The Rangers Football Club operates Rangers F.C., a soccer team that competes in the Scottish Premier League. Known to supporters as the Light Blues, the team boasts a record 52 league titles and 25 Scottish League Cups. The club was started in 1873 and plays host at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. Rangers Football Club generates revenue through ticket sales, sponsorships, and broadcasting rights fees. Former chairman David Murray, who has interests in mining, property development, and customer call centers, controls nearly the entire company.

This company is cooking up something involving frosty, cold beverages. Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group owns a chain of more than 30 casual dining spots in about 20 states that feature beef, seafood, and pasta items along with a selection of hand-crafted beers. The brewpubs operate mostly under its signature banner; other locations carry the such names as Big River Grille & Brewing Works, Bluewater Grille, and Ragtime Tavern. A small number of Gordon Biersch locations are operated by franchisees. The company was founded as Trolley Barn Breweries in 1992 and acquired the dining operations of independently owned Gordon Biersch Brewing in 1999.

Pastry fans might like to go a lap with this company. Great Circle Family Foods is a franchisee of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, with about a dozen stores operating in Southern California. The shops are popular for their raised, glazed doughnuts that are served fresh and hot out of the fryer; the chain's menu also features cake and filled doughnuts, crullers, and fritters, as well as hot coffee and other beverages. CEO Roger Glickman and his father-in-law Richard Reinis started the company in 1998. Great Circle Family Foods exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009.

Shepherd's pie, traveling minstrels, and the joust ... ahhhh, life in 16th-century England (without, of course, the plague and other minor nuisances). Renaissance Entertainment operates three Renaissance Faires, which re-create 16th-century English villages, complete with craft shops, food and drink, and live entertainment. The events, which are held in California, New York, and Wisconsin, typically last between six and nine weekends a year and attract half a million visitors. Forest of Fear, a seasonal haunted forest in New York, is also part of the Renaissance Entertainment kingdom.

Don't let the mouse mascot fool you: This amusement kingdom is founded on the power of pizza. CEC Entertainment operates the Chuck E. Cheese's chain of pizza parlors with more than 540 locations throughout the US, Canada, and a half dozen other countries. The restaurants cater mostly to families with children and feature dining-room entertainment provided by robotic characters, arcade games, and other activities. (The eateries are especially popular destinations for birthday parties.) Games and merchandise account for about 50% of sales. The menu features pizzas, sandwiches, salads, and desserts. CEC Entertainment owns and operates about 500 of the pizza and fun joints, while the rest are franchised.

Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest and most successful lodging companies in the world. Choice currently franchises more than 6,000 hotels, representing more than 485,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 35 countries and territories. Ranging from limited service to full service hotels in the economy, mid-scale and upscale segments, Choice-branded properties provide business and leisure travelers with a range of high-quality, high-value lodging options throughout the United States and internationally.

Hockey Western New York owns and operates the Buffalo Sabres professional hockey franchise, which joined the National Hockey League in 1970 along with the Vancouver Canucks. Buffalo has made two trips to the Stanley Cup finals (its last, a loss to the Dallas Stars, in 1999) but has yet to win a championship title. The team plays host at Buffalo's HSBC Arena. The franchise was first awarded to Seymour Knox III his brother, Northrup Knox. B. Thomas Golisano, founder and chairman of payroll firm Paychex, has owned the Sabres since 2003.

The Little Gym International offers little ones the chance to dance, kick, shout, and tumble. This aptly named company offers fitness and development programs for kids aged four months to 12-years-old. The programs are designed to build motor skills and foster social interaction in a fun, non-competitive environment. Instructors teach activities such as gynmastics, karate, music, and dance. The company also offers an overnight camp on select Fridays and Saturdays for member children, marketed as Parents' Survival Night. Founded in 1976 by kinesiologist and educator Robin Wes, The Little Gym operates about 300 franchises throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Since first opening our doors in 1964, Benihana has become, beyond a doubt, the longest running dinner show in the world. And what would an entertaining dinner show be without great food? Benihana restaurants are traditional Japanese hibachi steakhouses, which feature the Japanese cooking method known as "teppanyaki." From mouth-watering steak, tender chicken, succulent seafood and garden-fresh vegetables to a variety of sushi and other Japanese favorites, your meal is prepared fresh and served by a performing chef, right before your eyes.

Pappas Restaurants has several ways to please the palate. The company owns and operates more than 80 restaurants encompassing more than half a dozen different casual dining concepts, including Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, the Tex-Mex flavored Pappasito's Cantina, and Pappas Bar-B-Q. Its casual-dining spots are located primarily in Texas, with additional units operating in a half-dozen other states. Pappas Restaurants also has a couple of high-end Pappas Bros. Steakhouses, as well as Pappas Burger gourmet hamburger joints. The family-owned company was started by Chris and Harris Pappas in 1976. The brothers also own 10% of Luby's and head the executive team of the Houston-based cafeteria chain.

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