Gold's Gym, which first opened in Venice Beach, California in 1965, has more than 700 gyms in nearly 30 countries, with franchises accounting for most of its locations. The chain boasts more than 3 million members. In addition to opening franchises, the firm buys smaller regional health clubs and converts them to Gold's Gyms. The company also licenses the Gold's Gym name for products such as fitness equipment and accessories, luggage, t-shirts, and men's and women's sportswear. Gold's Gym is owned by TRT Holdings, the umbrella company for Dallas-based investor Robert Rowling's holdings.

PMU could be French for "those horses are really fast!" Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) is the French horse racing authority, which provides online betting, PMU betting cafes, and interactive betting terminals. It also takes bets from other countries and offers the French an opportunity to bet on about 100 foreign races. PMU, the second largest betting organization worldwide, is an association of more than 50 racing authorities that handles about 75% of France's horse race betting. Pari Mutuel Urbain also supports other horse-related events like horse jumping and international horse shows as well as TV programs aimed at horse enthusiasts. PMU was founded in 1930.

NexCen owns and manages seven brands covering Quick Service Restaurants ("QSR") and Retail Footwear and Accessories, generating revenue through the franchising of those brands worldwide. NexCen's franchised brands include five QSR brands: Great American Cookies, MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery, Marble Slab Creamery, Pretzelmaker and Pretzel Time and two franchised Retail concepts: TAF (The Athlete's Foot) and Shoebox New York. NexCen currently has approximately 1,700 franchised stores across its brands, located in over 35 countries worldwide. NexCen Brands, Inc. strategy is to create value for its stakeholders (including shareholders and franchisees) through the franchising and marketing of its brands. NexCen, through its advertising, marketing and public relations teams, markets its brands to drive greater consumer awareness and brand equity and to grow its presence worldwide through its network of franchised retail outlets. NexCen also recognizes that, as a royalty-based business, its success depends upon the success of its franchisees and through its franchisee support network, advanced information-technology systems, real estate and store opening support teams, continually seeks to provide a turn-key solution and create value for its business partners.

Old Vic Productions plc was established as a theatre producer in 1993 by Sally Greene as Chief Executive with Lord Attenborough as Chairman. Originally called Criterion Productions PLC, the Company has now been involved with over 100 shows ranging from musicals to contemporary and classic drama in the United Kingdom, Australia and North America. Old Vic Productions was a key investor in the establishment of the Old Vic Theatre Company with double Oscar winner Kevin Spacey as Artistic Director in 2004. OVP invests and co-produces with OVTC on a variety of different shows, recent notable successes have included.

Compagnie des Alpes is one of Europe's leading leisure operators with more than 35 properties in more than half a dozen countries. Its portfolio includes 14 major skiing destinations in France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, including Tignes, Les Arcs, and La Plagne. All its ski properties sit above 9,900 feet. Compagnie des Alpes also operates about 20 amusement and leisure parks through its Gr�vin & Cie subsidiary, including Parc Asterix and Musee Grevin. About 24 million people visit its sites each year; a majority of those visits are to the French properties. The company was formed in 1989.

Ipswich Town Football Club was originally formed as an amateur football club in 1878, and the team did not turn professional until 1936. Ipswich Town FC currently plays football (soccer) in the English Football League Championship. Known simply as "Town" or "the Blues," Ipswich Town FC has been playing home games at its Portman Road stadium since 1884. Recent rebuilding of the south and north stands gives the stadium a capacity of about 30,000. Nearly half of the club's revenues are obtained on game days from television rights for broadcasts as well as ticket receipts.

What's more all American than a buff body? All American Fitness Centers operates a chain of more than a dozen fitness and health facilities in the Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma areas. The centers offer the standard weight, walking, and cycling machines, as well as fitness classes. It also offers personal trainers who wrap everything into the company's Six Dimensional Training system, which includes nutritional guidance, cardio training, flexibility, core strength, resistance training, and professional guidance. Some locations have pools, spas, tanning booths, saunas, and child care.

Mammoth Mountain is one big pile of powder. The ski resort in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range gets more than 30 feet of snow a year on average on top of its more than 3,500 skiable acres. The resort features ski lifts, rental shops, restaurants, ski and snowboard schools, and lodging. Its hotels include the luxury Village Lodging, Mammoth Mountain Inn (hotel and condo), Juniper Springs Resort (condo units), and Tamarack Lodge (rustic cabins and lodge). Summer activities include mountain biking, fishing, golf, and climbing, while Yosemite is less than an hour away. Mammoth is owned and operated by Starwood Capital, which paid some $365 million for a controlling interest in the resort in 2005.

Premier Exhibitions, Inc. develops and tours museum quality exhibitions worldwide. The company creates, designs, markets, and presents educational and entertaining exhibitions; sells apparel, posters, and Titanic-related jewelry; publishes exhibition catalogs; and provides ancillary services, such as audio tours and photographs. The Exhibition, the exhibition that display multiple human anatomy sets, which contain a collection of whole human body specimens, single human organs, and body parts; and Dialog in the Dark that is intended to provide insight and experience to the paradox of learning to see without the use of sight.

Pizza is the in thing for this company. Pizza Inn operates a chain of franchised quick-service pizza restaurants, with about 310 locations in the US and the Middle East. The eateries feature a menu of pizzas, pastas, and sandwiches, along with salads and desserts. Most locations offer buffet-style and table service, while other units are strictly delivery and carryout units. The chain also has limited-menu express carryout units in convenience stores and airport terminals, and on college campuses. Pizza Inn's domestic locations are concentrated in more than 15 southern states, with about half located in Texas and North Carolina. Chairman Mark Schwarz owns more than 35% of the company.

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