Wigan Athletic Football Club has a long history in various divisions in English football. Nicknamed the Latics, the team played at Springfield Park stadium from 1897 until 1999. However, their first season in the professional English League was in 1978. Wigan Athletic FC now plays in the JJB Stadium that opened in 1999. The 25,000-capacity stadium also plays host to the Wigan Rugby League Club. In 2005 the team finished 2nd in the Championship (formerly Division 1) to gain promotion to the Premiership. Following the demise of Wigan Borough, the team was formed as Wigan Athletic in 1932.

Carlson Restaurants Worldwide (CRW) has a lot of Friday's for which to be thankful. A leader in full-service restaurants, the company operates and franchises more than 900 T.G.I. Friday's casual dining locations across the US and in about 60 other countries. The restaurant chain offers a menu featuring beef, chicken, and seafood entrees along with a selection of popular appetizers. About 300 T.G.I. Friday's units are company-owned while the rest are franchised. The company also operates Pick Up Stix, an Asian-themed fast-casual chain with more than 90 locations in California, Nevada, and Arizona. CRW is a subsidiary of travel and leisure conglomerate Carlson Companies.

Full House Resorts, Inc. was founded in 1987. Full House Resorts, Inc. (Full House) develops, manages and invests in gaming-related opportunities. The Company is involved in several gaming projects, including the FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek, Michigan, with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (the Michigan Tribe) and Harrington Raceway and Casino (Harrington Casino), a racino in Harrington, Delaware. The Company also owns the Stockman’s Casino in Fallon, Nevada, and has an agreement with the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana for the development and management of a gaming facility in Montana.

Bagels and coffee are key ingredients for this company. Einstein Noah Restaurant Group is the largest bagel shop operator in the US, with more than 690 company-owned and franchised locations in more than 35 states. Its flagship chain, Einstein Bros. Bagels, offers more than a dozen varieties of fresh-made bagels and spreads, along with coffee, pastries, and a menu of sandwiches and salads at its more than 530 outlets. In addition to Einstein Bros., New World operates the Noah's New York Bagels and Manhattan Bagel chains. About 430 of the bagel shops are company-owned, while the rest are operated by franchisees or licensees. Investment firm Greenlight Capital controls about 65% of Einstein Noah.

Peel Hotels owns, operates, and manages about 10 mid-range and luxury hotels in the UK (more than 600 rooms). Properties include the George Hotel in Oxfordshire, the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Leeds, and the the Norfolk Royale in Bournemouth (which was acquired in 2009). Executive Chairman Robert Peel, formerly chief executive at Thistle Hotels (now Guoman Hotels ), founded the hotel company and controls it, along with his brother, Charles.

You can get your fill of tomato sauce, and more, at these restaurants. Pasta Pomodoro operates a chain of about 30 restaurants under the Pomodoro banner offering a menu of traditional Italian cuisine. The casual eateries feature such favorites as chicken marsala, salmon cannellini, and several varieties of pasta. Pasta Pomodoro operates primarily in California but it also has a small number of restaurants in Arizona. Adriano Paganini, who previously worked as an executive chief at the Hyde Park Hotel in London, started the business in San Francisco in the early 1990s. Matthew Janopaul and Girish Satya acquired control of Pasta Pomodoro in late 2009.

The Majestic Star Casino, LLC ("the Company") was formed by Mr. Don Barden in December 1993 to pursue one of two gaming licenses at Buffington Harbor in Gary, Indiana. In June 1996, along with Trump Indiana, both companies opened dockside facilities to take advantage of gaming opportunities in the Chicagoland market, now the third largest gaming market in the United States behind Las Vegas and Atlantic City.In December 2001, the Company grew substantially with the purchase of the Fitzgerald-brand properties in Las Vegas, Tunica, Mississippi (30 miles south of Memphis) and Black Hawk, Colorado (35 miles west of Denver). With these additions, the Company diversified itself into a national gaming company.

Chairman and CEO Thomas Dempsey and his family own Saddlebrook Resorts, Inc. Located on approximately 480 Florida acres, the facility contains some 550 condos and hotel rooms, conference facilities, three restaurants, a spa, and retail shops. Recreational opportunities include two 18-hole golf courses, three swimming pools, 45 tennis courts, and a fitness center. The resort is also home to an accredited preparatory school and a tennis training facility. (All students enrolled in Saddlebrook Prep are also enrolled in either the Saddlebrook Tennis Program or the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy.)

This restaurant chain has been feeding boys big and small for more than 70 years. Big Boy Restaurants International operates and franchises more than 150 of its signature family-dining spots in Michigan and more than half a dozen other states. Known for their hamburgers (and the iconic Big Boy figure holding a plate-sized sandwich), the restaurants also offer a full menu of breakfast options along with such home style dinner favorites as meat loaf, pork chops, and chicken fried steak. More than 20 locations are company-owned, while the rest are franchised. The company also has some 300 licensed Big Boy units operating in Japan. Founded by Bob Wian in 1936, the Big Boy chain is owned by chairman Robert Liggett.

The American Hockey League is a minor league sports organization that serves as a farm system for the National Hockey League. Each of its 29 teams is affiliated with at least one professional franchise, providing a training ground for young players and offering a reserve roster of players who can be called up to the NHL. Established in 1936, the league has teams located throughout the US and in Canada. It regulates franchise ownership and oversees such business operations as sponsorships and marketing. The AHL season runs from October through April, followed by a playoff for the Calder Cup championship trophy.

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