Italy: Pasquale Natuzzi

Pasquale Natuzzi: SANTERAMO IN COLLE, Italy - From this hilltop town on the heel of Italy's boot, Pasquale Natuzzi has built an eponymous furniture company that is one of the country's most global brands. It sells sofa beds from Dallas to New Delhi and is one of a handful of Italian companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. , according to Reuters. Though it sells in 123 countries, and has factories in China, Romania and Brazil, Natuzzi says the main reason for his company's woes is the high cost of making sleek sofas and armchairs at home. By Francesca Piscioneri Yet today, Natuzzi's home base is dragging it down. Best known for its brand Divani Divani, the company hasn't made a profit in six years. In the first nine months of 2013, it lost 38.7 million euros, deepening year-on-year losses on a slight dip in sales to 328 million euros. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.