Barbara Singer Thomas

Nabisco Holdings Corp. used to produce and sell cookies and other food products. The company also offered different types of bakery items. The company. On December 11, 2000, Philip Morris Companies, Inc., through its subsidiary Kraft Foods, Inc., acquired all of the outstanding shares of Nabisco Holdings Corp. The company was located in Parsippany, NJ

Warner-Lambert Co. used to manufacture and market pharmaceuticals, consumer health care products & confectionery. Its pharmaceutical products were ethical pharmaceuticals, biological products and hard-gelatin capsules. Its consumer health products were a wide range of products like oral care mouthwash/dental rinses, toothpaste, effervescent denture cleaning tablets, upper respiratory cold & sinus preparations, antihistamines, allergy products and cough syrups/suppressants. The company was headquartered in Morris Plains, NJ.

The Dial Corp. manufactures and sells personal care and household products. The company's products include body wash, hand soap, liquid hand sanitizer, bar soap, deodorant, and lotion. The company was on August 02, 1996 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Spectrum Brands, Inc. engages in the manufacture and market alkaline, zinc carbon and hearing aid batteries, herbicides, insecticides and repellants and specialty pet supplies. It operates through the following segments: Global batteries and Appliance; Global Pet Supplies; and Home and Garden. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Private Equity Investor Plc is an investment company. It has invested in a portfolio of funds that in turn have invested primarily in technology-oriented companies in the U.S. The company's objective is to achieve capital appreciation for shareholders over its intended life. It provides investors with a means to participate in specialized, technology-oriented venture capital and buyout funds. The company was founded on January 19, 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. produces canned and bottled juice drinks. The firm's products include juices & drinks, craisins dried cranberries, sauce and fresh fruit. It also operates fruit receiving stations, processing and bottling plants through out the United States and Canada. The company was founded by Marcus L. Urann, John Makepeace, and Elizabeth F. Lee in 1930 and is headquartered in Lakeville-Middleboro, MA.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. provides health insurance products and services. Its health insurance products include HMO, PPO, and indemnity products. The firm also provides accident and dismemberment, long-term care, dental, disability, and workers compensation insurance services. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.