Princess House, Inc

Lifetime Brands is a designer, developer and marketer of a broad range of nationally branded consumer products. The company s main product categories are kitchenware, tabletop items, cutlery and cutting boards, bake-ware and pantry-ware and spices. Its principal brands include Pfaltzgraff, KitchenAid, Farberware, Cuisinart, Sabatier, Calvin Klein and Hoffritz. In addition, the company sells and markets its products under its own brands and trademarks. Among these are Atlantis, Baker's Advantage, Block, CasaModa, Cuisine de France, DBK Daniel Boulud Kitchen, Gemco, Hershey's, Hoan, Joseph Abboud Environments, Kamenstein, Kathy Ireland Home, NapaStyle, Nautica, Retroneu, Roshco, Sasaki, Stiffel and Weir in Your Kitchen. The company also sells and markets bath hardware and accessories under the USE and Gemco brands and sells and markets products in the cookware product category under the DBK Daniel Boulud Kitchen brand. Lifetime Brands is headquartered in Garden City, N.Y.

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, founded in 1940, owns, operates and manages hotels, resorts and cruise ships worldwide. It is a privately owned company, and operates more than 20 luxury hotels and resorts throughout the United States, Brazil and Egypt. The services offered by its hotels include spas, business and fitness centers, guest rooms with treadmills, Internet access and speakerphones in rooms, plush robes, and gourmet dining and bar facilities. It also offers additional services, such as vacation packages, airline miles and loyalty bonus plans to regular customers. The company operates cruise ships on the Nile River, and has a Web site that provides online shopping services to customers. The various products provided include bathing, bedding and dining accessories, paintings and sculptures. Sonesta International Hotels Corporation is headquartered in Boston.