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HV Manufacturing Company is a subsidiary of The Clorox Company, a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer products with fiscal year 2005 revenues of nearly $4.5 billion. With approximately 7,600 employees worldwide, the company manufactures products in more than 25 countries and markets those products in nearly 100 countries. The company began on May 3, 1913, when five California entrepreneurs invested $100 apiece to set up one of America's first commercial-scale liquid bleach factories. In 1914, they named their product Clorox bleach. Its well-known product brands include 409, Armor All, Clorox, Liquid-Plumr, Oxi-Magic, Pine-Sol, SOS and Tilex. Other products include Fresh Step and Scoop Away cat litters, Kingsford charcoal briquettes, Hidden Valley and K C Masterpiece dressings and sauces, Brita water-filtration systems and Glad bags, wraps and containers. HV Manufacturing Company is headquartered in Reno, Nev.

U.S. Foodservice is one of the largest broad line foodservice distributors in the United States. The company distributes food and related products to more than 250,000 customers, including restaurants, health care facilities, lodging establishments, cafeterias, schools and colleges. U.S. Foodservice markets and distributes approximately 43,000 national, private-label and signature brand items. The company s brand names include Georgia Pacific, Bunge Foods, Chef Solutions, Lamb Weston, McCormick, Monarch, Nestle, Stouffer s, Rich s, Simplot, Solo Cup Company and Bellagio. The company also operates a powerful Internet marketplace pathway to food, supplies, market news, recipes and services via its comprehensive Web site. U.S. Foodservice s corporate office is positioned between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, with more than 100 distribution centers nationwide, including a facility in Reno, Nev.