4900 Georgia Pacific Center Atlanta Georgia 30303 United States Fuqua Industries is a conglomerate with a history of acquiring, reorganizing and then selling companies. This may seem like an unstable or risky way to conduct a multimillion dollar business, but Fuqua Industries has grown steadily since its inception in 1965. One of the keys to Fuqua's success is that it concentrates on those operat…
12-1, Yuraku-cho 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Fuji Electric is a manufacturer of electric machinery, components, and appliances. Most of its customers are other manufacturers who either use Fuji products or incorporate them into their own products. Because Fuji does not make television sets or stereos, it is virtually unknown outside of Japan. But what Fuji lacks in public recognition, it m…
1615 Poydras Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 U.S.A. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FMI) is engaged in exploring, mining, producing, processing, and marketing natural resources. Commodities include phosphate rock, phosphate fertilizers, sulfur, oil, natural gas, copper, gold, and other natural resources. It ranks as the largest U.S. producer of phosphate fertilizer and one of the largest independent c…
706 Mission Street San Francisco, California 94103 U.S.A. Fritz Companies is one of the largest firms in the integrated logistics field. Extending well beyond the company's original business of customs brokerage, integrated logistics comprises an array of services that supports the entire import and export process. These include air- and ocean-freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, invent…
8044 Montgomery Rd. Cincinnati, Ohio 45236 U.S.A. Future Now, Inc. is one of the largest computer resellers in the United States, supplying various computer support services through more than 25 offices in 19 states. In addition to providing direct sales to business, Future Now is also a leader in computer consulting services, and, after experiencing rapid growth in the late 1980s and early 1990s…
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…
180 South Clinton Avenue Rochester, New York 14646-0700 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We commit ourselves to the following values that must guide our performance each and every day. We listen and respond to customers' expectations at all times, determined to be their first choice. We conduct our business guided by the highest standards of ethics. We build a diverse team of employees, hiring and pr…
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8211 Japan Company Perspectives: The rapid expansion of the Internet is dramatically changing individual lifestyles and the conduct of business throughout the world, presenting tremendous new challenges and opportunities. We are determined to help our customers succeed in this dynamic new era by focusing squarely on their needs, and by leveraging our t…
322 Lake Hazeltine Drive Chaska, Minnesota 55318 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: FSI International, Inc. is a successful supplier, preferred by the semiconductor industry in strategic technology segments, proactively providing high value solutions with consistent performance; high reliability; on-time delivery; competitive cost; total support. FSI International, Inc., a leading producer of automated…
One Atlantic Center, Suite 5000 1201 W. Peachtree Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 U.S.A. Fuqua Enterprises, Inc., through its principal subsidiaries, is a leading supplier of processed leather to manufacturers of finished leather goods and a growing manufacturer of medical products for the institutional and home health care markets. In 1995 the company changed its name from Vista Resources, I…
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 106-8620 Japan Company Perspectives Fujifilm will constantly strive to develop superior technologies and to continue to cultivate an imaging and information culture. As a global company fully trusted by both customers and society itself, we aim to make innovative use of the most advanced technologies to create beautiful images and wide-ranging information…
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…
One Lincoln Centre 5400 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1025 Dallas, Texas 75240 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As we go forward, we will diligently continue the strategy that has brought us to this point. We will target acquisitions and alliances that offer synergy with our existing operations, maximize utilization of our distribution network and capabilities, and represent both efficient use of capital and pr…
2901 Tasman Drive, Suite 109 Santa Clara, California 95054-1169 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Fresh Choice's goal is to create a distinct dining experience that combines the selection, quality, and ambiance of full-service, casual restaurants with the convenience and low-price appeal of traditional buffet restaurants. Now entering its second decade, California-based Fresh Choice, Inc. is a chain o…
1145 Empire Central Place Dallas, Texas 75247-4309 U.S.A. Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. was, in the mid-1990s, the largest temperature-controlled trucking company in North America. The company's temperature-controlled less-than-truckload (LTL) operation was the largest in the United States and the only one offering regularly scheduled nationwide service, including multicompartment refriger…
100 Brickstone Square, Fifth Floor Andover, Massachusetts 01810 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: FTP Software, Inc. is a technology leader in the development of infrastructure software for reliable, secure and manageable electronic commerce and exchange of information across public and private networks. The company's mission is "to be the market leader in providing infrastructure software solutions f…
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…
6000 Perimeter Drive Dublin, Ohio 43107 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Frigidaire, we believe appliance design isn't just about the product; it's about you, the consumer. It's about solving your time and space problems. Helping you achieve the look you want. And eliminating some of the inconveniences you deal with on a daily basis. The result is a family of appliances engineered to meet and exce…
12015 East 46th Ave. Denver, Colorado 80239-3116 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Frontier Airlines, Inc. is a low-fare, full-service airline based in Denver, Colorado. Principally serving markets abandoned by Continental Airlines during that carrier's downsizing of its Denver hub in 1993 and 1994, the Company currently operates routes linking its Denver hub to 14 cities in 11 states covering the wes…
7701 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas 75024-4099 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission Statement: To be the world's favorite snack and always within arm's reach. Frito-Lay Company is the world leader in the salty snack category, controlling more than 35 percent of the world market in snack chips and 60 percent in the United States. Among the company's well-known brands are five that generate annual s…
5200 Old Orchard Road Skokie, Illinois 60077 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: [Searle's] mission is to bring to the market innovative, value-added healthcare products that satisfy unmet medical needs. Skokie, Illinois-based G.D. Searle & Co. is a mid-sized pharmaceutical firm owned entirely by chemical producer Monsanto Company. Searle concentrates on developing, manufacturing, and marketing pharmace…
2800 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to be a respected leader in the food service and hospitality industries. We guarantee our customers quality products that provide real value, with the service they expect, in clean, pleasant surroundings. We dedicate ourselves to sound management practices and effective human relations, while returning maximum …
5000 Sears Tower 233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. Fruit of the Loom, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of family apparel, is America's biggest seller of men's briefs. The company's products also include underwear for men, women, and children, as well as T-shirts, activewear, casualwear, and clothing for children. As of the late 1990s, the company's brands, which includ…
3437 East Main Street Claremont, North Carolina 28610 U.S.A. North Carolina-based Fresh Foods, Inc., formerly known as WSMP, Inc., is a holding company for a variety of food preparation and restaurant businesses primarily in the Southeast, including: Pierre Foods, which prepares precooked red meats; Claremont Restaurant Group, which is responsible for all restaurant activities; and Mom 'n' Pop's …
350 5th Avenue Suite #6617 New York, New York 10118 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Fubu is about Pride and Respect in what you wear and who you are. Fubu is one of the fastest growing apparel companies in the American fashion industry, producing a variety of clothing and accessories ranging from baseball caps and sweatshirts to men's semi-formal suits. The company was conceived and founded by Daymo…
1855 Boston Road Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: What sets Friendly's apart from its competitors is its unparalleled reputation for premium frozen desserts and toppings. After all, Friendly's began over 60 years ago as an ice cream shop. Even though its founders, the Blakes, added hamburgers to the Friendly's menu early on, for most customers through the decades, a tri…
17666 Fitch Avenue Irvine, California 92614 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our company founder, R.C. Hoiles, left a legacy based on the principles of voluntarism and the libertarian philosophy. Those legacy values--Integrity, Self Responsibility, Respect for Individual Freedom, Community and Life-Long Learning&mdashe the bedrock on which Freedom Communications operates today. We call it the Freedom…
1 Beresford Street Dublin 7 Ireland Company Perspectives: Fyffes' principal objectives are: To increase the Group's revenues and earnings based on the growing worldwide demand for fresh produce. To continually find better ways to work with its suppliers, increase efficiency and meet its customers' needs. To maximise the returns earned by shareholders on their investment. To provide interesting an…
101 South Hanley Road Saint Louis, Missouri 63105 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission Statement: To Become the Industry's Undisputed Leaders as an Innovative Furniture Manufacturer and in the Process to Deliver a Significantly Improved Shareholder Value. Furniture Brands International, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of residential furniture in the United States. Its subsidiaries include Br…
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…
D-69465 Weinheim Germany Company Perspectives: 1. The Freudenberg Group must remain broadly diversified; it is this structure which lends it its valuable stability. In belonging to the group as a whole, the various business operations gain a special, shared identity and a support permitting them to gear their strategy to long-term planning. 2. The Freudenberg Group must remain a 100 percent famil…
Mercury House, 101 Front St. Hamilton HM12 Bermuda Company Perspectives: The Company's vision is to provide the customers with a flexible and reliable transportation service, and use this flexibility to develop unique industrial relations that will give material benefits to the customers as well as the Company. Legally a Bermuda corporation, Frontline Ltd. is a shipping company operated out of Os…
Gate City Ohsaki East Tower 11-2 Osaki 1-chrome Sinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0032 Japan Company Perspectives: We, Fuji Electric, pledge as responsible corporate citizens in a global society to strengthen our trust with communities, customers, and partners. Our mission is to contribute to prosperity, encourage creativity, and seek harmony with the environment. Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer of…
Hauptstrasse 137 D-58675 Hemer Germany Company Perspectives: Grohe is the leading global brand for high-quality fittings and sanitary systems. We continue to expand our brand's presence in all economic regions worldwide in order to strengthen its competitiveness and safeguard our company's independence. We focus on water technology products and systems, continually advancing the standards of qual…
7550 IH 10 West, Suite 400 San Antonio, Texas 78229 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our value proposition to clients is to optimize their business performance by offering diverse strategic solutions that capitalize on growth opportunities within new and existing markets. We will sustain long-term client relationships by providing measurement-based, solutions-focused marketing consulting services lev…
#21-00 Alexandra Point 438 Alexandra Road 119958 Singapore Company Perspectives: Our mission is: To be a world-class multinational enterprise providing superior returns to our shareholders, excellent value for our customers and a rewarding career for our employees. Our long-term vision and strategic direction is: To be a world-class multinational enterprise with an Asian base, providing superior …
1030 N. Old World Third Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Usinger's is a one of a kind, nationally recognized family business devoted to the craft of sausage making. Feinschmeckers (gourmets) will discover over 70 varieties of old world sausage. From a better bratwurst to an authentic beerwurst, superior German-style wurst doesn't get any better than Usinger's. Fred U…
8200 Jones Branch Drive McLean, Virginia 22102-3110 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Freddie Mac is a shareholder-owned corporation whose people are dedicated to improving the quality of life by making the American dream of decent, accessible housing a reality. We accomplish this mission by linking Main Street to Wall Street--purchasing, securitizing and investing in home mortgages, and ultimately pr…
1615 Poydras Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 U.S.A. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. is engaged in exploring, mining, producing, processing, and marketing metals. It is one of the world's largest and lowest-cost producers of copper, and it controls the single largest gold reserve in the world. Its principal asset is its Grasberg mine, in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), the western half of th…
Blankenstein 142 7940 AC Meppel The Netherlands Company Perspectives: Strategy. Friesland Coberco is focusing on improving the quality of turnover and the profitability of operations. In this context, Friesland Coberco concentrates on those selected markets where it can establish a strong position for branded products. Full attention is being given to increasing market penetration and expanding t…
2320 Creve Coeur Mill Road Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The "We" in Weber truly makes the difference. Based in the St. Louis suburb of Maryland Heights, Missouri, Fred Weber, Inc. is an employee-owned company that through ten subsidiaries is involved in three service areas. Fred Weber's construction services, acting as a general contractor, offers a full range of …
55 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Mitchel Field, New York 11553 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With the ongoing worldwide expansion of telecommunications capabilities, Frequency Electronics is well positioned to meet the demands of this rapidly expanding marketplace. Based in Mitchel Field, New York, Frequency Electronics, Inc. (FEI) is a leading research and development company devoted to the advanced co…
7-7-1 Nakagaito Daito City Osaka 574-0013 Japan Company Perspectives: The digital revolution continues throughout the world, and in the years ahead we will continue to promote the digital sector and work to attain a secure position for the Funai Group in the global marketplace. The Funai Group will continue to work together to maximize corporate value. We earnestly seek the support and understand…
8800 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby, British Columbia V5J 5K3 Canada Company Perspectives: As part of its overall strategy, Future Shop offers its products at the lowest price in Canada ... provides customers with a well-trained sales staff; generates and maintains a high level of consumer awareness through extensive advertising and frequent promotional sales events; offers a full-service, discount sty…
3800 Southeast 22nd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: An important part of Fred Meyer's competitive advantage is its emphasis on national brand products, such as Levi's, Jockey, Arrow, Vanity Fair, Columbia Sportswear, Nike, Keds, Kitchen Aid, Krups, Sony, Pioneer, Kohler, and Makita. Also included are many private-label products that offer high-quality alternatives at lo…
100 Moody Court Thousand Oaks, California 91360 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Baja Fresh is all about choices that fit the way you eat. A subsidiary of Wendy's International, Inc., Fresh Enterprises, Inc. is a Thousand Oaks, California-based company that operates the Baja Fresh Mexican Grill chain of more than 300 fast-casual restaurants located in some 26 states and Washington, D.C. Baja Fresh tr…
1855 Boston Road Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our vision is to be the leading casual full service restaurant/ice cream shoppe and premium retail ice cream brand in the Eastern United States--known for operations excellence, great signature foods, famous ice cream shoppe desserts, sparkling clean facilities, prompt, friendly service and dedicated, talented people--re…
7701 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas 75024-4099 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In 1932, two young entrepreneurs independently started two separate companies that were thousands of miles apart. Both men had the same objective in mind, and both shared the same basic business philosophy: "Provide the customer with a product of the highest quality and value; sell it for a fair profit; and make service a fund…
555 12th Street, Suite 1450 Oakland California 94607 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Franz Inc. has thrived by making it easy for Lisp users to play leading roles in the software industry, and continuously striving to introduce new functionality and features. Further, Franz Inc. understands that it is critical to grow the Lisp market--special academic pricing, educational tools and scholarship progra…
3021 78th Street Norway Iowa 52318 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our mission is to convert the world to natural and organic products. Based in Norway, Iowa, Frontier Natural Products Co-Op bills itself as the nation's largest supplier of organic herbs and spices, selling to natural products stores and specialty stores in the United States and Canada. The company manufactures products, sources agric…