Alberto-Culver

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Alberto-Culver Company
Type	Public (NYSE: ACV)
Founded	1955
Headquarters	Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S.
Key people	Carol Lavin Bernick, Executive Chairman
Industry	Hair care, skin care, food seasonings
Revenue	Total sales US$412.8 million Q2 2008
Employees	3,800
Website	http://www.alberto.com

Alberto-Culver is an international corporation whose principal business is manufacturing hair and skin beauty care products under such brands as Alberto VO5, St. Ives, TRESemmé, FDS, Consort, and recently acquired Nexxus.

Alberto Culver is the number one manufacturer in the multicultural beauty care market with such brands as Soft & Beautiful, Just For Me, Motions, and TCB.

They are also makers of popular household items such as Sugar Twin, Mrs. Dash, Static Guard, Molly McButter and Baker's Joy.

The company was founded in 1955 by Leonard Lavin. He and his wife Bernice guided the company's growth until 1994 when they turned it over to a second family generation. Mr. Lavin remains a director of today's Alberto-Culver and his daughter, Carol Lavin Bernick, is the company's Executive Chairman.

On November 10, 2006 shareholders voted to spin off the company's salon distribution business, which includes Sally beauty supply stores and Beauty Systems Group.