Executive Inn Group Corporation manages upscale hotels and resorts under the Executive Hotels & Resorts brand. It operates about 20 hotels located in Canada and the western US (San Francisco and Seattle), targeting both business and leisure travelers. The company also offers franchising and hotel management services to other facility owners. Executive Inn Group operates and co-owns Vancouver's Hotel LeSoleil and Oritalia Restaurant through a joint venture. Previously listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the company delisted its shares and became private in 2007.

Saltire Taverns is a pub and hotel company with a handful of properties in Scotland. Its estate is anchored by the Le Monde boutique hotel and entertainment complex in Edinburgh, which features 18 suites along with three continental-themed bars and Shanghai Club nightclub. The company also runs The Golf Tavern, The Illicit Still in Aberdeen, and two Frankenstein's Pub locations. CEO and Edinburgh pub tycoon Billy Lowe started the business in 1996.

This Keg is filled with prime rib and filet mignon. Keg Restaurants operates and franchises more than 95 Keg Steakhouse & Bar restaurants in Canada and the US. The upscale casual chain offers appetizers (escargot and Mushrooms Neptune are favorites), salads, ribs, seafood, and several varieties of steak. Almost half the Keg's restaurants are company-owned, while the rest are franchised. The company also sells its cocktails and sauces in Canada through such retail stores as Safeway and IGA. Keg Restaurants was founded in 1971 and is owned by CEO David Aisenstat. Publicly traded Keg Royalties Income Fund owns the chain's trademarks and other intellectual property, which it leases to Keg Restaurants.

Kohr Brothers operates and franchises more than 30 Kohr Bros. Frozen Custard outlets in about 10 states, a majority of which are in New Jersey. Most of its shops are in high traffic areas, such as shopping malls, airports, and sports arenas. School teacher Archie Kohr started the chain with his brothers in 1919 in order to sell more cream from the family's dairy business. The brothers began with a single ice cream shop on Coney Island's boardwalk.

Producer and director Bill Kenwright formed his eponymous independent theater and film production company in 1984 and has been filling stages and screens ever since. Bill Kenwright has been involved in more than 300 productions ranging from dramas to musicals and featuring some top names (Christian Slater, Judi Dench, Jessica Lange, Rob Lowe, Liza Minelli). Bill Kenwright productions are staged in London's West End theaters and on Broadway; Bill Kenwright Limited also produces touring versions. Recent stage productions include A Few Good Men, Blood Brothers, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

The cryptic world of online gaming makes perfect sense to this company. CryptoLogic is a leading supplier of software and systems to online casino operators and other Internet gaming companies. Its portfolio of gaming software includes more than 250 casino games, including online poker, slots, and other table games. It also provides secure payment systems that allow players to deposit funds for use in online casinos and to withdraw winnings. CryptoLogic licenses its systems through subsidiary WagerLogic to such companies as Littlewoods Limited.

Hilton is near the top of the hill among hoteliers in Ireland and the UK, thanks to Hilton UK & Ireland. The business operates about 80 Hilton properties in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, more than 20 of which are located in London. Its hotels include the Hilton Croydon, the Hilton London Hyde Park, and the Hilton Dublin. Hilton UK & Ireland also manages restaurants (such as Minsky's Restaurant in the Hilton Glasgow, and the Galvin at Windows in the London Hilton) and bars (Henry J Beans in Edinburgh). Hilton UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide.

International Speedway Corporation (ISC) doesn't believe in slow and steady. The company is the top motorsports operator in the US with more than a dozen racetracks hosting more than 100 events annually. Its race facilities include Daytona International Speedway (home of the Daytona 500), Talladega Superspeedway, and Michigan International Speedway. In addition, ISC operates the Daytona 500 EXperience theme park and museum and it owns 50% of motorsports merchandiser Motorsports Authentics with rival Speedway Motorsports. Former CEO James France and his family own about 70% control of the company. Events sanctioned by NASCAR, also controlled by the France family, account for about 90% of sales.

Patrons of this restaurant chain are hopefully well fed when it's time to say good bye. Ruby Tuesday, which takes its name from the song by the Rolling Stones, operates a leading chain of casual-dining restaurants with about 900 locations in the US and more than a dozen other countries. The full-service eateries offer a menu of American and ethnic food items, including burgers, fajitas, pasta, ribs, seafood, and steak. The restaurants are also well known for their appetizers. Found mostly in the eastern half of the country, more than 670 Ruby Tuesday locations are corporate-run, while the rest are franchised.

Everyone's "famiglia" at these restaurants. BUCA owns and operates about 80 Buca di Beppo Italian restaurants in about 25 states. Each themed eatery is an over-the-top recreation of a post-war Italian-American restaurant decked out with a hodgepodge of memorabilia. Geared for larger parties of people and event dining, the menu features Southern Italian-American cuisine served family-style to encourage sharing and conversation. Most locations of the casual-dining chain offer a lunch menu (smaller portions for single diners) in addition to its popular dinner options. BUCA was acquired by Planet Hollywood in 2008.

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