The Myriad Restaurant Group, created by renowned restaurateur Drew Nieporent, is made up of a diverse roster of restaurants. Each of our restaurants is unique and memorable--"so that you can visit one every night of the week and discover something new and engaging each time," says Drew. The common thread uniting all Myriad restaurants is an emphasis on excellent food, superior service, and genuine value. We've been fortunate to receive acknowledgements and awards from our customers and industry peers. We’re proud to be the only restaurant group honored with three coveted Grand Awards from Wine Spectator (for Montrachet, Rubicon in San Francisco and Tribeca Grill), and four prestigious Ivy Awards from Restaurants & Institutions (for Montrachet, Tribeca Grill, Nobu and Rubicon).

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.

ClubCorp is one of the world's largest operators of golf courses and private clubs with more than 150 facilities throughout the US and in a small number of international locations. Its resorts and golf courses include such well known venues as Firestone Country Club (Akron, Ohio), The Homestead Club (Hot Springs, Virginia), and Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California). ClubCorp also operates private business and sports clubs. Robert Dedman started the company in 1957. It is owned by private equity firm KSL Capital Partners.

Marston's PLC is the UK's leading independent brewing and pub retailing business. It operates five breweries - Banks's brewery in Wolverhampton, Marston's brewery at Burton on Trent, Jennings brewery at Cockermouth in the Lake District, Ringwood Brewery in Hampshire and Wychwood brewery at Witney in Oxfordshire. Our pub estate totals 2,167 pubs - 1,676 tenancies within Marston's Pub Company and 491 directly managed by Marston's Inns & Taverns. We brew some of the UK's leading ale brands including Marston's, Banks's, Brakspear, Jennings, Hobgoblin, Mansfield and Ringwood.Our award-winning ales collected five international brewing medals at the Millennium International Brewing Awards.

Mrs. Fields helps fill the gaps between your three square meals. Mrs. Fields' Original Cookies is one of the largest premium snack-food stand franchisors in the US with about 400 of its flagship Mrs. Fields outlets. The franchised stores, mostly located in shopping malls, airports, and other high-traffic areas, specialize in brownies, cookies, and other baked goods. The company also runs a chain of 800 franchised TCBY frozen yogurt stands. In addition to its chains, Mrs. Fields sells gift items online and through catalogs, and it sells branded goods through other retail stores. Founder Debbi Fields opened her first cookie stand in 1977. Private equity firm Capricorn Management controls the company.

If people are getting rowdy at this roadhouse, it must be because of the steaks. Texas Roadhouse operates a leading full-service restaurant chain with about 330 company-owned and franchised locations in about 45 states. The Southwest-themed eateries serve a variety of hand-cut steaks, ribs, chicken, and seafood entrees, along with sandwiches, starters, and a variety of side dishes. Operating mostly in the Midwest and Southeast, about 260 Texas Roadhouse locations are company-owned while the rest are franchised. The company also operates a small number of restaurants under the name Aspen Creek that specialize in hamburgers, pasta entrees, and pizza.

Sally Industries, Inc. makes robotic characters and figures for use in theme parks, museums, motion pictures, and retail stores worldwide. Sally also provides electronic control and audio systems, staging, lighting, and sound track production. In addition, the firm creates and installs entire attractions and interactive rides, such as Cedar Fair's Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion and Universal Parks' E.T.'s Adventure. Other examples of the company's work includes figures for Disney on Ice, and characters for hotels and casinos (MGM Grand), stores and malls (Macy's), trade shows and fairs (Royal Bank of Scotland), and museums (Mexico City Museum).

Second Cup Income Fund thinks that having a Second Cup of java is a great idea. Second Cup Income Fund (formerly Second Cup Royalty Income Fund) operates and franchises the Second Cup chain of coffeehouses, one of Canada's leading quick-service outlets with more than 360 locations. The cafés offer a wide selection of specialty coffees, espresso beverages, and iced drinks, as well as pastries, cookies, and coffee related items. Found mostly in shopping malls, airports, and other high-traffic areas, more than 90% of the coffee shops are operated by franchisees. In addition to its domestic presence, Second Cup has about 50 international outlets.

Too busy to go out to pig out? Steak-Out Franchising will bring the burgers, shrimp, steaks, and more, to your door. The company operates a chain of more than 25 franchised Steak-Out restaurants that provide home meal delivery in Alabama, South Carolina, and about 10 other southern and Midwestern states. The cookeries offer a menu of lunch and dinner entrees including steak and seafood, along with a variety of appetizers and side dishes. Some locations offer online ordering. David Martin started the chain in 1986; president Don Harkleroad acquired the company in 1995.

The menu for this company includes a family-style dinner and pie for dessert. Perkins & Marie Callender's operates and franchises more than 600 full-service restaurants under the banners Perkins Restaurant & Bakery and Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery. Its Perkins chain, with about 480 locations, offers standard American fare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, along with fresh muffins, pies, and cakes. Many locations are open 24 hours a day. Its Marie Callender's chain boasts about 130 locations, offering traditional comfort foods, along with fresh baked desserts. Some 250 of the restaurants are company-owned. Perkins & Marie Callender's is owned by private equity firm Castle Harlan.

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