Benchmark Hospitality International is going to resort to -- but you can bet it has high standards. Benchmark Hospitality is a manager and marketer of resorts, conference centers, and hotels across the US; it also has one location in Tokyo. Its portfolio of more than 20 properties includes Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center (Arizona), Cheyenne Mountain Resort (Colorado Springs, Colorado), and Turtle Bay Resort (Oahu, Hawaii). Many of Benchmark Hospitality's resorts include luxury spas and golf courses.

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.

Playtech, the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming software supplier, offers cutting edge, value-added solutions to the online gaming industry's top operators.Our philosophy is based on a deep and stable partnership foundation and our success is based first and foremost on a commitment to achieving excellence through cooperative discourse with our clients. We believe that our practice of fostering open channels of communication with licensees is the best means of generating profitability, as it enables us to fine tune our management tools and product lines to suit our customers’ specific requirements.

Orlando's RDV Sportsplex may not be as big as its theme park neighbors, but it still manages to work its own magic. The 365,000-square-foot, $60 million facility is a sprawling sports and entertainment destination that houses a fitness club, an ice-skating rink, a salon and spa, retail shops, tennis courts, restaurants, and corporate event facilities. RDV Sportsplex is also the practice facility and corporate office for the NBA's Orlando Magic. The company is a joint venture between Magic owner RDV Sports and Florida Hospital, which operates physical therapy and other medical clinics at the complex. RDV Sportsplex opened in 1998.

Tavistock Restaurants, LLC owns a nugget of the Golden State's fine dining wealth. Tavistock Restaurants owns and operates about 20 upscale and casual dining restaurants in California and about ten other states. Tavistock's flagship chains include California Cafe and Napa Valley Grille, which both offer seasonal cuisine made with local ingredients. Tavistock Restaurants, LLC other dining concepts include Alcatraz Brewing Company, Blackhawk Grille, Cafe Del Rey, and ZED451. In addition, Tavistock owns Freebirds, a small chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants operating mostly in Texas and Oklahoma. Formed in 2003, Tavistock Restaurants is part of Orlando, Florida-based holding company Tavistock Group.

De Vere Group (formerly Greenalls Group) is finally getting around to flattening some of the very beer bellies it created. The hotel operator (and erstwhile pub owner) operates the De Vere Collection, which includes a hotel portfolio of about 12 upscale properties throughout the UK, some of which offer not-so-ordinary leisure activities such as hot air ballooning, clay pigeon shooting, and paintballing. De Vere Group company also offers seasonal and fractional ownership of its Collection hotels, as well as lodge rentals. Its De Vere Venues offers about 30 spaces for training, meeting, and conference needs. De Vere's remaining spirits operation, G&J Greenall, makes vodka and gin.

This deli brings a little New York flavor to Southern California. Jerry's Famous Deli owns and operates more than half a dozen of its flagship restaurants in the Los Angeles area that feature a menu with more than 600 items, including hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, and ethnic-flavored dinner entrees. The restaurants also serve breakfast items, salads, and soups. In addition to its mainstay eateries, the company owns Solly's Deli & Bakery in Sherman Oaks, California. It also has a handful of deli locations in the Miami area. The late Isaac Starkman started the family-owned business when he opened the first Jerry's Famous Deli in 1978.

Evergreen Alliance Golf is driven to keep the greens green and the birdies flying. Doing business as Eagle Golf, the company manages more than 70 private and public US golf courses and country clubs. The course properties are located in more than a dozen states, including Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Colorado, and California. More than half of the properties that Eagle Golf manages are owned by CNL Income Properties, a subsidiary of CNL Financial Group. In addition to its golf-related management, Eagle Golf also manages an upscale 25,000 sq. ft. events center (LaCentre) located in Westlake, Ohio. Evergreen Alliance Golf Limited was founded in 1984.

Star Buffet is a leading operator of buffet-style restaurants with more than 60 dining locations in nearly 20 states. The eateries, found primarily in Florida and Arizona, operate under such banners as BuddyFreddys and Whistle Junction, as well as its flagship brands Barnhill's Buffet and HomeTown Buffet (franchised from Buffets Holdings). The chains offer a wide array of menu items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In addition to its buffet-style units, Star Buffet operates a small number of family-style restaurants under the 4B's banner, as well as a couple of WesterN SizzliN steak-buffet restaurants (franchised from Western Sizzlin). Chairman, president, and CEO Robert Wheaton owns more than 40% of the company.

Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company Holdings owns and operates UK soccer team Middlesbrough Football Club. Known to supporters as The Boro, the team was started in 1876 and plays host at Riverside Stadium. The company generates revenue primarily through ticket sales, broadcasting rights fees, and the sale of merchandise. Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company is controlled by self-made millionaire Steve Gibson.

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