Navajo Inc.

Inc. has relied on its multipurpose facilities to supply a large portfolio of fast-moving consumer products to a wide array of retailers across the U.S. “We’re almost the exclusive supplier of health and beauty/trial and travel to the food channel. We have everyone—Kroger, Safeway, Wegmans. Eyewear often penetrates the food channel as well, so we’ve got Southeastern Grocers, Winn-Dixie, Wal-Mart, Bashas’. In the cell phone accessory, it just follows where our customers currently are. One of the things we’ve been doing effectively in the last couple of years has been selling our complete portfolio to the retailers we already do business with. It’s a huge customer base, including convenience and the hospitality channel—cruise ships, airports, resorts. We’re in those locations as well.” One of the great leadership moments in business is making the unpopular decision that’s right for the company. As far as Deuschle and Navajo Inc. are concerned, this has meant cultivating an environment of innovation where the NAVAJO INC . Vice President of Operations, Antonio Soto