B.R. Guest Holdings operates about 20 upscale and fine-dining restaurants primarily in New York City, including Blue Fin, Isabella's, and Ocean Grill. Among it's other dining concepts are Dos Caminos, Ruby Foo's, and Vento Trattoria. The company also has restaurants in Las Vegas, including its upscale Italian restaurant Fiamma, originally created with Fabio Trabocchi, at the MGM Grand resort. Founder Stephen Hanson opened his first restaurant in Manhattan in 1987 and later helped create the luxury James Hotel concept. Starwood Capital Group owns a 50% stake in the restaurant business.

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.

Punch is one of the UK’s leading pub companies with a portfolio of over 7,100 pubs across our leased and managed estates.In June 2009, we brought our operating businesses together under the Punch Taverns umbrella. As a result, we renamed our managed division, Punch Pub Company and our leased division Punch Partnerships. The new names and identities signify the coming together of both businesses and were timed to coincide with the opening of our new low carbon support centre building in Burton Upon Trent. Each operating business has a clearly focused strategy designed to maximise shareholder value and realise synergies across the estate, in terms of negotiating better value supplier deals and in transferring knowledge and skills.

Aloha Restaurants operates eight casual dining establishments in Southern California and Hawaii. Its concepts include Busters Beach House & Longboard Bar, Dockside Grill Restaurant, Jolly Roger Restaurant, and the Monterey Bay Canners Restaurant. The company's eateries feature a mix of seafood, pasta, and other casual dining staples. Most locations offer both lunch and dinner menus; live music and other entertainment can also be found at some of the venues.

You might say this restaurant company has doubled down on the beef. Wendy's/Arby's Group is one of the largest fast-food companies in the world with more than 10,200 locations encompassing its two brands, Wendy's and Arby's. The #3 hamburger chain behind McDonald's and Burger King, Wendy's oversees more than 6,500 restaurants in the US and about 20 other countries. Arby's, with more than 3,700 eateries specializing in roast beef sandwiches, trails only Subway and Quiznos as one of the largest sandwich outlets. About three-fourths of Wendy's/Arby's restaurants are franchised. Chairman Nelson Peltz and vice chairman Peter May together own more than 20% of the company through investment firm Trian Partners.

This company adds a touch of Southern hospitality to the family dining scene. Shoney's North America operates and franchises about 250 family-style restaurants in about 20 states, mostly in Tennessee and states to the southeast. Popular for breakfast, the chain offers such morning fare as bacon and eggs, biscuits and gravy, and pancakes, while it lunch and dinner menu includes burgers, chicken, seafood, and steak. Many Shoney's locations also offer an all-you-can-eat buffet. Most of the eateries are operated by franchisees. The Shoney's chain was founded by Alex Schoenbaum in the 1940s. It is part of Royal Hospitality Corp., an Atlanta-based foodservice operator controlled by David Davoudpour.

Genting Singapore PLC company is majority owned by Malaysian holding company Genting Berhad, and was founded in 1984 to invest in leisure businesses outside of Malaysia. Genting Singapore acquires, develops, and manages resorts and casinos in Australia (the Burswood Resort in Perth), the Bahamas (Lucayan Beach Resort and Casino), the Philippines (Subic Bay Resort and Casino), and the UK (where it operates some 40 casinos under brands such as Maxim Casinos, Circus Casinos, and Mint Casinos). The UK has accounted for nearly half of Genting Singapore's sales as a result of its acquisition of UK gaming company Stanley Leisure (now Genting Stanley).

In 1983, Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. was founded by Michael Mack through the acquisition of the first two Souplantation restaurants. As we continued to grow, we began to pursue growth beyond our core Southern California markets. In order to enhance our brand and reflect our dedication to fresh, wholesome ingredients, we adopted the name Sweet Tomatoes for new restaurants outside Southern California. With 112 company-owned restaurants in 15 states, over 300 million guests since 1978 have helped us to be #1 in fresh produce and salads, made-from-scratch soups, hot-tossed pastas, freshly baked breads and muffins, fresh fruit, frozen yogurt, and more.We pride ourselves on offering an all-you-care-to-eat dining experience where each of our guests can create a meal tailored to their needs. Of course, you can count on fresh, high-quality ingredients and daily made-from-scratch menu items.

The Green Bay Packers battle for pride in the National Football League. The not-for-profit corporation owns and operates the storied franchise, which was founded in 1919 by Earl "Curly" Lambeau and joined the NFL in 1921. Home to such icons as Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, and legendary coach Vince Lombardi, Green Bay boasts a record 12 championship titles, including three Super Bowl victories. The team is also the only community-owned franchise in American professional sports with more than 100,000 shareholders. The shares do not increase in value nor pay dividends, and can only be sold back to the team.

This company is part of the Tex-Mex restaurant stampede. Buffalo's Franchise Concepts operates and franchises about 30 Buffalo's Southwest Cafe casual dining locations in Georgia and about 10 other states. The restaurants offer a typical southwestern style menu, including burritos, fajitas, and quesadillas, along with burgers, steaks, and Buffalo-style chicken wings. Outside the US, the chain has locations in Kuwait, Puerto Rico, and Saudi Arabia. David Hyde and Ralph Perrella started Buffalo's in 1985. Former franchisees Drew Alexander and Shelli Lang acquired the company in 2007.

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