"Aimez-vous des sports?" If you do, Sportscene Group might be the matchmaker of your dreams. The company operates and franchises about 50 La Cage aux Sports "resto-bars" operating in Quebec. The sports-themed restaurants are a popular destination for sports fans to watch games; they offer a menu featuring a variety of pub grub, such as nachos, ribs, pizza, chicken wings, and burgers. About 15 locations are corporate-run, while the rest are either owned by franchisees or operate as franchise joint ventures.

And one, and two, and three -- actually, Bannatyne Fitness operates approximately 60 fitness locations in the UK, but who's counting? Duncan Bannatyne, for one. Bannatyne founded his namesake health club company in 1996. As one of the largest independent health club operators in the UK, Bannatyne's has more than 180,000 presumably-more-firm-than-average members in clubs that range from Aberdeen in the north to the south coast of England.

Fox Restaurant Concepts is a collection of original, thriving boutique restaurants in Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Kansas.Founder Sam Fox began with a single restaurant, Wildflower in 1998, and today heads a dynamic, growing restaurant group encompassing 12 unique concepts across 29 restaurants with more than 1,300 employees. Dining in one of our restaurants is an experience. We create gorgeous, contemporary settings, highly flavorful, fresh, innovative cuisine, and offer attentive, gracious service.We’re passionate about the restaurant industry, we’re dedicated to the craftsmanship of food and wine, and we strive to create memorable dining experiences. We are proud of our restaurants and we cordially invite you to be our guest.

Granite City Food & Brewery®, a casual dining restaurant with an on-site brewery. Our initial restaurant commenced operations in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in June 1999. Our second restaurant, located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, commenced operations in December 2000, and our third restaurant opened to the public November 20, 2001 in Fargo, North Dakota. We now have 26 stores operating in 11 different states. At Granite City Food & Brewery®, we serve signature beers, including Duke of Wellington (an English ale) and Broad Axe Stout (an authentic Irish beer), and entrees such as London broil. We offer a broad menu of items that are prepared fresh daily and are served in generous portions at reasonable prices. Our handcrafted beers are moderately priced and offer unique styles and flavors not typically produced by major breweries. Our founders, Mr. Wagenheim and Mr. Burdick, have over 52 years of combined hospitality industry experience. Mr. Wagenheim's experience includes that of corporate executive, owner/operator, manager and consultant for hotels, resorts, and individual and multi-unit restaurant operations. Mr. Burdick, a brewing chemist, has over 30 years experience in the restaurant, hospitality and brewing industry in both corporate and private positions.

Maccioni Restaurants (and the Maccioni family) operate five restaurants - three locations of the upscale Le Cirque and two of its Italian cousins, Osteria Del Circo. The flagship Le Cirque in New York City reopened in 2006 in a new location that seats 150. The other locations are in Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel (owned by MGM Resorts) and the Camino Real hotel in Mexico City (owned by RealTurismo). The Le Cirque concept is known for its elegant design and its stunning menu of French and Italian cuisine. Osteria Del Circo is located in New York City and the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Maccioni opened the original Le Cirque in the Mayfair Hotel in 1974.

Ilitch Holdings, Inc., was established in 1999 to provide the companies owned by Michael and/or Marian Ilitch with professional services. The Ilitch companies represent leading brands in the food, sports and entertainment industries and include Little Caesars, the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Tigers, Olympia Entertainment, Uptown Entertainment, Blue Line Foodservice Distribution, Champion Foods, Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraising Program, Olympia Development and MotorCity Casino Hotel. Ilitch Holdings is comprised of skilled professionals providing expertise in the areas of finance, human resources, communications, legal, architecture, government relations, and information technology. Ultimately, we contribute to the success of Ilitch companies by providing streamlined processes and procedures that result in improved productivity, increased efficiencies and lower costs.

This company hopes its crème brulee, croissants, and quiche prove as memorable as Proust's famous teacake. La Madeleine operates a chain of more than 60 la Madeleine Bakery, Café & Bistro casual dining locations in Texas, Georgia, and Louisiana, offering French country cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The restaurants, which welcome patrons with such interior appointments as a stone hearth and handcrafted wood tables, use a cafeteria-style serving line and limited table service. Each location also sells a variety of fresh baked goods. French native Patrick Leon Esquerré started the business in 1983. La Madeleine is owned by a group of investors including Paris-based restaurant operator Groupe Le Duff.

Boyne USA appreciates people who were born to ski. The company, which operates as Boyne Resorts, operates a dozen ski resorts, including Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain in Michigan, Big Sky Resort in Montana, and Sugarloaf in Maine. The resorts offer accommodations, hospitality services, and other amenities in addition to skiing; during warmer months most of the properties also offer golf, tennis courts, hiking trails, and other outdoor activities. In addition to ski resorts, Boyne owns some golf resorts, including the Inn at Bay Harbor in Michigan. The family-owned company was founded in 1947 by skier Everett Kircher.

In 1948, Herbert and Frances (Lengfeld) Meyer, the founders of Meyer Motels, Ltd. (now known as Meyer Crest, Ltd.), purchased their first motel in Red Bluff, California. Since then, the Meyer family has owned and operated as many as 45 hotels in three Western states. Herb, a transplanted New Yorker, was a highly self-motivated man with strong aspirations. The motel business provided him with outlets for his creative energy and aspirations. Fran provided support and guidance, contributing her ideas and maintaining the accounting for the family business while also raising their four children. Throughout their younger years, all the children were involved in the family business in varying degrees.

Leicester City owns and operates the Leicester City Football Club (Leicester City F.C.), popularly known as the Foxes. The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse and reformed as Leicester City FC in 1919. The Foxes are currently battling in the Football League Championship, the league immediately below the Premiership. Leicester City plays its home matches at the 33,000 capacity Walkers Stadium. The team's home uniform consists of royal blue shirts with white shorts. Leicester moved into the newly built Walkers Stadium at the beginning of the 2002-2003 season.

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