This company adds a little flavor of Belgique to the French palate. Leon de Bruxelles operates a chain of about 40 restaurants located mostly in and around Paris that offer a menu inspired by traditional Belgian foods. The chain is best known for its mussels and fries and its assortment of Belgian beers. Chairman Jean-Louis Detry owns about 25% of the company.

Sun International Limited company operates about a dozen casinos and some 10 resort-style hotels in South Africa. Flagship resort complex Sun City boasts four hotels, two golf courses, and a water park. (Sun City is also the location of the 2002 signing of the Sun City Agreement, a treaty ending the Second Congo War.) The company has additional properties in Egypt, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Sun International is South Africa's largest casino operator, with nearly half of the market share, and its hotels have a total of 3,500 rooms. Sun International Limited was founded by Sol Kerzner, the head of Kerzner International.

On March 27, 1985, attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax traded in the courtroom for the dining room. Having always wanted to get into the restaurant business, they pitched their legal pads to serve hearth-baked pizzas. They introduced flavors and tastes from around the world, from Thai to Jamaican Jerk...all on a pizza. All of our innovative pizzas are creatively designed on a delicious crust, and hearth-baked to perfection. Also served are creative salads, made-to-order pastas, soups, sandwiches, appetizers and desserts.

Restaurants Unlimited Inc. restaurant company doesn't restrict itself to offering just one kind of dining experience. Restaurants Unlimited operates about 50 upscale dining locations encompassing 20 different concepts, including its flagship chains Kincaid's Fish, Chop & Steak House, Newport Seafood Grill, and Palomino Restaurant Rotisseria Bar. Its single location destinations include Cutters Bayhouse (Seattle), Ryan's Grill (Honolulu), and Skates On The Bay (Berkeley, California). The company's restaurants operate in more than a dozen states, mostly in Oregon and Washington. Founded by restaurateur Rich Komen in 1969, Restaurants Unlimited is controlled by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners.

The ancient Chinese secret behind P.F. Chang's success is upscale American service. P.F. Chang's China Bistro owns and operates about 200 full-service Asian-style bistro restaurants in about 40 states that offer lunch and dinner menus inspired by five culinary regions of China. The chain's restaurants offer stylish dining areas, display kitchens, and narrative murals based on ancient Chinese designs. The company also owns and operates more than 160 quick-casual outlets under the name Pei Wei Asian Diner. Found mostly in Texas, Connecticut, and Arizona, the eateries offer a limited menu with an emphasis on carry-out service.

Since 1955, we’ve been proud to serve the world some of its favorite food. And along the way, we’ve managed not just to live history, but create it: from drive-thru restaurants to Chicken McNuggets to college credits from Hamburger U and much more. It’s been quite the journey, and we promise this is just the beginning-we’ve got our hearts set on making more history.

Esporta is trying to buff up the British Empire. Formerly First Leisure, the company operates about 15 racquet clubs and more than 50 luxury health and fitness clubs across the UK and Ireland. Its clubs generally feature gymnasiums, swimming pools, saunas, food and beverage services, and beauty salons, while some of its locations also sport tennis courts and golf courses. The company was founded 1994 with the purchase of the Royal County of Berkshire Health & Racquets Club. It is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of French bank Société Générale.

You might say this team is now a curse on the other clubs in Major League Baseball. Boston Red Sox Baseball Club operates one of the oldest and most storied sports franchises. Founded as a charter member of the American League in 1901, the team owns seven World Series titles but at one time suffered through an 86-year championship drought popularly attributed to "The Curse of the Bambino." Boston broke The Curse in 2004 and then won its seventh championship three years later. Red Sox fans root for their home team at venerable Fenway Park, the oldest pro baseball stadium in the country. Businessman John Henry leads a group that has owned the Red Sox franchise since 2002.The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around 1908, following previous Boston teams that had been known as the "Red Stockings".

When Mom wants a salad, Dad craves fried chicken, and little Johnny is screaming for enchiladas, what's an all-American family to do? A simple trip to the cafeteria line at Luby's may do the trick. Luby's owns and operates about 95 cafeteria-style restaurants that offer dozens of different entrees, salads, vegetable dishes, and desserts. The chain's menu is heavy on such comfort foods as mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and fried chicken. Nearly all of the restaurants are found in Texas; Luby's has a small number of eateries in three other states. In addition to its core restaurant business, Luby's offers contract foodservices to a small number of clients in the health care and education industries.

Colhoc Limited Partnership owns and operates the Columbus Blue Jackets professional hockey franchise. The club joined the National Hockey League as an expansion team in 2000 along with the Minnesota Wild. Columbus plays host at Nationwide Arena. The late John H. McConnell, founder of steel processing giant Worthington Industries, helped bring the hockey franchise to Columbus, Ohio. His son, John P. McConnell, continues to lead the Blue Jackets ownership group which includes The Columbus Dispatch publisher The Dispatch Printing Company.

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