7800 Woodley Avenue Van Nuys, California 91406 U.S.A. Founded initially to make radiator bug screens, Superior Industries International, Inc., has grown to be the largest aluminum wheel manufacturer in the world and the principal supplier of cast aluminum wheels to the North American automotive industry. Superior designs, manufactures, and markets automotive products for both the original equipme…
140 E. Market St. York, Pennsylvania 17401 U.S.A. Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Company is a holding company whose major subsidiary is The Pfaltzgraff Co., an historic American manufacturer of high quality stoneware and bone china dinnerware that is a leader in its industry. Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff also includes Susquehanna Radio Corporation and Susquehanna Cable Company. The name Pfaltzgraff is famili…
1583 Alum Creek Drive Columbus, Ohio 43209-2713 U.S.A. Sun Television & Appliances Inc., Ohio's leading consumer electronics and appliance discounter, expanded its operations to include Pennsylvania, western New York, and West Virginia in the late 1980s and early 1990s, establishing nearly 40 stores in the region by the end of 1993. In a September 1992 article in Barron's magazine, the company's …
20330 Stevens Creek Boulevard Cupertino California 95014-2132 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Symantec's commitment to corporate responsibility stems from our dedication to earning the trust of our stakeholders. Integrity matters in everything we do, and that includes the policies and practices that guide how we operate in the global marketplace. Symantec Corporation is one of the largest software co…
4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. SynOptics Communications, Inc. pioneered computer communications through the use of telephone lines and is one of the world's leaders in local area networks (LANs). SynOptics controls one-third of the market for "intelligent hubs," which are used to link personal computers. SynOptics attained its leading position in the market quickly; in le…
500 West Madison Chicago, Illinois 60661 U.S.A. System Software Associates, Inc. (SSA) is one of the world's leading providers of software for industrial businesses. It is the single largest supplier of software for the AS/400 line of minicomputers manufactured by IBM. The flexibility of SSA's software products allows them to be reconfigured to meet specific customer and business demands in any i…
1285 Drummers Lane Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-1586 U.S.A SunGard Data Systems Inc. is one of the largest firms in the information services industry and is a leading provider of disaster recovery services, proprietary investment management software, and data processing services. SunGard's predecessor, Sun Information Systems, pioneered the development of disaster recovery services for banks and oth…
2355 Crenshaw Blvd., #150 Torrance, California 90501 U.S.A. Sunrise Medical Inc. is the second largest supplier of home health care products in the world, next in sales only to Invacare. The company is the world's leading manufacturer of customized lightweight wheelchairs, and is Invacare's only significant competitor in the market for ultralight sports wheelchairs, designed to be used by disable…
One Arsenal Place 901 Front Avenue, Suite 301 Columbus, Georgia 31901 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Achieving our vision to be the finest financial services company in the world begins with an unwavering commitment to our corporate values. Integrity. Service. Putting people first. Treating folks right and doing the right things. This is not corporate rhetoric, this is our character. We won't compr…
13723 Riverport Drive Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043 U.S.A. Sverdrup Corporation is a broad-based engineering firm offering professional services in civil engineering and facilities, technology, and real estate development within the United States and abroad, boasting engineering experience in 65 countries. Founded in 1928, it was the only four-time winner of the American Consulting Engineers C…
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…
116 Wilbur Place Bohemia, New York 11716 U.S.A. Symbol Technologies, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of bar code technology and related products and the only one of its growing competition with in-house design and development services to carry products from ideation to point of sale and beyond. From its bar code reading equipment and remarkable hand-held portable data collectors to radio…
P.O. Box 1589 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003 U.S.A. Taco John's International Inc. franchises and supports a chain of Mexican-style fast-food restaurants. In the mid-1990s the company was supporting more than 400 outlets in 30 states, and was centered in the upper Midwest and West. Through an emphasis on food seasonings, good service, and fair prices, the company has become the second-largest Mexican qu…
P.O. Box 248 St. Helena, California 94574 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Success comes from giving consumers what they want, accompanied by consistent quality and a fair price. And that, in a nutshell, is the Sutter Home credo. Sutter Home Winery Inc. is one of the leading producers of premium varietal wines in the United States. The company is perhaps best known for originating a light, slightly s…
6520 South 190th Street Kent, Washington 98032 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Sun Sportswear is recognized for its ability to attract retail shoppers' interests. We accomplish this by offering a well-designed product line and fresh, attractive artwork that sells our screen printed goods. The largest producer of silkscreened apparel in the United States, Sun Sportswear, Inc., designs, sources, print…
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…
17901 Von Karman Irvine, California 92714 U.S.A. Taco Bell Corp. is a California-based fast service restaurant chain that specializes in Mexican-style fast food. Taco Bell--with 1995 sales in the United States of $3.5 billion dollars--held the largest share of the Mexican-style restaurant market in the United States. In mid-1997 the fast food chain was owned by the giant PepsiCo empire and was ex…
1000 Lancaster Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 U.S.A. From tutoring school children lagging in the three Rs to building a collection of universities in Europe, Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. has become the largest private provider of educational services in the world. The company began with a small network of U.S.-based learning centers in 1979 and by 2000 had become a holding company for several…
P.O. Box 4418 Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4418 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: SunTrust Banks Inc. is a leading provider of high-value financial services that are delivered through the decentralized management of individual banks and subsidiaries responsible for their local markets. Its mission is to initiate and strengthen relationships by meetings with high-quality services that provide a high return t…
300, Takatsuka-cho Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 432-8611 Japan Company Perspectives: Creativity--a human gift to develop products that promote better living conditions and satisfy people's needs. Since the founding of Suzuki Motor Corporation, we have always pursued providing "value-packed products" as one of our manufacturing philosophies. Realizing that the value differs according to the times, count…
8918 Tesoro Drive, Suite 200 San Antonio, Texas 78217 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our restaurants feature generous portions of freshly prepared Mexican food at an exceptional value. Infused with a festive Mexican theme, the interior and patio dining areas are a great place to relax with friends and family. Each day, Taco Cabana kitchens prepare by hand homemade tortillas, a variety of salsas, gr…
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…
14 a, Avenue des Champs-Montants 2074 Marin Switzerland Company Perspectives: Like a painting by Warhol or a building by Le Corbusier, TAG Heuer is authentically Modern. Just as they signify leadership in modern art and architecture, TAG Heuer is among the companies showing the way for modern business. TAG Heuer believes a company is a collection of ideas, not just capital. It sees technology as …
10770 Columbia Pike Silver Spring, Maryland 20901 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: By consistently applying proven systems and service principles, continuously innovating, and adjusting for the industry cycles, we provide superior lodging experiences for our guests, rewarding opportunities for our associates and solid returns for our investors. Sunburst Hospitality Corporation is one of the top ten p…
Coral Towers Paradise Island Bahamas Company Perspectives: "We have a pretty basic strategy that is in no danger of making its way into business-school textbooks. Quite simply, we develop unusual destinations where people have fun and where we make money. We like to operate in markets that enjoy barriers to entry or where we can truly distinguish ourselves from the competition."--Solomon Kerzner,…
Box 7827 SE-103 97 Stockholm Sweden Company Perspectives: Qualitative growth and international expansion for Hygiene Products and Packaging. Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (SCA for short) is one of Europe's leading forestry companies, specializing in absorbent hygiene products, corrugated packaging, and graphic papers. The company owns 4.4 million acres of productive forestlands, conducts saw…
901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, California 94303 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Sun was founded with one driving vision. A vision of computers that talk to each other no matter who built them. A vision in which technology works for you, not the other way around. While others protected proprietary, stand-alone architectures, we focused on taking companies into the network age. As a result, we've bec…
10099 Seminole Boulevard Seminole, Florida 33772-2539 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. is to enhance our long term profitability by maintaining a leadership position in understanding and serving the uniform/career apparel industry, as we market, manufacture, and sell a brand line of proprietary products. We are committed to: providing customer satisfaction …
General Wille Strasse 88 CH-8706 Feldmeilen Switzerland Company Perspectives: SWAROVSKI's corporate culture: Daniel Swarovski, technical genius, humanitarian, and founder of the company, had a crystal-clear vision that went far beyond financial or corporate ambitions. One of his primary concerns was to build a democratic company that could offer employees, co-workers and directors a life of digni…
2200 S. 75th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85043 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Swift seeks to provide premium service with commensurate rates, rather than compete primarily on the basis of price. The principal elements of Swift's premium service include: regional terminals to facilitate single and multiple pick-ups and deliveries and maintain local contact with customers; well-maintained, late model equ…
5 Bowen Crescent Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Australia TABCORP Holdings Limited offers a variety of gambling products and services, such as sports and race wagering and machine gaming, primarily in the Australian state of Victoria. TABCORP provides and monitors gaming machines to nearly 300 club and hotel venues throughout Victoria, with several venues in Queensland, as well. Wagering on thoroughbre…
150 Apollo Drive Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Nothing less than a future vision for the public communications network, shared by talented leaders in data networking and optical technology, led to the creation of Sycamore Networks--and the concept of Intelligent Optical Networking--in 1998. Nothing short of new, disruptive technology can transform the underlying inf…
100 N. Tampa St., Ste. 3900 Tampa, Florida 33602 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to help support our clients' customer care management needs through our global outsourcing and consulting capabilities. Our goal is that every client will be more efficient, more profitable, and have stronger loyalty to their company brands due, in part, to the services provided by SYKES. In pursuit of th…
Woodcote House Harcourt Way Meridian Business Park Leicester LE3 2WP United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Group Aim: To be famous for delighting our customers, employees, manufacturers and shareholders. The Sytner Group is committed to achieving the highest possible levels of performance in each of its businesses from the viewpoint of customers, employees, manufacturers and shareholders. We set a…
Postfach CH-4002 Basel Switzerland Company Perspectives: Our Swissness: The proud brand heritage of the new airline is also the key to the future. The intrinsic values of Switzerland--quality, prestige, tradition in care, service, efficiency, security, reliability, and cleanliness--are also essential to creating a superior travel experience. Our belief in these values differentiates us from other…
112 4th Avenue Southwest Calgary, Alberta T2P 2V5 Canada Company Perspectives: Suncor Energy is a unique and sustainable energy company dedicated to vigorous growth in worldwide markets through meeting or exceeding the changing expectations of our current and future stakeholders. We will actively dialogue and create congruence with our colleagues, investors, customers, partners and communities. W…
1930 AA Street Greeley, Colorado 80631-9663 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: For over 150 years, Swift & Company has been providing quality beef and pork products under superior brand names to consumers nationwide. The Swift & Company tradition began with Mr. Gustavus Swift when he purchased a calf for $20.00 and sold the meat to his neighbors. Mr. Swift's innovative thinking was only the beginning. …
Acme Plz. Andheri-Kurla Rd., An Mumbai 400 059 India Company Perspectives: In India, Sun Pharma intends to reach a top 3 ranking with specialists in all the therapy areas that it has a presence in. In developing markets the company is creating speciality area product baskets that are customized to a country's needs. In the high value generic markets of North America and Europe, the company is wor…
Alte Tiefenaustrasse 6 3050 Bern Switzerland Swisscom AG is the leading telecommunications company in Switzerland. Formed from the breakup of the country's PTT post and telephone monopoly, Swisscom remains that country's leading provider of fixed and mobile telephone services, broadband Internet access, and wireless telecommunications services. Swisscom is also the country's leading Internet serv…
3780 West Directors Row Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In 1892, Leon Sweet began the Sweet Candy Company in Portland, Oregon. In the beginning, the company manufactured just a few varieties. But what Leon offered for sale had two distinguishing characteristics: the candy was made by hand, and folks loved it. They said it was because of the quality. In 1900, Leon moved the…
Waldstrasse 3 Weiterstadt D-64331 Germany Company Perspectives: Strategy. Spotlight on the customer. At the core of all our activities are our customers' needs. We bring them online to the Internet, where we collect and refine content and services from the wealth of offerings in the interactive media world. We help our customers to communicate with each other and take advantage of the Internet sh…
16825 Northcase Drive, Suite 400 Houston, Texas 77060 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As a natural resource company, Swift Energy's mission has always been to achieve efficient, sustained growth in the volume and net present value of its proved reserves. The underlying premise is that reserves growth leads to increases in oil and gas production and sales, which in turn lead to higher cash flows and …
808 W. 20th Street Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001-3404 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Taco John's Brand Position: To adult Mexican food lovers who use fast food restaurants and are willing to pay a bit more to get larger portions, more variety, and fresh preparation, Taco John's offers higher quality, more authentic-tasting Mexican food than Taco Bell, served in a more personal and comfortable environ…
Dojimahama 2-1-40, Kita-Ku Osaka 530-8203 Japan Company Perspectives: The Corporate Mark "Hibiki" (i.e., resonance) symbolizes our three aspirations: To have resonance and affinity with our customers around the world; For every Suntory employee to show individuality while resonating with each other; For our businesses to shine and resonate in the global expansion. Suntory Ltd. is Japan's leading …
1105 Peters Road Harvey, Louisiana 70058 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Your single resource for production, intervention, workover, well services and rental tools. Superior Energy Services, Inc. is a Louisiana-based oilfield services and equipment rental company, serving oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Operations include well intervention services, marine services, and renta…
Zuerich-Flughafen, 8058 Switzerland Company Perspectives: Swissport delivers everything you need. You want to be sure that your passengers and assets are in good hands. You also think: the fewer hands, the better. That's why Swissport has been working intensively for years to make the single-source vision come true. Swissport International Ltd. is the world's largest ground handling company. It b…
3865 West Cheyenne Avenue North Las Vegas, Nevada 89032 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Sunterra's goal is to become the global currency of relaxation. Our k ey strategies include: expand our channels of distribution in key mar kets around the world; to complement our current product offerings wi th an active development program, including strategic partnerships; t o increase our brand name recognit…
3999 Ponderosa Way Las Vegas Nevada 89119 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our mission is to bring beautiful, quality shutters into the homes of our customers that will add value to their home and last a lifetime. Sunburst Shutters Corporation has 35 retail stores and has licensed more than 75 companies in North America to sell its proprietary "Polywood" shutters. In addition, the company's Polywood s…
150 Interstate North Parkway Atlanta Georgia 30339 U.S.A. Company Perspectives With a 75-year heritage, Superior Essex has been built on a foundation of experience, innovation and integrity that continues to deliver market-leading customer solutions and corporate value. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Superior Essex Inc. is a leading manufacturer of cable and wire. The company is among the lar…
7902 Westpark Drive McLean Virginia 97501 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Since the first Sunrise community opened in 1981, the Sunrise operating philosophy has been to provide services and care to seniors following Sunrise's Principles of Service: encouraging independence, enabling freedom of choice, preserving dignity, celebrating individuality, nurturing the spirit and involving family and friends…