6-1, Ohtemachi, 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 Japan Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., a leader in biotechnology, is one of the world's largest producers of amino acids. The company also produces and markets pharmaceuticals, chemicals, foods, alcoholic beverages, fertilizers, veterinary medicines, and agricultural chemicals. Kyowa Hakko is active in the research and development of fermentation and chem…
Salhia Complex Fahed Al Salem Street Post Office Box 26565 Safat 13126 Kuwait Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is the state-owned holding company for all state-owned companies active in the different sectors of the Kuwait oil industry, the largest of that is Kuwait National Petroleum Company. Before Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990, KPC was the most dynamic of the Arab national oil companies. It…
Three Lakes Drive Northfield, Illinois 60093 U.S.A. Kraft General Foods was formed in March of 1989, following Philip Morris's acquisition of Kraft, Inc. in December of the previous year. The diversified tobacco giant's first major push into the food industry came in 1985 when it acquired General Foods Corporation. After completing the Kraft acquisition, Philip Morris combined the two food compan…
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 &Dollar;2.4 billion ahead of those of its closest competitor, Unilerver, an more than double those of Revlon and Shiseido. It boasts a world-wi…
One Quality Street Lexington, Kentucky 40507 U.S.A. KU Energy Corporation provides electric service to about 440,000 people in 77 Kentucky and 5 Virginia counties. Through its primary subsidiary, Kentucky Utilities Company, it operates seven power generating stations. A leading institution in the state, Kentucky Utilities Company has grown steadily during its 80-plus years of service to the regio…
Warren Drive Prestatyn Clwyd LL19 7HU United Kingdom The first and most successful grocery discounter to operate in the United Kingdom, Kwik Save developed the highly popular--and profitable--retailing strategy of selling a limited range of branded products very cheaply. This strategy, made possible through a combination of low overheads and strict central control, has resulted in a network of we…
One Plaza Center Box HP-3 High Point, North Carolina 27261 U.S.A. LADD Furniture, Inc., one of the largest residential furniture manufacturers in the United States, designs, manufactures, and sells furniture through its ten furniture manufacturing subsidiaries. In the mid-1990s, LADD owned 26 manufacturing facilities, including nine in North Carolina, five in Virginia, and one in Mexico. The comp…
1284 N. Telegraph Road Monroe, Michigan 48162-3390 U.S.A. The La-Z-Boy Chair Company is the largest independent manufacturer of upholstered furniture in the United States and third overall in the manufacture of residential furniture. The La-Z-Boy company enjoys near-universal name recognition; its name, in fact, has become synonymous with the recliner. Major subsidiaries include La-Z-Boy Canada L…
3285 Bedford Ch. Montreal, Quebec H3S 1G5 Canada A leading manufacturer of recycled newsprint and other paper products, Kruger Inc. is the largest, privately owned forest products company in Canada. During the mid-1990s, Kruger produced 1.8 million metric tons of paper products per year. The company's two largest paper mills were located in Bromptonville and Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. Aside from the…
18550 N.E. Riverside Parkway Portland, Oregon 97230-4975 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: LaCrosse stands for the highest quality rugged footwear you can find, built so people who work and play outdoors can do it without worrying about their feet. It's a reputation we're proud of because we earned it the hard way, by holding ourselves accountable for the performance of each and every boot we make. Af…
5770 Miami Lakes Drive Miami Lakes, Florida 33014-2418 U.S.A. L. Luria & Son, Inc. is a century-old, Florida-based retailer of jewelry, gifts, housewares, and electronics. Jewelry sales account for 44 percent of Luria's sales; tabletop items, giftware, clocks, and the like account for 38 percent; and consumer electronics, including cameras and home office equipment, and housewares, including lugg…
P.O. Box 83 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Krispy Kreme is one of the world's leading producers of doughnuts, selling more than three million doughnuts a day and more than one billion a year. In fact, Krispy Kreme is the largest maker of yeast-raised doughnuts in the world--pastries that are distinctively light and full of flavor. Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporatio…
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho Fushimi-ku Kyoto 612-8501 Japan Company Perspectives "To be a creative company that continues to grow"--that has been the Kyocera ("Kyocera" as a consolidated group) mission since Kyocera Corporation was founded in 1959, reflecting our unswerving commitment to shareholders. As we plan our future by "always seeking better ways," continuous growth will remain a top priority. B…
44 Highland Drive Kohler, Wisconsin 53044 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From potteries in Mexico and China, to showrooms in Japan and France, KOHLER ideas, craftsmanship and technology are at work today leading the way to more gracious living in plumbing products, exquisite furniture, engines and generators, hospitality and real estate. Kohler Company is one of the largest privately operated firms…
Burgemeester Rijnderslaan 20 1185 MC Amstelveen The Netherlands Company Perspectives: For decades, KPMG has been serving companies with international interests. We know it takes more than sheer numbers of people and offices to build a meaningful global capability that's responsive to the marketplace. It takes a sound strategy, implemented by highly skilled teams of professionals--individuals who …
6060 North Central Expressway Suite 100 Dallas, Texas 75206 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "La Douzaine" (the Baker's Dozen) is a guiding set of principles practiced by la Madeleine officers, directors, managers and associates in their daily interaction with each other and their guests: Joie--We create a feeling of joie de servir in all of our relationships; Food--We have an uncompromising commitme…
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 255-263 D-47139 Duisburg Germany Company Perspectives: The Duisburg-based König Brauerei, with its premium beer König Pilsener and the alcohol-free Pilsener Kelts, is one of the most successful of German breweries. The company, founded in 1858, and the slogan, 'Heute ein König' (Today a king), have become well-known far beyond Germany's borders. König Brauerei GmbH & C…
11075 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 225 Los Angeles, California 90025 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Koo Koo Roo appeals to a wide range of people who look for good tasting, freshly prepared, moderately priced food, and who also appreciate menu items that are wholesome and healthy. The sights and smells of fresh food preparation, such as turkey carving and salad tossing, are displayed in glass-encl…
Labatt House, BCE Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 200 Post Office Box 811 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3 Canada Labatt Brewing Company Limited, acquired in 1995 by Belgian-based Interbrew S.A., holds the number two position, trailing Molson Companies Ltd., in the Canadian brewing market (by market share). Its Canadian nationwide brands include Labatt Blue (the top-selling beer in Canada), Labatt ICE, Labat…
Klausstrasse 4 CH-8008 Zurich Switzerland Company Perspectives: Our mission is to become the most successful branded food company in Europe. We will attain that goal through our high standard product range and through our consistent acquisition policy. Nevertheless, economic success is not everything. For this reason, we cultivate a corporate philosophy that, internally as well as externally, pro…
1-2-47 Shikitsu-higashi Naniwa-ku Osaka 556-8601 Japan Company Perspectives: Ever since the founding of the company back in 1890, Kubota has been contributing to the progress of society through its manufacturing activities and technological developments. Its business operations have expanded into a wide range of fields covering machinery, pipe systems, basic structural materials, environmental fa…
PO Box 8, Kartanontie 1 FIN-00331 Helsinki Finland Company Perspectives: Kone's innovative products and comprehensive services are designed to enhance the value and usefulness of our customers' property. Customer include planners, developers, builders and owners of public and private facilities. Kone's commitment to long-term customer support ensures reliability in its products and services and q…
7F, Korean Air Operations Center 1370 Gonghang-Dong, Kangso-Ku Seoul Korea Company Perspectives: Before privatization, the company was a small regional airline, lacking in resources like aircraft, network and managerial efficiency. Just seven months after Choong Hoon Cho, Chairman of The Hanjin Group took over, new flights were launched to Japan and Southeast Asia. Korean Air has gone a long way-…
11130 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300 Reston, Virginia 20191-4329 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Lafarge combines the vast resources of a large company with the responsiveness of a small local supplier, offering the best of both worlds. Lafarge Corporation, a U.S. holding company, is the largest construction materials company in North America. With more than 500 facilities in 44 states and all prov…
N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive Menomonee Falls Wisconsin 53051-5660 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Kohl's mission is to be the leading family-focused, value-oriented, specialty department store offering quality exclusive and national brand merchandise to the customer in an environment that is convenient, friendly and exciting. Kohl's Corporation is one of the largest discount department store chains in …
26-2, Nishishinjuku 1-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0512 Japan Company Perspectives: From its origins as a photographic materials supplier more than 120 years ago, Konica Corporation has grown into a leading company in the global photographic and information imaging industries that is recognized for the excellence and innovativeness of its products. While emphasizing a "customer first" policy, Kon…
358 S. Main St. Burlington, North Carolina 27215 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: LabCorp is at the forefront of providing crucial information for disease management. Applications include sophisticated HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C diagnosis and monitoring, oncology, and genetics. It also offers the most up-to-date techniques for clinical trials testing, where it assists pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and…
Three Lakes Drive Northfield, Illinois 60093 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We're there at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and anytime in between. You can find our brands at a French hypermarket, in a vending machine in Japan, or in any American grocery store. Around the globe, in 140 countries, our 117,000 employees are dedicated to bringing the world its favorite foods. Brands like Kraft, Jacobs, Ph…
711-2 Koehler Avenue Ronkonkoma, New York 11779-7410 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Among leading companies designing and manufacturing protective garments for industry, municipalities, and the burgeoning healthcare field, Lakeland Industries' products have established and maintained their global reputation for overall quality. Indeed, our products have long been recognized as the field's gold stan…
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…
6-1, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8185 Japan Company Perspectives: Kyowa Hakko will contribute to the health and well being of people worldwide by creating new value with the pursuit of advancements in life science and technology. Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. is a research-based company that develops and manufacturers prescription medicines, amino acids, fine chemicals, and food additives and i…
600 3rd Avenue, 34th Floor New York, New York 10016 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: L-3 Communication's goal is to be the leading mezzanine supplier to prime contractors. The company will do so by investing in its core technologies and acquiring companies that enhance or complement its current technologies. L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., through its L-3 Communications Corp. subsidiary, operates …
1 Stickley Drive Manlius, New York 13104-0480 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our corporate mission is to offer honest craftsmanship, inherent value, and unmatched service. Our goal is to be recognized by the discerning customer as the finest solid wood furniture manufacturer in the world. Founded in 1900 by Leopold and John George Stickley, L. and J.G. Stickley, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer …
1284 North Telegraph Road Monroe, Michigan 48162-3390 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are pleased to be identified as the largest furniture manufacturer and marketer in America. But our primary goal is to be the best at what we do, and in the process, provide our shareholders with a proper return on their investment and our employees with a great working environment, adequate compensation for the…
Nakkastepe, Azizbey Sok. No. 1, Kuzguncuk 81207 Istanbul Turkey Company Perspectives: Our goal is to play a pioneering role in improving the life quality of Turkish people. Koç (pronounced "coach") is a name immediately recognized in Turkey, but virtually unknown elsewhere. It is the name of several of Turkey's most prominent companies, including Koç Holding A.S., the largest industrial group i…
17 Corstorphine Road, Murrayfield Edinburgh EH12 6DD United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The first Kwik-Fit Centre was opened on McDonald Road in Edinburgh in 1971 by Sir Tom Farmer. Today, the Kwik-Fit Group is one of the largest automotive parts repair and replacement specialists in the world. Kwik-Fit Holdings plc, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the largest auto repair chain in Europe, as w…
84 Eccleston Square London SW1V 1PX United Kingdom Company Perspectives: We are committed to continuous innovation, seeking breakthroughs across all our operations. Lafarge Cement UK, formerly Blue Circle Industries PLC, became in 2001 the U.K. cement division of French construction materials firm Lafarge S.A. Lafarge Cement is the exclusive manufacturer and marketer of Blue Circle cement, an int…
Salhia Complex Fahed Al Salem Street P.O. Box 26565 Safat 13126 Kuwait Company Perspectives: Our mission is to manage and execute KPC's integrated activities worldwide in the most efficient and responsible way. We also hope to promote shareholder value and ensure optimum exploitation of Kuwait's hydrocarbon resources. Our other important duties are to contribute to Kuwait's economy, develop natio…
167 Samsong-dong, Kangnam-gu Seoul 135-791 South Korea Company Perspectives: KEPCO of the future will be a major world player that provides all customers with the best electric power products and services available. State-owned Korea Electric Power Corporation, also known as Kepco, is in the process of dismantling its more than 40-year monopoly of South Korea's electric power industry. Since 2001…
111 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: KPF is driven by design intent, not a predetermined design style, and strives to create structures that are intimately connected to function and context, and that achieve a degree of craft and detail that elevates them to the highest level of both beauty and practicality. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates P.C. is an architectur…
900 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Kroll Inc., the world's leading independent risk consulting company, provides a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial, security and technology services to help clients reduce risks, solve problems, and capitalize on opportunities. Headquartered in New York with more than 60 offices on six continents, Kroll serv…
9-1, 2-ga, Namdaemoon-ro Jung-gu Seoul 100-703 South Korea Company Perspectives: Our vision is to be the leading bank in Asia. To realize this vision, we will value and foster our four Kookmin Bank aspirations: to set the standards for excellence in customer service by offering competitive financial products and services supported by choice, convenience, and ease of access and information; to del…
370 Knollwood St., Suite 500 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103-1880 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Strategic Philosophy: All products we make in our stores will have a taste and quality that are second to none. The starting point in controlling product quality is controlling the quality and freshness of the ingredients. We will be thoroughly prepared to execute growth initiatives when they become…
1001 Brickell Bay Drive Miami, Florida 33131 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Kos is committed to being a leading provider of specialty pharmaceuticals. Our Company will improve human health and quality of life through our innovation in drug-delivery systems, product development and commercialization. The Kos culture, rich in spirit, fosters peak performance for the benefit of patients, health-care p…
Friedrich-Koenig-Strasse 4 D-97080 Würzburg Germany Company Perspectives: Our customers inspire our policies. Our workforce is our greatest asset. Our innovations secure our future. Our commitment is to quality. Our duty is to society. Our Objectives: To expand the frontiers of technology according to our motto 'Innovation is timeless.' To become the technological leader in prime markets. To exp…
Kuwait International Airport PO Box 394 Safat 13004 State of Kuwait Company Perspectives: Kuwait Airways aims to re-establish its network to reach more than 46 countries around the globe with a firm commitment to providing the finest service and comfort to passengers while continuing to rank safety as one of its highest priorities. Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) is the flag carrier of Kuwait. T…
Keilasatama 3 FIN-02150 Espoo Finland Company Perspectives: Over the years, KONE has proven its ability to adapt to a changing wo rld as well as to create new opportunities for the company to grow. S table ownership by four generations of the same family has created a strong and supportive environment for continuous development. KONE Corporation is the world's fourth largest elevator company. It …
17 rue Ampere Massy France Company Perspectives: LaCie has successfully been in business for over 15 years now, and ha s been able to consistently keep its innovative spirit--our expertise and strong teams will keep us moving forward for the next ten years. The years ahead will be Digital; the multimedia world we inhabit is just beginning. The storage needs of professional users will be inter spe…
3170 Kettering Boulevard Dayton Ohio 45439 U.S.A. Company Perspectives At the core of our company is the drive to go beyond your expectation to satisfy every need. It is all about connections: yours with us, ours with your advertisers, the advertisers with their customers. We work to make those connections smart, strong and unbreakable. A subsidiary of BellSouth Corporation, L. M. Berry and Compa…
55 Shulman Boulevard, Suite 400 Naperville Illinois 60563 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Laidlaw International, Inc. is a holding company for North America's largest providers of school and inter-city bus transportation and public transit services. Laidlaw International, Inc., is a Naperville, Illinois-based transportation company with three main divisions. Greyhound Services is the United States's …