Corporate Office

The Spice and Tea Exchange Corporate Office

The Spice and Tea Exchange was founded in 2006 by Amy Freeman. Finding herself homeless at 16, Freeman learned to not only take care of herself, but she discovered that she could do anything if she put her mind to the task. While on vacation in St. Augustine, Florida, Freeman found a small tea and spice store and immediately fell in love with it.

Starting the business in 2008, at the height of the financial recession, many people told Freeman that the business would not work, but she had faith that, in this digital world, others would view the company as she did; a place to relax and enjoy the scents and tastes of teas, herbs, and spices from around the world.

Freeman immediately began franchising her business. Soon, the idea took off. Even if people could no longer afford to eat out, they could afford a box of tea and enjoy the scents of other spices inside the locations.

Today, the company has more than 50 franchised locations, with plans in 2018 to open 15 locations in Arizona alone. Freeman believes the reason for her success is not only about her vision of the company, but because it is different from other coffee houses or even tea houses. They offer herbs and herb blends for cooking, in addition to coffee and tea, as well as spices not typically found in American grocery stores, including sugar and salt.

At this time, company headquarters remain in Palm Harbor, Florida.

The Spice and Tea Exchange

History

At this time, company headquarters remain in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Pet Supplies Plus Corporate Office

Pet Supplies Plus was founded in 1988 in Redford, Michigan, by Harry Shallop and Jack Berry. This pair of businessmen wanted their pet food and supply store to be more like grocery stores, such as offering wide aisles and display shelves that were full and organized.

This new idea in pet stores was an immediate success. The company offered conveniences that many people wanted, including large parking lots, longer hours of operation, helpful staff, and a wide variety of items to choose from.

Within 5 years, the company opened an additional 30 locations. Franchising began in 1990.

In 2010, the company was purchased by the private equity group Irving Place Capital.

The company currently has 400 locations in 21 states. Many locations offer self-serve dog washes and grooming stations. Pets on a leash are allowed inside the stores.

While online sales of pet items are rising, Pet Supplies Plus remains one of the few pet stores to see sales revenue increasing as many customers want to touch and feel products for their pets before purchasing them.

Company headquarters are located in Livonia, Michigan.

Pet Supplies Plus

History

Within 5 years, the company opened an additional 30 locations. Franchising began in 1990.

In 2010, the company was purchased by the private equity group Irving Place Capital.

The company currently has 400 locations in 21 states. Many locations offer self-serve dog washes and grooming stations. Pets on a leash are allowed inside the stores.

Company headquarters are located in Livonia, Michigan.

Yamaha Motors Corporate Office

Yamaha Motors was founded in 1955 as an offshoot of Yamaha Corporation. The company’s first product was a 125CC motorcycle called the YA-1.

By 1963, Yamaha began making a name for themselves in the racing circuit, as well as motorcycle enthusiasts. In 1968, they produced their first 4 stroke motorcycle, the XS-1, which had a 650CC motor.

The company was an early innovator of the monoshock suspension for offroad motorcycles. In 1974, the Yamaha YA250 came standard with this suspension. The YA250 was one of Yamaha’s best selling offroad bikes until it was discontinued in 2015.

The company has built engines for car manufacturers, including the 1967 Toyota 2000GT and the 1989-1995 For Taurus SHO, but the company continues to insist that they are not interested in manufacturing a Yamaha car or truck.

The company does, however, offer a wide variety of other motors and non-motorcycle vehicles, including outboard motors for boats, snowmobiles, and ATV’s.

Yamaha also makes scooters, electric bicycles, industrial use unmanned helicopters, electric wheelchairs, Yamaha motorcycle parts and accessories, such as clothing, helmets, and jackets, generators, swimming pools, and water pumps for water slides.

Company headquarters in the USA is located in Cypress, California. As of 2015, the company listed more than 52,000 employees.

Yamaha Motors

Yamaha Motors was founded in 1955 as an offshoot of Yamaha Corporation. The company’s first product was a 125CC motorcycle called the YA-1.

By 1963, Yamaha began making a name for themselves in the racing circuit, as well as motorcycle enthusiasts. In 1968, they produced their first 4 stroke motorcycle, the XS-1, which had a 650CC motor.

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The company does, however, offer a wide variety of other motors and non-motorcycle vehicles, including outboard motors for boats, snowmobiles, and ATV’s.

Company headquarters in the USA is located in Cypress, California. As of 2015, the company listed more than 52,000 employees.

Zenni Optical Corporate Office

Originally founded as 19dollareyeglasses.com in 2003 by Julia Zhen and Tibor Laczay in a San Francisco, California, garage. When the company started, it seemed impossible to sell prescription eyewear and sunglasses online. Today, with annual revenue of approximately $3 million and more than 4 million pairs sold in 2017 alone. the idea seems to be a profitable one.

The company offers frames for eyeglasses and sunglasses, starting as low as $6.95. Company software allows clients to upload a picture of their face and choose a pair of glasses that suits the shape of their face.

Zenni Optical offers more than 2,500 frames and styles available to choose from, offering a unique look for every customer. Zenni also offers single vision, bifocal, progressive and workplace progressive lens options, and is a leading-edge developer of Beyond UV Blue Light Blocking lenses, which provide all-day protection, both indoors and out, from the harmful effects of high-energy visible (HEV) blue light and UV rays.

Zenni has sold more than 20 million pairs of glasses to clients in the past 15 years. The frames themselves are made in Danyang, China, but in late 2022, the company began manufacturing in central Ohio.

Company headquarters are located in Novato, California.

Zenni Optical

History

Company headquarters are located in Novato, California.

Le-Vel Brands Corporate Office

Founded in 2012 by Jason Camper and Paul Gravette, the company formulates and sells nutritional and health and wellness products. The company’s flagship product is called Thrive, is an 8-week program designed to help clients lose weight, support the immune system, and improve lean muscle mass.

Le-Vel offers a direct selling program and clearly labels their ingredients. A few of the ingredients in Thrive include green coffee bean extract hydrolyzed collagen protein, white willow extract, glucosamine, Cosmoperine and CoQ10.

Le-Vel is the only health and wellness company that uses cloud-based technology for its day-to-day operations and claims to have broken $1 billion in sales as of 2017 and have more than 7 million regular customers.

Company headquarters are located in Frisco, Texas.

Le-Vel Brands

History

Company headquarters are located in Frisco, Texas.