For some companies, a relatively minor acquisition can provide a major impetus for growth and success in other fields. Such is the case with Peacock Colors, the Addison, IL-based manufacturer of UV inks and colorants for plastics. In 1967, Frank Bloom, then president of Peacock Colors, acquired Homer Palmer, a small ink and plastic colorants company. As a result of that purchase, Peacock Colors has developed a niche in the rapidly expanding plastics field, utilizing the knowledge it acquired in...