The Procter & Gamble Company engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer goods worldwide. The company operates in three global business units (GBUs): Beauty, Health and Well-Being, and Household Care. The Beauty GBU offers cosmetics, deodorants, fragrances, hair care products, and personal cleansing and skin care products under the Head & Shoulders, Olay, Pantene, and Wella brands; and blades and razors, electric hair removal devices, face and shave products, and home appliances under the Braun, Fusion, Gillette, and Mach3 brands. The Health and Well-Being GBU provides feminine care, oral care, and personal health care products under Always, Crest, and Oral-B brands; and pet food and snacks under the Iams and Pringles brands. The Household Care GBU offers air care products, batteries, dish care products, and fabric care and surface care products under the Ariel, Dawn, Downy, Duracell, Gain, and Tide brands; and baby wipes, bath tissues, diapers, facial tissues, and paper towels under the Bounty, Charmin, and Pampers brands. The company offers its products to mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, and drug stores. The Procter & Gamble Company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Blyth, Inc. operates as a multi-channel company in home fragrance and decorative accessories industry. The company operates in three segments: Direct Selling, Catalog and Internet, and Wholesale. The Direct Selling segment designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes a line of products, including scented candles, candle-related accessories, and other fragranced products under the PartyLite brand name. It also engages in gourmet food business under the Two Sisters Gourmet brand name, as well as sells nutritional supplements, energy drinks, and weight management products. The Catalog and Internet segment designs, sources, and markets a range of household convenience items, premium photo albums, frames, holiday cards, personalized gifts, kitchen accessories, and gourmet coffee and tea under the Boca Java, Easy Comforts, Exposures, Home Marketplace, Miles Kimball, and Walter Drake brand names. The Wholesale segment designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes a line of home fragrance products; candle-related accessories; seasonal decorations, such as ornaments and trim products; and home decor products, including picture frames, lamps, and textiles under CBK, Colonial Candle of Cape Cod, Colonial at HOME, and Seasons of Cannon Falls brand names. This segment also offers chafing fuel and tabletop lighting products and accessories under the Ambria, HandyFuel, and Sterno brand names. The company sells its products through independent sales representatives to independent gift and department stores, specialty chains, foodservice distributors, and hotels and restaurants, as well as to individual consumers. Blyth operates primarily in the United States, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.