6600 Corporate Center Parkway Jacksonville Florida 32216 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Founded in 1927, Acosta is a professional services company dedicated to delivering results and currently represents more #1 and #2 brands than any other sales agency in North America. That's why companies choose Acosta to help them chart a course aimed toward success. Privately owned Jacksonville, Florida-based A…
120 Fourth Street S.W. Hickory, North Carolina 28602 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We feed people. We are a vital link in the food chain. We provide a plentiful, continuous, and affordable variety of food and related products. Alex Lee Inc. is a holding company that was formed in 1992 to serve as the parent company for three food and food distribution firms in North Carolina. Of the three, the old…
110 East 59th Street New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company is actively engaged in the acquisition and development of proprietary entertainment products in order to enhance its profitability, diversify its operations and capitalize on its leaading position in the distribution of pre-recorded music. The largest full-service distributor of music and music-related products…
7400 Excelsior Blvd. St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55426 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As the leader of the appliance recycling industry, ARCA pioneered the development of environmentally-sound appliance recycling systems. Today, ARCA provides a complete range of large-scale collection, processing and recycling services that will help you comply with federal, state and local appliance disposal regulat…
Aramark Tower 1101 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 U.S.A. Aramark Corporation is a diversified service company with five major lines of business: food service, health care, child care, uniform services, and periodicals distribution. Its food service operations serve such diverse customers as Fortune 500 executives, prison inmates, college students, Olympic athletes, and tourists. I…
ARAMARK Tower 1101 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Because we value relationships, we treat customers as long-term partners, and each other with candor and respect. Because we succeed through performance, we encourage the entrepreneur in each of us, and work always to improve our service. Because we thrive on growth, we seek new markets and new opportun…
25 Hub Drive Melville, New York 11727 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Arrow Electronics is the preeminent provider of products and services to the global electronics industry. With 202 sales locations and 23 distribution centers in 40 countries and territories, Arrow is much more than a supplier of parts and products. Design services, materials planning, inventory management, programming and assembl…
150 Marcus Boulevard Hauppauge, New York 11788 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To provide the highest quality products and unparalleled customer service. To ensure sales support that meets and exceeds our customers' expectations. To be a responsible member of the communities in which we conduct business. To encourage employee growth and participation through open communication. To produ…
456 Montgomery Street Suite 2200 San Francisco, California 94104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We aspire to be the leader in restoring and revitalizing well-known packaged food brands. As part of this mission we aim to: Build long term shareholder value; Develop and energize our employees; Form partnerships with our suppliers and customers; Exceed consumer expectations. Aurora Foods Inc. produces …
3701 Flamingo Road Miramar, Florida 33027 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Since our initial public offering we have acquired seven companies and have increased the scope of our products and services to include airframe, engine and component maintenance and airframe, jet engine parts manufacturing and new parts distribution. Based in Miramar, Florida, Aviation Sales Company (ASC) is the product of a …
2709 Water Ridge Parkway Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Baker & Taylor is a leading full-line distributor of books, videos, and music products to Internet and traditional retailers and to library customers. We also provide our customers with value-added proprietary data products and customized management and outsourcing services. We have been in business over 170 yea…
2709 Water Ridge Parkway Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 U.S.A. A solid and respected leader in its field, Baker & Taylor, Inc., operates as the holding company for two companies involved in the entertainment and information services business, Baker & Taylor Books and Baker & Taylor Entertainment. During the mid-1990s, Baker & Taylor Books supplied books, spoken-word audiotapes, calendars, and re…
1015 Mark Avenue Carpinteria, California 93013 U.S.A. Balance Bar Company is a leader in the nutritional foods and natural products industry. Natural products contain no artificial colors, flavors, chemicals, or preservatives. The firm develops and distributes popular lines of nutritional bars and drinks manufactured by another company. All Balance Bar products have 40 percent calories from carbo…
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, …
8171 Redwood Boulevard Novato, California 94945 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our purpose is to share our heartfelt belief that comfortable, healthy footwear contributes to happiness and well-being. Through our distribution of high quality footwear, we strive to create positive, harmonious relationships with employees, customers, vendors and the environment, emphasizing honesty and integrity in al…
4446 Barley Drive Salem Virginia 24153-8542 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Blue Ridge Beverage Company's successful growth strategy and strong competitive position are directly attributable to the quality of its employees. Without experienced, hard-working and dedicated individuals, none of the Company's achievements would be possible. A private company based in Salem, Virginia, Blue Ridge Beverage …
85 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6PD United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Booker's food wholesaling business is one of the largest in the U.K., supplying more than 400,000 independent grocers, CTNs, convenience stores, and caterers. Its national network of cash and carry branches now includes many that have extensive specialist departments dedicated to the needs of caterers. Booker plc is a leading…
Enterprise House Eureka Science & Business Park Ashford, Kent TN25 4AG United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our shared objective is to be the leading food service supplier to the catering industry, providing profit opportunities for our customers, developing employees to their full potential, and generating profit for re-investment in the business to the benefit of our shareholders, customers, an…
Level 40, Gateway One Macquarie Place Sydney 2000 Australia Company Perspectives: Our goal is to ensure that you, our customers, are satisfied with every aspect of our service. We want you to feel that the services we provide are the best in the market, that our prices represent value, and that it is easy to do business with us. This means we are constantly looking outwards. We want to know about…
BRIOgaten 1 SE-283 83, Osby Sweden Company Perspectives: BRIO's business concept is to market products to children and families with children, in which play, activity, company, development/stimulation and entertainment are the dominant elements, and in which care of, and attention to, the child are at the center of focus. BRIO branded products are targeted mainly at infants/young children in the …
One Bulova Avenue Woodside, New York 11377-7874 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Today, one of the world's most recognized brands, and still wholly U.S. owned and operated, Bulova is dedicated to upholding its legacy of creativity and excellence, forging new directions in a classic American tradition. Bulova Corporation is one of the largest and most venerable watch companies in the world. Among the …
P.O. Box 9300 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-9300 U.S.A. Cargill Inc. is the largest private corporation in the United States. Long known as a merchant of commodities, by the early 1990s Cargill had become one of the largest diversified services companies in the country. In addition to merchandising grains and oilseeds, Cargill operates as a transporter of commodities; a supplier of feed, seed, fer…
601 Tallmadge Road Kent, Ohio 44240 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In 1932 Warren E. Carter opened a lumberyard in Akron, Ohio: The Carter-Jones Lumber Company. His idea was to operate a lumberyard based on the simple principle of providing the greatest customer service while offering quality products at a fair price. Through the years this idea has helped the Carter Lumber Company grow to one of t…
200 N. Milwaukee Avenue Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At CDW, our bottom line isn't about dollars and cents. It's about the people we do business with--our customers, coworkers and community members. We have a long history of providing computing solutions built for business customers--and we welcome the chance to share our story with you. CDW Computer Centers, Inc. is …
Level 35, Two Pacific Place 88 Queensway Hong Kong In less than a decade, CITIC Pacific Ltd. has become the premier "hong" in Hong Kong, challenging the leadership of that territory's four largest trading houses. But CITIC Pacific is not the typical British-controlled conglomerate that has dominated Hong Kong's economy for the past century. Until 1996, CITIC Pacific was 43 percent controlled by p…
277 Park Avenue New York, New York 10172 U.S.A. The second largest grain and related commodities company in the world, Continental Grain Company also represented one of the largest private companies in the world and one of the most secretive. Starting as a commodity trading business in Belgium in 1813, Continental Grain developed simultaneously with the modern industrial and agricultural age. Ind…
1845 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our vision for CSS Industries, Inc. is to earn the right to own the seasons. We want to be the company that our customers think of first for social expressions in all seasons. To earn that position, we need to be the partner that best meets our customers' needs. CSS Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distrib…
AMP House, 9th Floor Dingwall Road Croydon CR0 9XA United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Dawson Holdings will provide quality logistic and marketing support services that meet the real needs of all our customers. This objective will be achieved by the effective utilisation of the skill set and knowledge base of all our employees and by continual focus on understanding our customers' needs. We will…
One Village Place 6436 City West Parkway Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To ensure that all of our collectible product lines maintain their integrity, quality and affordable price points, we retire and introduce several new products and product lines each year. The hand-crafting of our product lines involves many important production steps, but it is the combination of …
211 Commerce Drive Medina, Ohio 44256-1398 U.S.A. Discount Drug Mart, Inc. operates a chain of discount drug stores located exclusively in Ohio and primarily in the greater Cleveland area. A commitment to provide customers with low prices and one-stop shopping were key elements in the company's growth, which brought revenues to an estimated $260 million by 1994. In fact, Discount Drug Mart was am…
P.O. Box 868 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801-0868 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We will continue to adapt to the times, the competition, and the demands of our customers. We will continue to drive down member costs on price-sensitive items, enhance advertising and store design programs, better equip our staff in order to help our members, and more. At the same time, we will continue to hammer away at op…
10650 Alameda Street Lynwood California 90262 U.S.A. Company Perspectives From top to bottom, everyone in our company is imbued with the spirit of our founder whose motto "Hustle, That's All" motivates us to meet the needs of our customers every single day. One of the largest steel distributors, Earle M. Jorgensen Company (EMJ) sells more than 25,000 metal bar, tubular, sheet, and plate products …
69-73, Boulevard Victor Hugo 93585 Saint-Ouen Cedex France Company Perspectives: Etam Developpement, women's fashion specialist, offers its clients throughout the world innovative fashions that correspond to their desires at the best prices. Etam Developpement assures its employees and partners a quality environment to permit them to develop their creativity and professionalism to the maximum. Fi…
2001 Theurer Boulevard Winona, Minnesota 55987-1500 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Quality products and quality service—that's what Fastenal Company is all about! Fastenal Company sells nuts, bolts, screws, and other fasteners and related supplies (the company's original product line); power tools; cutting tools; hydraulics and pneumatics products; material handling products; janitorial supplies;…
One Liberty Lane Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Fisher Scientific International Inc. is committed to serving science. The company's global logistics infrastructure and distribution expertise, ability to source products around the world, alliances with third-party suppliers, and integrated supply of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products will continue to expand…
6301 Waterford Boulevard P.O. Box 26647 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73126-0647 U.S.A. Fleming Companies, Inc. is the largest food wholesaler in the United States. The company stocks the shelves of more than 3,500 supermarkets and other retail food stores in 42 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in several foreign countries. Fleming has shown exceptional innovation in meeting the changing…
3800 Southeast 22nd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Fred Meyer we are governed by beliefs that: Customers are essential, for without them we would have no business. Customers shop where they believe their wants and needs will be satisfied best. Satisfactory profits are essential, for without profits our business can neither grow nor satisfy the wants and needs of our…
1515 Broadway New York, New York 10036 U.S.A. Frederick Atkins Inc. is a nonprofit marketing organization that functions as a cooperative buying office for the department and specialty stores who own it and are its members. The company also conducts retail-marketing research studies for its members. It earns revenue from fees charged to members, based on each store's sales volume, and from privat…
60 Great Portland Street London W1N 5AJ United Kingdom Company Perpectives: Whether it shocks you or amuses you, fcuk certainly makes you think. French Connection Group plc is a leading retailer and wholesaler of its own in-house clothing and accessories designs. Led by its founder, Stephen Marks, French Connection has made waves--and profits--with its controversial advertising campaigns built on…
2999 Circle 75 Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With over 73 years of distribution expertise, our well positioned, regionally located distribution centers provide us with the unique ability to adapt our product and service lines to better suit our customers' needs. GPC's commitment and reputation for just-in-time service positions us as a critical partner in our custome…
2935 Northeast Parkway Atlanta Georgia 30360 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Since 1946, GF Health Products has been supplying the healthcare market with one of the broadest selections of high quality healthcare products and services. All of our products have been designed with a single objective--to enhance the quality of life of the people that use our products and their caregivers. GF Health Produ…
18301 Von Karman Avenue Suite 1100 Irvine, California 92612 U.S.A. Golden State Foods Corporation is a food processor and distributor, supplying more than 130 products to McDonald's Corporation, its only customer. The company's main products are hamburger patties, buns, ketchup, mayonnaise, and other sauces. Golden State is one of McDonald's largest suppliers, providing product to approximately 2…
11 Madison Avenue New York New York 10010 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Gould is both sales-oriented and customer-focused. It is currently operating at a sales level in excess of $1 billion. Gould Paper Corporation is a privately owned, New York City-based paper distributor, representing major domestic and offshore mills. The company's business is divided among 15 divisions, which offer newsprint, …
Westgate Brewery Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP331QT United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our objective for our bicentenary year and into the millennium is to become the leading pub retailer-brewer, in terms of profitability and market share, in the south of England. Located in eastern England, Greene King plc maintains a tradition of brewing beer in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, which began sometime be…
Route d'Aunay 501 Vire Cedex France Company Perspectives: We have a vocation: to propose the beautiful and useful for all occasions and place within reach all products that are esthetic, functional, and durable. It is this ambition that leads us to web creativity and industrialization on a daily basis. We have a trade: that of Table Service, that of the refinement of the pleasures of the table. I…
PO BOX 2345, 3B2 Westlea Swindon SN5 7HF United Kingdom Fast-growing GWR Group plc is the United Kingdom's leading commercial radio station group--in terms of number of radio stations owned; the company also has reached the government-imposed cap of 15 percent market share. GWR's flagship station is nationally operating Classic FM, which commands its classical music category with an average of so…
31250 Just Imagine Dr. Avon, Ohio 44011 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Manco's mission is to build a consumer products company that offers products and services to our customers that will bring quality and care to their lives. Our backyard, the United States, is our foundation for growth, and we will strive always to build new buying and selling partnerships globally. Quality products and caring pe…
20 North Orange Avenue Orlando, Florida 32801 U.S.A. Hughes Supply, Inc. is a wholesale distributor of a broad range of materials, equipment, and supplies to the construction industry. Their major product lines include electrical, plumbing, and electrical utility equipment; building materials; water and sewer products; heating and air conditioning equipment; and pipes, valves, and fittings. In fa…
155 Sixth St. New York, New York 10013 U.S.A. Although Jack Schwartz Shoes, Inc. ranks among America's largest privately-held shoe manufacturers, sales of its flagship British Knights athletic shoe brand pale in comparison to high profile competitors like Nike and Reebok. The company evolved from a stodgy manufacturer of men's dress shoes into a marketer of hip, urban-styled athletic footwear in …
15-24 132nd Street College Point, New York 11356 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Jetro Cash & Carry is the nation's leading wholesale grocer. Jetro introduces supermarket style wholesale shopping for retailers and institutional (foodservice) buyers throughout parts of the United States. With over 11,000 products at each location at your disposal. Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises Inc. is a private comp…
108 Princes Street Edinburgh EH2 3AA United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Menzies is a leading logistics support services group committed to quality and added value. After more than 150 years as a retailer, John Menzies plc (Menzies is pronounced 'Mingus') has redefined its role for the 21st century. The company is in the process of shedding all of its retail activities in order to become one of …
16th & Rockwell Streets Box 8000 Chicago, Illinois 60680 U.S.A. Under the parentage of Inland Steel since 1935, Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. is a Chicago-based steel concern, with plants in 29 U.S. cities. As a part of Inland's Materials Distribution Group, the company processes and distributes carbon, stainless and alloy steels through its "service centers." Joseph T. Ryerson, the founder of th…
152 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. is committed to creating a business that is flexible and responsive to prevailing conditions in the marketplace. We are positioned to accept whatever challenges are presented. Our history has shown that when times are bad, people turn to creative alternatives, and we've always positioned ours…
14-6 Dogenzaka 1-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8501 Japan Company Perspectives: Our goal is to create a lively, challenging corporate culture in which employees are proud to work. In terms of the company's philosophy, this translates into three corporate objectives: to have a vital, active organization; to take risks and meet new challenges; and to have a company that employees will find attractive…
882 West Seventh Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: MBC Holding Company operates a full-scale brewery in St. Paul, Minnesota. Today the brewery employs over 150 people and produces various proprietary brands of beer as well as a number of private label and contract brands of beer and water. The product line includes regular beer, light, non-alcoholic, malt liquor, and m…
107 Main Street Florenceville E7L 1B2 Canada Company Perspectives Today McCain Foods is a global leader among food processors. It makes nearly one-third of the French fried potatoes produced internationally and is known for appetizers, pizza, vegetables, desserts, entrees, oven meals, and other quality frozen foods on six continents. The remarkable success of McCain Foods is built on cutting edge…
One Post Street San Francisco California 94104 United States McKesson Corporation's journey to the highest ranking position in the wholesale distribution industry occurred over a period of many years. However, the changes in direction as well as management philosophies experienced by McKesson during its 150 years of business have resulted in a company that is resilient and secure in its future di…
One Post Street San Francisco, California 94104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: McKesson's mission is to advance the health of the healthcare system by advancing the success of our partners. McKesson Corporation on its web site describes itself as "the world's largest supply management and healthcare information technology company." With industry-leading operations in the United States, Canada, and …
216 16th Street, Suite 730 Denver, Colorado 80202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Meteor Industries Incorporated is a petroleum products marketing and distribution company that has shown exceptional growth and profitability while establishing itself as a major regional player. Since 1993 Meteor has successfully assimilated eleven acquisitions and in the process built one of the most extensive distri…
Suite 324, Park National Bank Building 5353 Wayzata Boulevard Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our strategic thrust is to further transition Michael Foods into a value-added food products company by being a leader in the food industry in introducing innovative food technology and customer solutions. The key to this strategy is "value-added," whether that is in the product…
6-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 Japan Appearing on everything from automobiles to agricultural goods, the Mitsubishi Corporation's three diamond logo has become one of the most familiar symbols in the world. Mitsubishi Group companies are represented in virtually every country in the world, and the company has had a dominant presence in the development of eastern Asia since the 1870…
389 John Downey Drive P.O. Box 1500 New Britain, Connecticut 06050 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of Moore Medical Corp. is to market competitively priced health-care products with delivery and service standards that meet or exceed customer expectations. Our goal of increasing share in the markets we serve will be achieved through a team of motivated employees that work in an environmen…
1293 S. Main Street Akron, Ohio 44301 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Myers Industries, Inc. is a diversified manufacturer of polymer and metal products for industrial, commercial, and consumer markets, and a nationwide wholesale distributor of tools, equipment, and supplies used in tire servicing and automotive underbody repair. Myers Industries has been traded publicly since 1971 and is listed on…
6 à 10 boulevard Foch 93807 Epinay sur Seine Cedex France Company Perspectives: The NAF NAF Group is winning back its clientele with both NAFNAF and Chevignon brands strengthened in France and abroad. The NAF NAF Group is poised to make its mark on fashion in the next millennium. France's Naf Naf SA is one of France's top ten women's clothing retailers, operating retail boutiques throughout the …
2900 Chemed Center 255 East 5th Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4729 U.S.A. National Sanitary Supply Co. is the world's largest distributor of janitorial supplies, but its name is more indicative of its goal than its actual status in the mid-1990s. For although National Sanitary led its industry, its operations were limited to 18 western, southern and midwestern states. Privately owned and operated…
40 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Over the past two decades, Nautica has become an international symbol of style, quality, and value. Throughout the years, we have kept pace with changing consumer preferences while staying true to the classic styling and modern sensibility that has given our products such broad appeal. We make it our business to understand …
7900 49th Avenue North New Hope, Minnesota 55428 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To be the premier worldwide provider of quality consumer software and entertainment products while maintaining the highest ethical standards with our employees and other stakeholders. Navarre Corporation is one of the largest independent distributors of compact discs, cassettes, and computer software in the United State…
101 Washington Blvd., P.O. Box 120015 Stamford, Connecticut 06912 U.S.A. Norelco Consumer Products Co. is a division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, a subsidiary of Philips Electronics N.V. of the Netherlands. Norelco is a leading manufacturer of men's personal grooming products, including electric razors, beard and moustache trimmers, and hair clippers. Over the past 50 years, …
463 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10018 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Norton's strategy is to increase sales to its existing customers, expand its distribution channels to include additional retailers and mass merchants, selectively expand existing product lines, and introduce new product lines in the women's segment. The company attempts to capitalize on what it believes to be a trend among i…
9101 Jameel Houston, Texas 77040 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: For more than a decade, Nutrition for Life International Inc. has provided thousands of individuals with the opportunity to achieve financial freedom and the means to a healthier and happier life by offering a superior range of health and nutritional products. Today Nutrition for Life International is a recognized leader in the health …
P.O. Box 3983 PSO House Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton Karachi Pakistan Company Perspectives We are committed to leadership in the energy market through competitive advantage in providing the highest quality petroleum products and services to our customers. The Pakistani government's move toward a nationalized oil sector began in 1974, with the passage of Petroleum Products (Federal Control) Act. Unde…
1031 Mendota Heights Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55120 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "The mission of Patterson Dental Company is to remain the leader in the dental marketplace by assessing, meeting and exceeding customer needs which provide tangible value for the customer and profitable growth opportunities for the company while providing personal and professional growth opportunities for our employe…
1200 State Fair Blvd. P. O. Box 4737 Syracuse, New York 13221-4737 U.S.A. Penn Traffic Company is one of the leading food retailers in the eastern United States. In early 1994 it had 232 supermarkets in operation throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, upstate New York, and northern West Virginia under the names "Big Bear" and "Big Bear Plus," "Quality Markets," "Riverside Markets," "Bi-Lo Foods," "P & C …
The Pentland Centre Lakeside Squires Lane Finchley London, Greater London N3 2QL United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Pentland Group Vision: To build the most desirable family of brands and businesses in the sports, leisure and fashion market worldwide. The Pentland Group plc owns and licenses some of the world's best-known shoe and sporting goods brands, including Speedo swimsuits; Ellesse and B…
6800 Paragon Place, Suite 500 Richmond, Virginia 23230 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Performance Food Group serves an integral role in the movement of food from the nation's farms to our dining tables. At the heart of the company's success is a focus on delivering exceptional customer service throughout its operations. Performance Food Group Company (PFG) distributes food and food-related products…
7800 Belfort Parkway, Suite 250 Jacksonville, Florida 32256 U.S.A. Within just a few years, Physician Sales & Service, Inc., has grown into the first national physician supply company in the United States. Following a series of acquisitions, PSS also became the leader in the $6 billion office-based physician supply market. Sales for the Jacksonville-based company reached $236 million in 1995, up …
100 Canton Road Kowloon Hong Kong Playmates Toys is a Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer whose American subsidiary, Playmates Toys Inc., is one of the leading marketers of toys in the United States. Founded in 1966, Playmates Toys entered the big leagues of the toy industry in 1988 when it purchased the license to manufacture action figures based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics. The "her…
4500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103 U.S.A. Premier Industrial Corporation is one of the United States' largest broad-line electronics distributors. It has a record of conservative yet outstanding performance: record earnings in 31 of 33 years as a publicly-traded company, and a balance sheet with 30 percent cash. Despite more than a dozen acquisitions, Premier Industrial Corporation has neve…
2829 South University Drive Fargo, North Dakota 58103 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to hire and promote people who grow professionally with the company, to continue strong employee achievement programs, and to be totally aware and knowledgeable of our customers' needs. Our vision consists of one strong and bold statement: 'We will strive for excellence and be the premier dealer grou…
2550 East 25th Street Los Angeles, California U.S.A. The Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. is the second-largest West Coast-based metals processing and distribution company in the United States. In 1997, the company operated more than three dozen metals service centers in 14 states, more than half of them in California. The company buys steel and nonferrous metals in bulk from primary producers and c…
1 Camp Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02140 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Despite the massive growth that Rounder has achieved, the three original founders still maintain an active role in Rounder's operations. Whether going over figures in the office; mastering, mixing, or producing albums; or taking to the road to seek out new talent, Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton-Levy, and Bill Nowlin remain at the…
Clydebank Business Park Clydebank, Glasgow G81 2RX United Kingdom Company Perspectives: SRH is successfully focused within the media sector: Our approach to serving local audiences, in both commercial radio and weekly newspapers, has delivered an impressive track record. All our radio services are ranked first and second in terms of their market share of listening within their broadcast areas. Si…
109 Northpark Boulevard Covington, Louisiana 70433-5001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: SCP Pool Corporation's mission is to provide exceptional value to its customers and suppliers, in order to provide exceptional return to its shareholders, while providing exceptional opportunities to its employees. ... As the leading distributor in the industry, SCP Pool Corporation's strategies are to promote th…
4916 North Royal Atlanta Drive Tucker, Georgia 30085 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: SED International, Inc., founded in 1980, is a leading provider of computer hardware, wireless communications and e-business solutions to channel partners throughout the United States and Latin America. SED International delivers world-class service offerings including flexible financing, end-user fulfillment, web h…
255 Shoreline Drive Second Floor Redwood City, California 94065 U.S.A. Sega of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly-held, Japan-based Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and a leading manufacturer and distributor of video games and accessories in the American marketplace. The company oversees Sega Enterprises' operations in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Sega of America markets and d…
65, Avenue Edouard Vaillant 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt France Company Perspectives Sephora is a visionary beauty-retail concept founded in France in 1969 and acquired by Paris-based LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's leading luxury products group, in 1997. Sephora's unique, open-sell environment features over 250 classic and emerging brands across a broad range of product categories i…
4700 South Boyle Avenue Los Angeles, California 90058 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With over 125 years of success, the same conviction drives the business and future of Smart & Final, its ability to deliver consistent customer satisfaction and value. Smart & Final provides customer value through low warehouse prices, convenient store locations, and personalized customer service. Store personnel h…
6606 W. Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23260 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: 'Analysts come and analysts go. When times are good in agriculture, there are analysts who predict that population growth has overtaken our ability to produce, and thus agriculture will always be good. Then when favorable weather in the major producing regions results in two or three bin-busting crops at the same time that…
2201 Miller Road Wilson, North Carolina 27893 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to be the most respected purchaser and processor of tobacco and wool products in the world. Standard Commercial Corporation is involved in two main business segments--tobacco and wool. The company operates as one of the largest leaf tobacco dealers in the world and is a leading wool trading concern. It purch…
4201 Southwest Freeway P.O. Box 1229 Houston, Texas 77251-1229 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The total capabilities of Sterling Electronics brings to the marketplace advanced products and services through a unified network of people and facilities, all committed to sound sales and earnings growth. Sterling Electronics Corp. distributes electronic components and subsystems. Its principal customers,…
1 Logan Square Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 U.S.A. Sun Distributors L.P. is a leading industrial distribution firm. The company sells more than 100,000 products and related services in three main areas of operation: fluid power, glass, and maintenance items. Sun's customers are located throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Founded as a subsidiary of an oil company, the company was…
3233 Newmark Drive Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 U.S.A. Although its operations were limited to six midwestern states, Super Food Services Inc. ranked as one of the largest food distributors in the United States in the mid-1990s. In addition to its core wholesale services, the company offered its retailing customers advertising and promotions, private label products, data processing, accounting and data…
1390 Enclave Parkway Houston, Texas 77077-2099 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: SYSCO's Mission--Helping Our Customers Succeed. It's the foundation o f the decisions and actions taken by our employees on a daily basis. Attention to detail, going the extra mile and simply being available for any need enhances the level of service each customer receives, an d ultimately benefits customers in their dail…
1400 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, California 94304 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: TAB provides information storage and retrieval solutions in office environments where efficient access to information is critical to success TAB not only provides good ideas based on 45 years' experience, but also provides the products, services, installation, and training that improve the way work flows as the result of…
5350 Tech Data Drive Clearwater, Florida 34620 U.S.A. Tech Data Corporation is one of the largest distributors of personal computer products in the United States. With an 11 percent market share, Tech Data is third largest among the nation's microcomputer wholesalers, behind Ingram Micro and Merisel. The company's customer base consists of over 50,000 value-added resellers and retail dealers loca…
300 Pike Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The David J. Joseph Company will focus on deepening customer relation ships. We will be the leading provider of value added services to the steel, metals and related industries. We will extend our global reac h in concert with SHV and affiliates. The Company will seek to manage its business portfolio for earnings growth and inves…
14800 San Pedro Avenue San Antonio, Texas 78232-3733 U.S.A. Based in San Antonio, Texas, The Gambrinus Company imports, brews, and distributes beers on a regional and national basis. The company is owned by its chief executive officer, Carlos Alvarez, who was instrumental in introducing the Mexican beer Corona Extra to the United States. It is now America's top imported beer, after surpassing Hei…
Quadrant 55-57 High Street Windsor Berkshire SL4 1LP United Kingdom Company Perspectives Morgan aims to use its skills effectively to make technically superior engineering products that are designed to meet customer needs and maximise shareholder value. Inherent in this mission is our intention to conduct Morgan's business in a responsible manner. Based near London, The Morgan Crucible Company pl…
600 Madison Avenue 26th Floor New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. The Peak Technologies Group, Inc., is the major international full-service distributor and systems integrator of bar-code data-collection and wireless data-communications equipment and systems, focusing primarily on industrial applications and certain niche retail applications. The company's distribution and system integration operatio…
45 Brunswick Avenue Edison, New Jersey 08818 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Tops' business strategy is to be the dominant retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics in each of its markets by developing customer loyalty through a marketing program that emphasizes price, service, and selection. Starting with a tiny store in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Leslie S. Turchin developed Tops Applian…
14901 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, Florida 32837 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Tupperware conducts its business through a single business segment, manufacturing and marketing a broad line of high-quality consumer products for the home. The core of Tupperware's product line consists of food storage containers which preserve freshness through the well-known Tupperware seals. Tupperware also has …
10 Pictsweet Drive Bells, Tennessee 38006 U.S.A. United Foods, Inc., is a major processor and marketer of frozen vegetables in the United States. With facilities for processing and cold storage in Bells, Tennessee; Ogden, Utah; and Santa Maria, California, United Foods markets nearly 70 percent of its output under the Pictsweet brand, which it built into a national brand during the 1990s. While t…
1280 Santa Anita Court Woodland, California 95776 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Valley Media Inc. is a recognized leader in the distribution of music and video entertainment products, including CDs, cassettes, video, DVD and games. Through the Company's Full-line Distribution business group, Valley provides products and services to more than 6,600 retailers operating through more than 42,000 tradi…
600 York Street Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Wakefern, generations of families have served generations of their customers' families. Although they have grown from the small 'Mom and Pop' stores of the 1940s, most of the Member companies of Wakefern are still family owned and operated businesses--many with second, third and even fourth generations involved. Many of t…
47-05 Metropolitan Avenue Ridgewood, New York 11385 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Western Beef, Inc. operates 19 high-volume supermarkets, and is the largest and most visible warehouse supermarket chain in the New York metropolitan area. The company takes great pride in knowing the neighborhoods where its stores are located. Not only does the Company provide a full range of value-priced perishable…
11760 Berea Road Cleveland, Ohio 44111 U.S.A. White Consolidated Industries Inc. (WCI), part of the Electrolux Group since 1986, manufactures and markets a wide variety of appliances for Electrolux's North American operations. Perhaps most recognized in the United States among WCI's holdings are the brand names of Viking and White sewing machines, Eureka vacuum cleaners, appliances under the Phil…
380 Middlesex Avenue Carteret, New Jersey 07008 U.S.A. White Rose, Inc. is the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the New York City metropolitan area. In 1997 it was supplying more than 18,000 food and nonfood items to more than 1,600 stores from Maryland to New England, especially supermarkets and chains in New York City, Long Island, and northern New Jersey. About 850 grocery, fr…
1000 Milwaukee Avenue Glenview, Illinois 60025-2495 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Zenith Electronics Corporation has a proud heritage of leadership in home entertainment products. For more than eight decades, beginning with the advent of radio, the Zenith name has been synonymous with quality and innovation. A pioneer in electronics technology, Zenith has invented countless industry-leading develo…
