Founded in 1965 with a single line of girls’ hair bows, Almar Sales has grown into a family-owned and operated international consumer products company serving retailers and consumers with more than 5,000 items. Led today by the founders’ sons and grandsons, the company develops accessories, beauty products, children’s role-play goods and novelty merchandise across branded and private-label collections.
Annie International, IncFounded in 1994 after its founder identified a need for affordable textured-hair care, Annie International makes hair and beauty products for multi-ethnic communities. Based in the beauty industry for three decades, the company has grown from its community-focused Annie brand into a global family of lines, including culturally recognized Mr. Durag and Ms. Remi, with products sold across all 50 states and around the world.NORTH WALES, PA
Fisk IndustriesBorn nearly 50 years ago as a husband-and-wife home business, Orangeburg-based Fisk Industries now manufactures and distributes personal-care and beauty products under a portfolio of in-house brands, including the Cover Your Gray line. The family company combines its manufacturing facility and fulfillment warehouse with a rapid product-development cycle, introducing new ideas every 60 to 90 days and selling in more than 100 countries.ORANGEBURG, NY
cosnova Beauty GmbHFounded in 2001 by Christina Oster-Daum and Javier González, cosnova Beauty develops affordable, trend-focused cosmetics and beauty brands designed to make quality beauty accessible to everyone. From its Sulzbach roots, the company has grown into an international business with brands including essence, Catrice and INAO, reaching consumers in more than 90 countries. Its roughly 1,000 employees renew 40% of the standard range each year, while the company’s own logistics center ships millions of products worldwide.NEW YORK, NY
Unique Industries, IncUnique Industries grew from Eb Novak’s 1961 Philadelphia warehouse basement into a family-owned party-supplies company now carried on by his sons and grandsons. With more than half a century of experience, the business is known for turning popular licensed characters into party themes for retailers worldwide, supported by in-house design and manufacturing.PHILADELPHIA, PA