15990 North Barker's Landing Road P.O. Box 19020 Houston Texas 77224 United States Though the history of Vista proper is actually rather brief, its parent company does have a longer history and in fact dates back almost 40 years (a relatively long time in the chemical industry). On 20 July 1984 a management-led investment team at Conoco Chemicals Company purchased their company's assets from the …
Victoriaplatz 1 D-4000 Düsseldorf Federal Republic of Germany VICTORIA Holding AG is the fourth-largest insurance group in Germany, offering coverage in all branches of life and non-life insurance. During its history, VICTORIA has been responsible for several innovations in the German insurance industry, despite a generally cautious approach to development. Any major changes have been carried ou…
733 Mountain Avenue Springfield, New Jersey 07081 U.S.A. Village Super Market, Inc., ranks among the top 100 grocery store companies in the United States. The company operates a chain of 25 supermarkets in New Jersey and Pennsylvania under the franchised name ShopRite. All the stores include traditional supermarket items, such as groceries, meats, fresh produce, dairy products, frozen foods, deli…
13809 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90061 U.S.A. Viking Office Products, Inc., is a leading mail order seller of office supplies to small- and medium-sized businesses. The company relies on sophisticated computerized mailing systems to send customized catalogs to its potential buyers, and then provides them with a high level of customer service in order to keep their business. Fou…
2001 E. Terra Lane O'Fallon, Missouri 63366-0110 U.S.A. Venture Stores Inc. is a leading regional discount store chain in the midwestern and southwestern United States. Venture was operating 114 stores in nine states in 1995, concentrating in the Texas, Illinois, and Missouri, areas. Despite fiercely competitive markets, Venture has grown rapidly since its parent company spun it off in 1990. Vent…
1200 W.T. Harris Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28262 U.S.A. One of the world's leading image and data storage media technology developers, Verbatim Corporation was one of the first manufacturers in the floppy disk industry, making its start several years after its founding in 1969. By virtue of a licensing agreement reached by the company's founder with International Business Machines (IBM)…
2501 N. Damen Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60647 U.S.A. Vienna Sausage Manufacturing Co. and its subsidiaries produce and distribute its famous Vienna Beef hot dogs and nearly 900 other products, including deli meats, soups, condiments, breads, and desserts. Approximately 15 percent of its 1994 sales of $95 million were generated through retail channels: Vienna's primary market is foodservice, with sal…
2525 Horizon Lake Drive, Suite 1 Memphis, Tennessee 38133 U.S.A. Varsity Spirit Corp. sells products and services to the school spirit industry throughout the United States and in Japan. It designs and markets cheerleader, dance team, and booster club uniforms and accessories, including sweatshirts, jumpers, vests, sweaters, pompons, jackets, pins, and other paraphernalia. The company also operat…
105 Corporate Center Boulevard Greensboro, North Carolina 27408-3194 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: VF is the global leader in creating powerful brands of apparel. The consumer is the focus of everything we do. We are the best at bringing people comfort and quality in our brands. We know our consumers, where they are and where they're headed. We are dedicated to our retail partners. We believe in t…
15 Pietermaai Willemstad, Curaçao Netherlands Antilles Company Perspectives: Velcro Industries N.V. is a technically-driven, global organization and the industry leader. The company, through its worldwide subsidiaries, offers hundreds of different hook and loop products and fastening systems. Offerings range from standard fastening tapes of woven and knit construction, through custom-designed sp…
Schmiedgasse 57 CH-6438 Ibach Switzerland Victorinox AG has spent the 20th century perfecting and popularizing a cultural icon: the Swiss Army knife. A synonym for utility, the multifunction gadgets have won an enduring place in the heart of self-sufficient hikers, tinkerers, and yes, soldiers, of all kinds. Among pocket knives, the Swiss Army brand is probably the most widely recognized in the w…
Box 47319 Formansvägen 19 S-100 74 Stockholm Sweden Company Perspectives: There is a growing need to change the conditions for players in the Swedish market. Also, continued integration of markets in Europe demands innovative thinking and development, for the businesses and within them. V & S is working to adapt to this scenario, where growth, flexibility, focus and control of key stages in proc…
120 Campden Hill Road London W8 7AR United Kingdom Company Perspectives: 'Virgin is about doing things that really work, not just looking the part. We are passionate about running our businesses as well as we can, which means treating our customers with respect, giving them good value and high quality and making the whole process as much fun as it can be.' --Richard Branson, Chairman Virgin Group…
201 Regal Row Dallas, Texas 75247 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Vari-Lite, Inc. was founded in 1981 on the belief that creative engineering can join with creative lighting to bring a new dimension to any performance or presentation. Inspired by the magic of moving light and changing color, we set about creating complete lighting systems that add subtle nuance or brilliant spectacle to any event. W…
100 S.E. Second Street 32nd Floor Miami, Florida 33131 U.S.A. Known through 1999 as the Brooke Group Ltd., Vector Group Ltd. is a holding company for a variety of companies, the most important being the Liggett Group Inc., the successor of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company. Liggett is the fifth largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States, producing the branded cigarette Eve, as well…
Jachthavenweg 112 1076 DC Amsterdam The Netherlands Company Perspectives: Through its strong market position in the generalist staffing sector, Vedior aims to introduce and develop higher margin speciality staffing services in those markets where the provision of such services remains relatively underdeveloped. Vedior has a balanced organic and acquisitive growth strategy in targeted market segme…
1515 Broadway New York, New York 10036 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Viacom is a leading global media company, with preeminent positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, and online. With programming that appeals to audiences in every demographic category across virtually all media, the company is a leader in the creation, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, …
12, 3-chome, Moriya-cho Kanagawa-ku Yokohama 221-8528 Japan Company Perspectives: JVC is a world leader in audiovisual and related software products. The Company is being transformed from an audiovisual innovator to a digital systems integrator. Its position as one of the few companies in the world with large-scale operations in both hardware and software, along with the innovative technology tha…
3155 Clearview Way San Mateo, California 94402-3798 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Today, Visa offers the widest range of financial services in the bankcard industry. Visa's diverse product line includes credit and debit cards, travelers cheques, Visa stored value cards, corporate and business cards, as well as new, state of the art products such as our online products and services, and the Visa Gl…
27 Nightsbridge London SW1X 7WB England Vendôme Luxury Group plc is nearly synonymous with luxury. Since its formation in 1993, the Vendôme Luxury Group has operated one of the world's most distinguished collections of luxury goods businesses, include its chief revenue generator Cartier, and names including Mont Blanc, Lancel, Baume & Mercier, Vacheron Constantin, Chloé, Piaget, and Alfred Dun…
Vickers House 2 Bessborough Gardens London SW1V 2JE England One of the central figures in British industrial history, Vickers plc of England was reorganized in 1998 to produce an engineering and manufacturing complex capturing leading market shares in three core divisions: Vickers Defense Systems, which produces armaments systems, tanks, and other armored vehicles, including the Challenger 2 tank…
Rua 18 de Novembro #800 90240-040 Porto Alegre/R S Brazil An estimated 11 million passengers a year fly VARIG S.A. to 36 cities within Brazil and 32 cities abroad. Domestic and European routes each accounted for slightly less than 30 percent of passenger traffic; North American destinations accounted for about 17 percent. Asian and Latin American routes each accounted for about a sixth share. Nor…
2300 First City Tower, 1001 Fannin Houston, Texas 77002-6760 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Since our firm was founded, it has attracted an outstanding and diverse group of attorneys as well as an international clientele. Our clients include the governments of sovereign nations and of North American states, cities and municipalities, public and private companies, financial institutions, entrepreneu…
36 Cooper Sq. New York, New York 10003 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our immediate goal is to maintain and even enhance the editorial quality of our newspapers. Our larger goals are to increase the pace of acquisition of alternative newspapers around the country, utilize the power of these brands in their local markets, to grow a substantial Internet presence and exploit opportunities in the radio…
110 West Seventh Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Vintage's growth has been achieved from its proven strategy of acquiring properties with significant upside potential and subsequently realizing that potential through our exploitation and exploration expertise. Vintage's goal is to continue to build shareholder value by applying its proven strategy. Based in Tulsa, Oklaho…
1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Driven by our belief in the power of networks, the value of customer connections, and the magic of a unified brand, Verizon is becoming one of the world's leading communications companies. With our unparalleled national scale in landline and wireless networks and a significant global presence, Verizon delivers the b…
1 cours Ferdinand-de-Lesseps 92851 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex, France Company Perspectives: With a presence in more than one hundred countries, VINCI is the world's leading company in construction and associated services, operating through its 2,500 local business units, for the most part in Europe, where it does more than 90% of its business. The big got bigger when GTM Group agreed to be absorbed in…
Victoriaplatz 1 D-40198 Düsseldorf Germany Company Perspectives: "Big. Strong. Fast." That is the strategic vision of the Victoria Group brought to the lowest denominator. Düsseldorf-based Victoria Group, formerly known as Victoria Holding AG is one of Germany's leading groups of direct all-round insurance companies and is part of the Ergo Group (Ergo Versicherungsgruppe A.G.), the country's se…
350 Ellis Street Mountain View, California 94043 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Veritas Software Corporation is the leading provider of storage management software for data protection, application availability, and disaster recovery. Over 86 percent of the Fortune 500 companies rely on Veritas Software storage management solutions that offer proven interoperability across diverse applications, serv…
3344 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, Nevada U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The most exciting news to hit Las Vegas goes far beyond typical hotel spas, dancing girls, and ever-erupting volcanoes. It's The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino--a $1.5 billion mega-resort that has redefined the culture of Las Vegas as an upscale travel destination. When the first phase of The Venetian opened May 3, 1999, …
7803 Glenroy Road Four Paramount Plaza, Suite 200 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are Relentless in our pursuit of service Reliability. As a company, we won't settle for anything less. Velocity Express Corporation is one of the largest providers of same-day delivery and distribution/logistics services in the United States. In contrast to the next-day delivery business…
Catamount Industrial Park, Route 66 Randolph, Vermont 05060 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Vermont Pure Holdings, Ltd. believes that consumers perceive bottled water as a healthy and refreshing beverage alternative to beer, liquor, wine, soft drinks, coffee, and tea. The Company anticipates that sales of bottled water will continue to grow as consumers focus on health and fitness, alcohol moderatio…
1200 South Hayes Street, Suite 1100 Arlington, Virginia 22202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Vision: Applying technology to solve problems that matter for our customers; setting the standard of performance as a community of leaders and the employer of choice; making a difference in areas that make a difference. Values: Doing the right thing, consistently and over the long term, for our customers, o…
3000 Mount Pleasant Street, Box 888 Burlington, Iowa 52601-0888 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our quality extends beyond the cookies and crackers themselves to Vista Bakery's commitment to 'Leadership, Quality, and Service You Can Clearly See.' Vista Bakery, Inc. is a Burlington, Iowa-based manufacturer of cookies and crackers. A subsidiary of snack food manufacturer Lance, Inc., the company marke…
Jämtlandsgatan 99 162 87 Stockholm Sweden Company Perspectives: Vision: Vattenfall--a leading European energy company. Mission: Vattenfall's mission is to enhance customers' competitiveness, environment and quality of life through efficient energy solutions and world-class service. Sweden's Vattenfall AB is vying for a leading role in Europe's energy generation and transmission market. The gover…
206 Bourke Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia Company Perspectives: Village Roadshow is an international media and entertainment group focused on maximizing value from its core businesses. Our strategy of restructuring the cinema exhibition division, along with excellent film product, has produced a strong turnaround in 2001-02. Our investment in film production continues as it has the hig…
1508 West Badger Road Madison, Wisconsin 53704 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In today's fast moving agri-business world, your success depends on every piece fitting together perfectly. At Vita Plus, we are dedicated to maximizing each livestock producer's results. Through innovative feed products and comprehensive services, Vita Plus gives you the edge. No matter what challenges you face, depend o…
1400 NW 22nd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97210 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Vinton Studios is one of the foremost character animation companies in the world, seamlessly combining computer animation, stop-motion animation, cel animation and live action. Vinton Studios is the creator of the trademarked stop-motion animation technique called Claymation. The studio has an Academy Award winning director a…
120 Malone Road Belfast BT9 5HT United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our Mission: Providing an affordable and reliable electricity supply to the people of Northern Ireland. Our Vision: To be recognised as an organisation that contributes to the prosperity of the community in which it operates. Viridian Group plc is the holding company that controls Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), which provid…
111 Front Street Greenwood, Mississippi 38930 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In spite of tremendous growth and success, Viking remains essentially the same entrepreneurial company it was at its inception. This small, close-knit company culture serves Viking and its customers well, and strongly contributes to the company's on-going growth and success. Viking Range Corporation manufactures and market…
894 Ross Drive Sunnyvale, California 94089 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Verity provides software that enables organizations to maximize the return on their intellectual capital investment. Based in Sunnyvale, California, Verity Inc. provides intellectual capital management (ICM) software to some 11,500 private and public organizations, including the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U…
381 Brea Canyon Road Walnut, California 91789 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: ViewSonic is committed to meeting and exceeding its customers' expectations in quality, value and innovation. Its ability and dedication to deliver products to the market ahead of its competition remains a primary focus of the company. Unlike some of its competitors, ViewSonic is exclusively devoted to the visual display p…
3401 Gresham Lake Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27615 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to provide our customer the very best values and quality merchandise at "Everyday Low Prices." Our focus is on apparel for the entire family complemented by other merchandise categories including candy, snacks, health and beauty products, household sundries, housewares, home furnishings, toys and seas…
Griffin House Osborne Road Luton Bedfordshire LU1 3YT United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our cars and vans embody our strategy for being the best automotive manufacturer in the UK by 2005--bar none. This involves a mixture of design, style, driving excitement and ultimately, bringing the best of GM to the UK. Vauxhall Motors Limited, a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (GM), is the numbe…
Smed Sorensens Vej 5 Ringkobing DK-6950 Denmark Company Perspectives: Vision and mission Vision: Wind, Oil and Gas. By being the best and most trustworthy provider of wind energy in the world, Vestas and wind will be perceived as an energy source on par with oil and gas. Mission: At Vestas, failure is not an option. Vestas Wind Systems A/S is the world leader in the design, engineering, and manuf…
2099 Gateway Place, Suite 600 San Jose, California 95110 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our objective is to enhance our position as a leading provider of tec hnology that enables electronic payment transactions and value-added services at the point of sale. The key elements of our strategy are t o: increase market share in North American and Europe; further penetr ate attractive vertical markets; c…
3333 Quality Drive Rancho Cordova California 95670 U.S.A. Company Perspectives At VSP, we're dedicated to offering affordable, high-quality eyecare plans that put people first, support visual wellness and improve one's quality of life. As the nation's largest provider of exceptional eyecare coverage, more than one in 10 Americans rely on VSP for eyecare wellness. For close to half a century, we h…
140 West Street New York New York 10036 U.S.A. Company Perspectives To make strong progress in delivering on our promise to be the nation's best provider of quality local, data and long distance services. Verizon Communications Inc., formed in June 2000 with the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, is a leading provider of communications services. The company's business is split into four main operat…
1901 South Meyers Road, Suite 210 Oakbrook Terrace Illinois 60181 U.S.A. Company Perspectives We believe we have one of the most complete lines of security products and services for Identity Authentication available in the market today and we intend to become a leading worldwide provider of these products and services. A key element of our growth strategy is to demonstrate to an increasing number…
110 Woodcrest Road Cherry Hill New Jersey 08003 U.S.A. Company Perspectives With a broad and flexible product line, exclusive features, unsurpassed quality, and excellent service, Victory Refrigeration has earned a reputation for "Refrigeration at its best." For more than half a century, Victory Refrigeration, Inc., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom's Aga Foodservice Group plc, has been manufact…