Pro file: Con ros, owned by the Con ros Group of Com pa nies, a di ver si fied Ca na dian con - glom er ate, op er ates three di vi sions: North land Prod ucts (fire logs, fire star -
ter, wick start, and matches); Sum mer Light Can dle (cit ro nelle can dles in con - tainer styles and col ors to com ple ment patio fur ni ture and ac ces sory fash ion); and Ross Glue (glue sticks).
Prod ucts:
Fire logs, firestarter, wick start, matches, candles, glue stick SalesCon tacts: Joe Nunes, General Manager
CON SOLI DATED BIS CUIT CO., LTD. M7,Mrie hel In dus trial Es tate, B’Kara BKR30009, MALTA
Tel: +356 2144 0361 Fax: +356 2144 0365 URL: www.cbis cuits.com To tal Sales Vol ume: $6 Mil lion+
Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 15%
Ex port Mar kets:
Europe, Mid dle East, Af rica, North AmericaPro file: Es tab lished in 1982, Con soli dated Bis cuit Co., Ltd., stra te gi cally lo cated in Malta, the hub of Europe and the Medi ter ra nean re gions, spe cial iz es in high- quality bis cuit con fec tion ery un der its global brand “De - von.” The com pany also pro duces “Oval - tine” bis cuits for No var tis Nu tri tion of Swit zer land and other brands: S&F, Elite, Sga raws, and Tir rany. Con soli dated Bis - cuit is ac cred ited for ISO 9002 cer ti fi ca - tion by the Brit ish Stan dards Institute, to gether with the HACCP Sys tem (Haz - ard Analy sis Criti cal Con trol Point Sys - tem). its prod uct range cov ers: choco late con fec tion ery, semi- sweeet, plain & sa - vory, cream- filled bis cuits, and cook ies.
Prod ucts:
biscuits (cream-filled sandwich, cookies, crackers, etc),confectionery products, snacks (extrusion and fried snacks) Sales
Con tacts: Joseph Pace, Managing Director; Ms. Caroline Lawson, Export Manager (e-mail: [email protected])
COO PER FARMS 6793 U.S. Rt. 127, Van Wert, OH 45891 USA Tel: (419) 238- 4056; (888) 238-8759 Fax: (419) 238-3678
URL: www.cooperfarms.com
To tal Sales Vol ume: N/A
Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 85%
Ex port Mar kets:
N/APro file: In 1938, Vir gil Coo per started his busi - ness with a small flock of tur keys on his fam ily’s farm in Oak wood, OH. Mar - ried to Vir ginia the fol low ing year, they worked to gether to pro duce Coo per Farms, a lead ing proc es sor of fine tur - key meat prod ucts, op er at ing four plants in Ohio. Each state- of- the- art grow ing and proc ess ing fa cil ity han dles the hatch ing of tur key eggs right through the proc ess ing of the cooked meats. To day, this second- generation, family-owned business pro vides an up - scale deli line, in clud ing naturally- shaped, oven- roasted smoked tur key prod ucts, old- fashioned, open pan- roasted fla vored breast prod ucts, old World- style net ted prod ucts, Black Forest- style prod ucts, and pre mium dark meat items. Cooper Farms has de - vel oped a cus tom ized pri vate la bel pro - gram, fea tur ing one- call, one- order, one- ship ca pa bil ity for con soli dat ing pri vate la bel and branded prod ucts.
Prod ucts:
Cooked turkey products SalesCon tacts: Lynn DeArmond, Retail/Deli Sales Manager (E-mail:
COTT COR PO RA TION Nasdaq: COTT 207 Queen’s Quay West (Suite 340), To ronto, On tario M5J 1A7 CAN ADA
Tel: (416) 203- 3898 Fax: (416) 203-8171
URL: www.cott.com
To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $1.8 Bil lion +0.2% Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 94% (E)
Ex port Mar kets:
United States, Mex ico, Europe, Asia Pro file: Cott Cor po ra tion is one of the world’slarg est non- alcoholic bev er age com pa nies and the world leader in re tailer brand soft drinks. The com pany com mands 67% of the re tailer brand car bon ated busi ness in North Amer ica and 65% of that busi ness in the UK. Some 93% of its bev er age sales come from those two ar eas. Cott also pro - duces clear, still and spar kling flavored wa ters; juice- based products, bot tled wa - ter, en ergy drinks, and ready- to-drink teas. In this cen tury, Cott has acquired a number of com pa nies. Recently, Cott made its big gest ac qui si tion ever: Ma caw (Soft Drinks) Ltd., the larg est pro ducer of re tailer brand in the United King dom. Stiff com pe ti tion in North Amer ica and higher in gre di ent and pack ag ing costs, how ever, have de pressed its earn ings. For 2007, Cott suf fered an op er at ing loss of $54.5 mil lion, ver sus a gain of $2.3 mil lion the pre vi ous year. Its port fo lio cov ers 200+ re tailer and li censed brands plus its own com pany brands (Cott, RC, Vin tage, Vess, and So Clear).
Prod ucts:
soft drinks, water, and new age beveragesSales
Con tacts: Mark Be na diba, Executive VP, North American Operations; John Dennehy, VP, North American Sales & Marketing; Andrew gentlemen. Murfia, Sr. VP & Managing Director, U.K./Europel
COTT EUROPE TRAD ING LTD.
Cit rus Grove, Side Ley Kegs worth, Der by shire DE74 2FJ UK
Tel: +44 1977 601 683 Fax:+44 1977 599 723 Www.cottt.co.uk
COT TONSMITH LLC 9000 Sun set Blvd. Ste. 814, West Hol ly wood, CA 90069 USA
Tel: (310) 858-8841 Fax: (310) 858- 8851 URL: www.cot tonsmith.com To tal Sales Vol ume: N/A
Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A
Ex port Mar kets:
N/APro file: This dedi cated pri vate la bel sup plier which started in 1992, of fers sweat shirts, polo shirts, T/shirts, 3- button Hen ley’s in sev eral fab rics, such as Jer - sey, in ter lock, fleece, pique, and other fab ri ca tions. Its va ri ety of styles cover the ba sic to the more en gi neered ones, ac cord ing to cus tom ers specs. The com - pany op er ates as a ver ti cal mill, us ing state- of- the- art spin ning, knit ting, and fin ish ing equip ment. Cus tom ers can ex - pect strict qual ity con trol, fast turn - -around time, and very com peti tive pric ing. All its prod ucts are made in Rus sia, but priced, ware housed, and shipped from its Cali for nia ware house. This com pany has been sup ply ing such cus tom ers as Dis ney, War ner Broth ers, Planet Hol ly wood, and Big Dog stores.
Prod ucts:
Apparel—men’s women’s, youth, and fashionable knitted PFD (prepared for dye) garments SalesCon tacts: Ralphae Mense
CO VIDIEN (U.S.)
(In April 2008, Co vidien Ltd., Ham il ton, Ber muda, sold its U.S. Re tail Prod ucts busi ness, com prised of in fant care prod ucts, in con ti nence prod ucts, and femi nine hy - giene prod ucts, as ma jor pri vate la bel su pplier , to First Qual ity En ter prises Inc., also listed in the SOUR CE - BOOK.. In an other di vest ment, Co vidien com pleted the sale of its Euro pean in con ti nence busi ness to a jpri vate Frech com pany, which will re name the busi ness “Lille Health care.” The busi ness, based in Lille, France, was
part of Co vidi en’s Medi cal Sup plies seg ment, pro duc ing sales of $109 mil lion in fis cal 2007.)
CRACKLE CREA TIONS, INC. 268 Tosca Drive, Stough ton, MA 020721 Tel: (781) 344-3211
Fax: (781) 344-92038
URL: www.cracklecreations.com To tal Sales Vol ume: N/A
Pe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A