Chicago's largest privately held companies - Crain's Chicago Business
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50 APRIL 18, 2005 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS FOCUS: PRIVATE COMPANIES<br />
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES Continued from Page 48<br />
Company<br />
Phone<br />
Web address<br />
Address<br />
Top executive<br />
Revenues<br />
2004 2003<br />
% change<br />
No. of<br />
full-time<br />
employees<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong>/<br />
worldwide<br />
Type of business<br />
96<br />
LETTUCE ENTERTAIN YOU<br />
ENTERPRISES INC. (773) 878-7340<br />
www.leye.com<br />
5419 N. Sheridan Road<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60640<br />
Kevin Brown<br />
President, CEO<br />
$255.0<br />
$210.0<br />
+21.4%<br />
2,348<br />
3,438<br />
Restaurants<br />
97<br />
EMKAY INC.<br />
(630) 250-7400<br />
www.emkay.com<br />
805 W. Thorndale Ave.<br />
Itasca 60143<br />
Gary L. Tepas<br />
Chairman, president, CEO<br />
$252.5<br />
$210.5<br />
+20.0%<br />
109<br />
130<br />
Vehicle leasing and fleet<br />
management<br />
98<br />
FERRARA PAN CO.<br />
(708) 366-0500<br />
www.ferrarapan.com<br />
7301 W. Harrison St.<br />
Forest Park 60130<br />
Salvatore Ferrara II<br />
President<br />
$250.0<br />
$230.0<br />
+8.7%<br />
NA<br />
1,200<br />
Candy manufacturer<br />
99<br />
100<br />
101<br />
102<br />
103<br />
104<br />
105<br />
106<br />
107<br />
108<br />
109<br />
109<br />
109<br />
ABT ELECTRONICS & APPLIANCE<br />
(847) 967-8830<br />
www.abtelectronics.com<br />
BRADNER CHEMICAL CO.<br />
(847) 290-8485<br />
www.bradner.com<br />
VELUCHAMY ENTERPRISES<br />
(708) 449-2800<br />
www.veluchamy.com<br />
DOALL CO.<br />
(847) 923-6255<br />
www.doall.com<br />
TRANSCAP ASSOCIATES INC.<br />
(847) 753-9600<br />
www.transcaptrade.com<br />
ALDEN MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.<br />
(773) 286-3883<br />
www.thealdennetwork.com<br />
BERLIN PACKAGING<br />
(312) 876-9292<br />
www.berlinpackaging.com<br />
LEOPARDO COS.<br />
(847) 783-3000<br />
www.leopardo.com<br />
CLASSIC RESIDENCE BY HYATT<br />
(312) 803-8800<br />
www.hyattclassic.com<br />
ED MINIAT INC.<br />
(708) 957-3800<br />
www.miniat.com<br />
AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTY ACCESSORIES<br />
& PARTS INC. (312) 431-6000<br />
www.jcwhitney.com<br />
CLUNE CONSTRUCTION CO.<br />
(312) 726-6103<br />
www.clunegc.com<br />
QST INDUSTRIES INC.<br />
(312) 930-9400<br />
www.qst.com<br />
1200 N. Milwaukee Ave.<br />
Glenview 60025<br />
2300 Arthur Ave.<br />
Elk Grove Village 60007<br />
1213 Butterfield Road<br />
Downers Grove 60515<br />
254 N. Laurel Ave.<br />
Des Plaines 60016<br />
900 Skokie Blvd.,<br />
Suite 210<br />
Northbrook 60062<br />
4200 W. Peterson Ave.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60646<br />
111 N. Canal St.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60606<br />
5200 Prairie Stone Pkwy.<br />
Hoffman Estates 60192<br />
71 S. Wacker Drive,<br />
Suite 900<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60606<br />
1055 W. 175th St.<br />
Homewood 60430<br />
225 N. Michigan Ave.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60601<br />
10 S LaSalle St.,<br />
Suite 300<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60603<br />
231 S. Jefferson St.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60661<br />
Robert J. Abt<br />
CEO<br />
Richard S. Bull III<br />
Chairman, CEO<br />
Pethi Veluchamy<br />
Chairman, CEO<br />
Michael L. Wilkie<br />
Chairman, president, CEO<br />
Ira J. Edelson<br />
President<br />
Floyd A. Schlossberg<br />
President, CEO<br />
Andrew T. Berlin<br />
President, CEO<br />
James A. Leopardo<br />
CEO<br />
Penny Pritzker<br />
Chairman<br />
David Miniat<br />
President, CEO<br />
Timothy Ford<br />
President<br />
Michael T. Clune<br />
President<br />
Thomas Danch<br />
President, CEO<br />
$249.0<br />
$247.8<br />
$240.0<br />
$239.0<br />
$236.3<br />
$225.2<br />
$220.0<br />
$217.5<br />
$216.0<br />
$204.0<br />
$200.0<br />
$200.0<br />
$200.0<br />
$230.0<br />
$250.2<br />
$210.0<br />
$232.0<br />
$237.0<br />
$196.5<br />
$215.0<br />
$204.0<br />
$210.0<br />
$200.0<br />
$190.0<br />
$120.0<br />
$180.0<br />
+8.3%<br />
-1.0%<br />
+14.3%<br />
+3.0%<br />
-0.3%<br />
+14.6%<br />
+2.3%<br />
+6.6%<br />
+2.9%<br />
+2.0%<br />
+5.3%<br />
+66.7%<br />
+11.1%<br />
955<br />
97<br />
165<br />
1,500<br />
3,000<br />
336<br />
900<br />
8<br />
11<br />
3,526<br />
74<br />
223<br />
450<br />
229<br />
2,026<br />
450<br />
456<br />
120<br />
800<br />
64<br />
76<br />
58<br />
450<br />
Retailer of consumer and<br />
major appliances<br />
Paper distribution<br />
Direct marketing, banking,<br />
real estate<br />
Industrial supply distributor,<br />
machine tool manufacturer<br />
International trade, trade<br />
finance, purchase order<br />
finance, venture banking<br />
Senior health care provider<br />
Supplier of plastic, glass and<br />
metal packaging components<br />
Commercial construction,<br />
general contractor and<br />
construction manager<br />
Senior living communities<br />
Maker of processed meats and<br />
cooking oils<br />
Catalog and Internet direct<br />
marketer of automotive parts<br />
and accessories<br />
General contractors<br />
Manufacturer and distributor<br />
of pocketing and trim components<br />
for the apparel industry<br />
South <strong>Chicago</strong> Packing Co.<br />
refines animal fats into<br />
shortenings that are used in<br />
frying french fries and<br />
chicken in restaurants<br />
around the country.<br />
Fryer fats keep<br />
Miniat growing<br />
Historically, Crain’s<br />
has substantially underestimated<br />
Ed Miniat<br />
Inc. There are actually<br />
two <strong>companies</strong>, one<br />
called Ed Miniat, a<br />
maker of processed<br />
meats, and the other<br />
named South <strong>Chicago</strong><br />
Packing Co., which refines<br />
animal fats into<br />
shortenings that are<br />
used in frying french<br />
fries and chicken in<br />
restaurants around the<br />
country. President and<br />
CEO David Miniat,<br />
whose great-grandfather<br />
Michael Miniat<br />
founded the business<br />
more than a century<br />
ago in the shadow of<br />
the Union Stockyards<br />
on <strong>Chicago</strong>’s South<br />
Side, calls the two <strong>companies</strong><br />
affiliates of one<br />
another. Production facilities<br />
are on the South<br />
Side and in suburban<br />
South Holland. Many<br />
of the Miniat meat ingredients<br />
find their way<br />
into frozen meals and<br />
soups. Growth has<br />
been steady, Mr. Miniat<br />
says, as convenience<br />
foods and fast-foods<br />
have taken a larger<br />
share of consumers’<br />
dining budgets. “People<br />
are eating out more often,<br />
and that’s benefiting<br />
us,” Mr. Miniat<br />
says.<br />
112<br />
HOSTMARK HOSPITALITY GROUP<br />
(847) 517-9100<br />
www.hostmark.com<br />
1111 Plaza Drive,<br />
Suite 200<br />
Schaumburg 60173<br />
C. A. “Bud” Cataldo<br />
Chairman, CEO<br />
$197.0<br />
$191.0<br />
+3.1%<br />
746<br />
2,333<br />
Hotel management<br />
H. Lee Murphy<br />
113<br />
MERIDIAN GROUP<br />
(847) 964-2700<br />
www.onlinemeridian.com<br />
9 Parkway North,<br />
Suite 500<br />
Deerfield 60015<br />
Ian J. Pye<br />
Chairman, CEO<br />
$194.1<br />
$184.7<br />
+5.1%<br />
167<br />
250<br />
Sales and leasing of technology<br />
products and services<br />
114<br />
FORT DEARBORN CO.<br />
(773) 774-4321<br />
www.fortdearborn.com<br />
6035 W. Gross Point<br />
Road<br />
Niles 60714<br />
Richard Adler Jr.<br />
President, CEO<br />
$194.0<br />
$185.2<br />
+4.7%<br />
410<br />
931<br />
Labels for consumer products<br />
and food and beverage<br />
industries<br />
Continued on Page 52
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