Playboy is one of the most recognized and popular consumer brands in the world. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) (NYSE: PLA, PLA.A) is a media and lifestyle company that markets the brand through a wide range of media properties and licensing initiatives. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. publishes Playboy magazine in the United States and abroad and creates content for distribution via television networks, websites, mobile platforms and radio. Through licensing agreements, the Playboy brand appears on a wide range of consumer products in more than 150 countries as well as on retail stores and entertainment venues. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. three business groups are Entertainment, Print/Digital and Licensing.

Star Buffet is a leading operator of buffet-style restaurants with more than 60 dining locations in nearly 20 states. The eateries, found primarily in Florida and Arizona, operate under such banners as BuddyFreddys and Whistle Junction, as well as its flagship brands Barnhill's Buffet and HomeTown Buffet (franchised from Buffets Holdings). The chains offer a wide array of menu items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In addition to its buffet-style units, Star Buffet operates a small number of family-style restaurants under the 4B's banner, as well as a couple of WesterN SizzliN steak-buffet restaurants (franchised from Western Sizzlin). Chairman, president, and CEO Robert Wheaton owns more than 40% of the company.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (1986) owns and operates Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., a soccer team that competes in the UK leagues. The club was formed as St. Luke's FC in 1877 (it merged with a cricket and football club two years later and changed its name) and plays host at Molineux Stadium in west central England. Known to its supporters as Wolves, the football team boasts three First Division titles (its last in 1959) and four FA Cups (most recently in 1960). Real estate developer Steve Morgan, who founded homebuilder Redrow, has owned Wolverhampton Wanderers since 2007.

Breakfast is served all day in this kitchen. Kitchen Investment Group, which does business as Country Kitchen International, operates and franchises about 90 Country Kitchen family dining restaurants in more than 20 states. The chain, found mostly in the Midwest, is popular for its breakfast menu, which is served all day. Country Kitchen locations also offer lunch and dinner options such as sandwiches, soups, pork chops, and steak. The company co-brands many of its locations with French bread pizza maker Breadeaux Pizza. Kentucky native Bill Johnson opened the first Country Kitchen in Cincinnati in 1939. CEO (and former top franchisee) Charles Meyers acquired the chain from Carlson Companies in 1997.

The Minnesota Vikings Football Club joined the National Football League in 1961 and won its only league championship in 1969; however, the team has been unsuccessful in four attempts to win the Super Bowl. Minnesota's roster has included such Hall of Fame players as Warren Moon, Alan Page, and Fran Tarkenton, as well as former head coach Bud Grant. Vikings fans cheer the trumpeting Gjallarhorn at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. The team has been owned since 2005 by a group headed by New Jersey real estate developer Zygmunt (Zygi) Wilf.

Plymouth Argyle payers are love to knock the socks off the ball. The football (soccer) team is one of two dozen teams that play in the English Football League Championship (formerly known as Division 1); the season runs annually from August through May. Nicknamed the Pilgrims, the club plays its home games at the aptly named Home Park. The stadium was originally the home of the Devonport Albion Rugby Club. Plymouth Argyle FC hopes to make the jump to the English Premiership someday. The team's uniform is sponsored by Ginsters and supplied by Puma. Plymouth Argyle Football Club's first professional game was in 1903.

Our business is providing innovative, marketing driven hotel management services to investors, individual owners and lending institutions. We’re proud to be ranked among the largest independently owned, third party hotel management companies in the country with over 30 hotels and 8,000 guest rooms representing all major brands as well as independents. With over thirty years experience, our success comes from recruiting some of the country's most talented people in the hospitality industry. Our primary goal is to increase revenues through innovative marketing programs and maximizing Net Operating Incomes utilizing proven cost controls and providing unparalleled customer service.

The Dow Hotel Company owns or manages more than 10 mid-priced and upscale hotels in the US, under banners such as Marriott, Hilton, InterContinental, Radisson, and Starwood. DHC focuses on hotels that specialize in corporate meetings and conventions and have large food and beverage operations. Once purchased, using investor and DHC funds, a hotel is brought under the DHC standardized administration, marketing, and accounting systems. The company also offers its management services to third party hotels. Murray Dow, II (company president) founded DHC with business partner Mark Rosinsky (SVP) in 1997.

The Texas Lottery Commission hopes to have the eyes of Texans watching the lotto jackpot. The Texas Lottery Commission oversees one of the country's largest state lotteries, which has pumped more than $15 billion into state coffers since its inaugural in 1991. More than 60% of lottery sales are paid out in prize money, while almost 30% goes to the state's Foundation School Fund; the remainder goes to retailer commissions and administrative costs. The lottery offers numbers games and several instant-win games sold through grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores. In addition, Texas participates in Mega Millions, a multistate lottery game.

Cooking up some Old World flavors is bringing in the dough for Il Fornaio (America). Il Fornaio (America) Corporation operates a chain of more than 20 upscale Italian restaurants under the Il Fornaio (Italian for "the baker") banner. The dining spots, located mostly in California, offer authentic regional cuisine for lunch and dinner (some locations also feature a breakfast menu), along with catering and banquet services. Many of the locations also sport an in-restaurant market offering baked goods, coffee, and other food items. In addition, the company owns Corner Baker Cafe operator CBC Restaurant Corp. Il Fornaio was established in Italy in 1972; Il Fornaio (America) Corporation is owned by private equity firm Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill, & Co.

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