Type: Public
On the web: http://www.tupperwarebrands.com
Employees: 13,500
Employee growth: 4.7%

Tupperware Brands Corporation (TBC) knows that there's more than one way to party. The company makes and sells household products and beauty items. Tupperware parties became synonymous with American suburban life in the 1950s, when independent salespeople organized gatherings to sell their plasticware. TBC deploys a sales force of about 2.6 million people in about 100 countries. The company also sells its products online. Brands include Armand Dupree, Avroy Shlain, BeautiControl, Fuller, NaturCare, Nutrimetics, Nuvo, Swissgarde, and, of course, Tupperware. Its BeautiControl unit sells beauty and skin care products and fragrances in North America, Latin America, and the Asia/Pacific region.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $2,300.4M
One year growth: 8.1%
Net income: $225.6M
Income growth: 28.8%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: E.V. (Rick) Goings
President and COO: Simon C. Hemus
EVP and CFO: Michael S. (Mike) Poteshman

Competitors:
Alticor
Avon
Newell Rubbermaid

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