers. The company is stru…
5760 West 96th Street Los Angeles, California 90045 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: While continuing the Neutrogena past An independent company until its 1994 acquisition by Johnson & Johnson, Neutrogena Corporation manufactures and markets a line of premium-priced skin and hair care products that are distributed in more than 70 countries. The company is especially known for its innovative niche mar…
8765 East Orchard Road #703 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Orange Glo International, our mission is to delight people with magnificent new ways to clean that are innovative and healthy. Orange Glo International manufactures and markets a variety of household cleaning products designed with natural, environmentally safe ingredients. Family owned and operated, the…
237 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Revlon strives to create and develop the most consumer-preferred brands; to be the most valuable partner to our retail customers; and to profitability grow the business and its value for our stakeholders. Revlon Inc. operates as one of the world's leading cosmetics companies and markets its products in over 100 countries under …
212 Battery Street, Suite A Burlington, Vermont 05401-5281 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are committed to becoming the world's most trusted brand of authentic, safe, and environmentally responsible products for a healthy home. Seventh Generation, Inc. is a leading wholesaler of environmentally conscious household products. Originally a catalog marketer, the company shifted to a focus on wholesa…
7-5-5, Ginza Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0061 Japan Company Perspectives Shiseido commenced operations as Japan's first Western-style pharmacy in Tokyo's Ginza district in 1872. The name Shiseido derives from a Chinese expression meaning "praise the virtues of the great Earth, which nurtures new life and brings forth new values." In line with this expression, our founding spirit of "serving our customers a…
1000 East 87th Street Chicago, Illinois 60619 U.S.A. Soft Sheen Products Inc. is the top U.S. producer of ethnic hair care products. Its 200-plus products include shampoos, conditioners, relaxers, perms, and gels. They are marketed under various brand names, including Alternatives, Baby Love, Care Free Curl, Frizz Free, as well as Sportin' Waves, Wave Nouveau, and Optimum Care. The company sells …
15501 North Dial Boulevard Scottsdale, Arizona 85260-1619 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Value Leader. These words tell who we are and how we manage our Company. Providing good value is our goal in every area of operation. This goal has guided us in restructuring the work force, in deciding the cost structure of our products and in focusing on building our four core brands. By offering good value t…
767 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10153 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Tastes and styles are evolving on a world scale, greatly influenced by what is happening in America. Improving global economies are making available and affordable products once reserved for a privileged few. The baby boom has come roaring into middle age with money to spend and a determination to fight the effects of growing …
Prudential Tower Building, Suite 4800 Boston, Massachusetts 02199 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Gillette Company is a globally focused consumer products marketer that seeks competitive advantage in quality, value-added personal care and personal use products. We are committed to building shareholder value through sustained profitable growth. The Gillette Company is the world leader in the men'…