CMR is a giant in the Mexican restaurant world. Focused on casual dining, CMR operates more than 100 restaurants located throughout Mexico (but primarily located in large metropolitan areas). Although it does have its share of restaurants offering authentic Mexican dishes, CMR's food and restaurant concepts transcend the taco shack cliche. The company bar and restaurant brands include Wings, Fonda Mexicana, La Desitileria, and Cocina y Pan as well as a single high end restaurant called El lago. The company also operates about 30 Chili's locations franchised from Brinker International. Founder Don Joaquin Vargas Gomez and his family control 70% of CMR.

West Bromwich Albion (known as the Baggies) is a soccer club that plays in the UK's Premier League. The team was formed in 1878 and has seen a revival since the 21st century when it entered the Premier League in 2002 and won the league championship in 2007. The Baggies' 28,000-seat outdoor stadium, called The Hawthorns, was built in 1900; a E1.7 million indoor stadium called the T-Mobile Football Centre was completed in 2006. The team's kit is sponsored by T-Mobile and made by Umbro. The majority of the team's revenues are obtained from ticket sales and media broadcasts of the games.

Charlton Athletic owns and operates Charlton Athletic F.C., a soccer team that competes in the UK. Known to supporters as the Addicks, the football club was founded in 1905 and joined the professional ranks in 1920. The company also owns the team's 27,000-seat capacity home pitch, The Valley, in the southeast of London. Charlton Athletic generates revenue through ticket sales and broadcasting fees, as well as through merchandise and corporate hospitality services.

National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) oversees a women's fastpitch softball league that includes the Afron Racers, Chicago Bandits, New England Riptide, Philadelphia Force, Rockford Thunder, and Washinton Glory. The league organizes games, enforces rules, and regulates team ownership. It also manages corporate sponsorships and broadcast rights. In addition to league games, NPF teams play national teams from other countries, such as China, Canada, and Venezuela. The league was organized in 2004 by Jane Cowles, a former softball player for Utah State University, and is controlled by her family. It traces its roots to the Women's Pro Softball League, which started in 1997 and folded in 2001.

Harlem Globetrotters International owns and operates the famous Harlem Globetrotters basketball troupe, known for its display of outrageous hoops skills, stars and stripes uniforms, and iconic Sweet Georgia Brown theme song. The team was formed in Chicago in 1926 as the Savoy Big Five and has performed in 120 countries; its roster has included such notable players as Wilt Chamberlain, Curly Neal, and Meadowlark Lemon. Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. is 80%-owned by investment fund Shamrock Capital; chairman Mannie Jackson, a former Globetrotter himself, owns the rest.

Stuft Pizza Franchise Corporation operates a chain of about 15 casual-dining restaurants known for their gourmet pizzas. The eateries, operating under the Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill banner, offer a wide variety of pizzas, as well as pasta dishes and sandwiches. The chain is found primarily in California. Company president Jack Bertram started Stuft Pizza in 1976.

Mexican Restaurants gets the prize for the most straightforward name in the book. The company operates and franchises more than 70 casual-dining Mexican restaurants located primarily in Texas. Its flagship Casa Ole chain serves standard Mexican and Tex-Mex fare, including burritos, enchiladas, and fajitas, while its Monterey's Little Mexico and Monterey's Tex-Mex Cafe units offer a mix of more authentic Mexican cuisine. In addition, the company operates a chain of half a dozen quick-casual restaurants under the Mission Burritos banner. Other brands include Crazy Jose's and Tortuga Coastal Cantina. More than 60 of the restaurants are company-owned while the rest are franchised.

The Biltmore Company doesn't need to build more. It oversees the Biltmore Estate, which includes the 250-room home (the largest privately owned in the US), as well as a hotel, a winery, restaurants and retail shops, and licensing rights for a line of home decor products. (Guests don't stay at the Biltmore House, but at the Inn on Biltmore Estate.) Some one million visitors tour the home and grounds each year. The house sits on 8,000 acres of land and encompasses four acres of floor space. It has 35 bedrooms, some 40 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces, and three kitchens. The Biltmore is family-owned by descendants of the Vanderbilts, and is one of the few National Historic Landmarks that is entirely privately funded.

Consilience Restaurants owns and operates a small portfolio of upscale dining and drinking spots in the Dallas area. Its restaurants include the Cuba Libre Café, Hibiscus, The Porch, and Westside Tavern. Consilient Restaurants, L.P. also operates Victor Tango's, an upscale cocktail bar. In addition to its signature destinations, Consilience Restaurants operates a small chain of gourmet pizza joints under the name Fireside Pies. CEO Tristan Simon founded the restaurant company in 1999.

Founded in 1958, we have been a leader in our industry for over 50 years. We are dedicated to creating lasting impressions and unforgettable memories by providing our guests with one-of-a-kind dining experiences that you cannot find anywhere else. We are 23 award-winning restaurants across the nation, highlighting signature distinguished brands such as Orange Hill in Orange, The Rusty Pelican in Miami, and Castaway in Burbank. This is only a few of the spectacular destinations that await you. From the West Coast in the Los Angeles and San Francisco, all the way to the East Coast in New York and Florida, our locations are here to serve you. All of our restaurants are in beautifully appointed locations that offer breathtaking panoramic views of city skylines, waterfronts, or airports. Our incredible Sunday Brunches are widely acclaimed and award winning local favorites. Whether you’re planning a special event, a casual dinner, an intimate private function, or an elegant dream wedding, our restaurants are the ideal locations to turn your visions into picture-perfect realities.

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