Universal Blanchers, LLC
President: Michael Fisher
www.Universalblanchers.com
www.Seabrookingredients.com
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Largest independent provider of peanut
blanching services (removal of skins) in addition to other value-added peanut processing
services with facilities in Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina.
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WinterQuest, LLC
www.Tubbssnowshoes.com
www.Atlassnowshoe.com
www.LittleBearSnowshoes.com
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Leading manufacturer of snowshoes in the
United States for this emerging winter recreational activity. Products are
sold throughout the world under the Tubbs, Atlas, and Little Bear brandnames. The
Company's principal manufacturing facilities are in Grand Junction, CO and Stowe,
VT. WinterQuest was sold to K2, Inc. in October, 2003.
| Add-On Acquisitions: |
| 1999 |
Atlas Snow-Shoe Co., a
manufacturer of snowshoes in San Francisco, CA. |
| 2000 |
Springbrook Mfg. Co., the leading
manufacturer of children's snowshoes, based in Grand Junction, CO. |
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Surface Systems, Inc.
www.ssiweather.com |
Supplier of electronic pavement monitoring
systems and weather forecasts for both the airport and highway markets. The Company
is headquartered in St. Louis. On August 30, 2001, SSI was sold to Quixote
Corporation, becoming part of this Company's Intelligent Transportation System's Group of
companies. As part of this transaction, SSI's President became head of this Group.
| Add-On Acquisitions: |
| 1995 |
Weather Corporation of America, a
provider of weather information to the utility industry. |
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Orval Kent Food Company
www.orvalkent.com
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Largest prepared salad manufacturer in the United States, with
plants located in Chicago, Illinois; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Los Angeles, California;
Dallas, Texas; and Linares, Mexico. The Company was sold to SC International
Services, Inc. in January, 2000.
| Add-On Acquisitions: |
| 1994 |
Byerly Foods, Inc., a small
prepared salad manufacturer in Dallas, TX. |
| 1996 |
Mrs. Crockett's Kitchens, Inc., located
in Fort Worth, TX, the fifth largest U.S. prepared salad manufacturer. |
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Miller Multiplex Display
& Fixture Company
www.millermultiplex.com |
Manufacturer of store fixtures and permanent point-of-purchase
display systems for both retailers and manufacturers. In addition to the Company's
emphasis on display systems for floorcovering products, Multiplex also produces several of
the leading retail chains with store fixtures for apparel, sporting goods, and books and
periodicals. Multiplex was sold, at management's request, on October 7, 1998 to
Miller Manufacturing Co. in Richmond, VA.
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Image Conversion Systems, Inc.
www.lason.com |
Leading provider of micrographic services - - the conversion of
paper documents to microfiche and microfilm, and electronic conversion systems; and the
conversion of paper documents and microfilm to electronic storage media including CD ROM
and optical disk. The Company operates twelve service centers located throughout the
country. Image Conversion Systems merged with Lason Technologies, Inc. on July 30,
1997.
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Gelber Industries, Inc. |
A leading value-added distributor of small industrial pumps.
The Company utilized a direct sales force operating from five offices/warehouses in
Chicago, Illinois; Wilmington, Delaware; Cleveland, Ohio; Los Angeles, California; and San
Diego, California. In addition, Gelber published an extensive catalog of pumps and
accessory products. |
