Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. operates coffeehouses primarily in the United States. It offers premium coffee and espresso-based beverages, as well as specialty teas, baked goods, whole bean coffee, branded merchandise, and related products. As of January 3, 2010, the company had 534 coffeehouses, including 121 franchised coffeehouses located in Minnesota; Illinois; Ohio; Michigan; North Carolina; Georgia; Wisconsin; Virginia; Colorado; Maryland; Iowa; Washington, D.C.; North Dakota; Nebraska; Pennsylvania; Kansas; South Dakota; Missouri; Indiana; and Nevada, as well as in the international markets. It also sells premium whole bean and ground coffee to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, office coffee providers, airlines, hotels, sports and entertainment venues, college campuses, and online customers.

The Houstonian Lite has its work cut out for it. The health club has studied other clubs nationwide and seeks to provide services that other health clubs miss out on, including the convenient location of gyms with available on-site parking, a fanatical emphasis on cleanliness, and multiple, personalized fitness options for individual clients. The company caters to adults and (according to its literature) "well mannered teenagers." Houstonian Lite has two facilities in downtown Houston. It is owned and operated by The Redstone Companies.

Queenco Leisure International company owns and operates casinos in Greece, Romania, and Serbia. Its flagship Casino Loutraki (located near Athens) features some 1,000 slot machines; 80 gaming tables including baccarat, blackjack, and roulette; and a luxury hotel with 275 rooms, restaurants, bars, and other amenities. It also operates the Casino Rodos boutique casino-hotel on the island of Rhodes in Greece, which offers a private gaming room and 24-hour butler service. Queenco operates the Casino Palace in Bucharest, Romania and the Casino Beograd in Belgrade, Serbia. Director Yigal Zilkha controls about 45% of the company through holdings in Y. Z. Queenco and Yigal Muli.

San Francisco Forty Niners owns and operates the San Francisco 49ers professional football team, which boasts five Super Bowl championships (a mark it shares with the Dallas Cowboys). The franchise was started in 1946 as part of the All-American Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the National Football League in 1950. Its burst of championship glory came in the 1980s and 1990s with the help of such stars as Joe Montana and Steve Young. The team was started by brothers Anthony and Victor Morabito; it is owned by Denise DeBartolo York through her family's DeBartolo Corporation.

CEO Roger Farwell founded Tempus Resorts International, Ltd. in 1997. Apollo Real Estate Advisors, an affiliate of Apollo Advisors, is an investor. Tempus Resorts International helps people plan luxury vacations in Florida. The company operates the time-share Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club, which has more than 600 acres and about 700 villas close to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts' Disney World in Orlando. Tempus Resorts sells vacation intervals to clients around the globe.

Detroit Pistons Basketball Company owns and operates the Detroit Pistons professional basketball team, which boasts three National Basketball Association championships, its last coming in 2004. The team was formed in 1941 as the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Zollner Pistons by auto piston maker Fred Zollner, who moved the team to Detroit in 1957. The Pistons roster has included such stars as Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer, and Isiah Thomas. Karen Davidson, widow of the late William Davidson, controls the team. The family also owns Palace Sports & Entertainment, a holding company that owns Detroit's Palace of Auburn Hills arena.

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.

Fogo de Chao Churrascaria operates a chain of about 20 restaurants across the US and in Brazil specializing in Brazilian-style churrasco, a traditional way of slow roasting meat. Customers at Fogo de Chao (pronounced fo-go dèe shoun) can help themselves from unlimited servings of meat from the gaúcho chefs, who keep bringing food until guests turn over their serving card from green to red. Brothers Arri and Jair Coser opened their first Fogo de Chao in Brazil in 1979 and exported the concept to the US in 1997. Fogo de Chao Churrascaria (Holding) LLC is backed by Brazilian investment firm GP Investimentos.

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.

Serving breakfast foods and baked goods takes first place with this company. American Blue Ribbon Holdings (ABR) is a leading multi-concept restaurant operator with more than 300 company-owned and franchised family dining establishments operating under the Village Inn and Bakers Square brands. Serving mostly the Midwest and Rocky Mountain states, its flagship Village Inn chain with more than 200 locations is well-known for its breakfast menu and selection of baked goods. The company's Bakers Square chain is best known for its pies and other baked goods, but the eateries also serve soups and sandwiches. Formed in 2009, ABR is owned by affiliates of Fidelity National Financial and Providence Equity Partners.

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