And one, and two, and three -- actually, Bannatyne Fitness operates approximately 60 fitness locations in the UK, but who's counting? Duncan Bannatyne, for one. Bannatyne founded his namesake health club company in 1996. As one of the largest independent health club operators in the UK, Bannatyne's has more than 180,000 presumably-more-firm-than-average members in clubs that range from Aberdeen in the north to the south coast of England.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1969. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a hotel and leisure company worldwide. The company primarily operates luxury and upscale full service hotels, retreats, and residences. It also engages in the development, ownership, and operation of vacation ownership resorts; marketing and selling vacation ownership interests in the resorts; and provision of financing to customers who purchase such interests. In addition, the company develops, markets, and sells residential units at mixed use hotel projects. As of December 31, 2009, its hotel portfolio included 979 owned, leased, managed, and franchised hotels with approximately 292,000 rooms. The company also had 22 vacation ownership resorts and residential properties in the United States, Mexico, and the Bahamas. It operates hotels and resorts under various brand names comprising St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton, Four Points, aloft, and Element.

Aston Villa plc is the publicly listed company governing the activities of England's Aston Villa Football Club and the Villa Park stadium in the city of Birmingham. A founding member of the Football League's Premier Division, Aston Villa is also among the first football (soccer) teams to become listed on the London Stock Exchange, joining such renowned teams as Manchester United and Arsenal in a run-up to what many consider will be a new era in sports marketing, when barriers to sports team ownership, notably by media corporations, are expected to fall. As such, Aston Villa has already entered a relationship with American cable television company NTL Inc., which has been building up its shareholding position in the more than 125-year-old team. The majority of Aston Villa's revenues, which neared £36 million in 2000, come from gate receipts. Broadcasting fees provide another 20 percent of annual sales, while merchandising and royalty receipts add 14 percent of the company's revenues. Aston Villa also operates conference and convention services, and expects to open its own hotel in the future. The company is also renovating its aging stadium, built in 1924, boosting the number of seats to 51,000. Aston Villa is led by chairman and CEO Herbert Douglas Ellis, who also owns some 33 percent of the company's stock.

San Francisco Baseball Associates owns and operates the San Francisco Giants, one of the more storied franchises in Major League Baseball. Formed by John Day and Jim Mutrie as the New York Gothams in 1883 (the Giants moniker was applied two years later), the team has won 20 National League pennants and five World Series titles, the last in 1954. Horace Stoneham moved the team to the Bay Area in 1958. San Francisco's roster has included such Hall of Fame players as Willie Mays, Mel Ott, and Gaylord Perry. The team plays host at AT&T Park near downtown San Francisco. Bill Neukom took over as managing general partner from Peter Magowan in 2008.

C&D Brewing Company owns and operates more than a half dozen Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant locations in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The brew pubs offer a selection of fresh brewed beer, including such varieties as Ironbound Ale, Pig Iron Porter, and Vienna Red Lager. The chain also serves appetizers, pizzas, and sandwiches, as well as beef, chicken and seafood entrees. Partners Kevin Davies, Mark Edelson, and Kevin Finn opened the first Iron Hill Brewery in 1996.

China Star Entertainment Limited and its subsidiaries (China Star or the group) is principally engaged in the production and distribution of films and television drama series that are based in Chinese dialect. The group also invests in operations which receive profit streams from the gaming promotion business in one of the VIP gaming room at the Grand Lisboa Casino in Macau. The group also engaged in property and hotel investment which represented by one of its subsidiary, Hotel Lan Kwai Fong, Macau. Hotel Lan Kwai Fong, Macau has been opened on 2 August 2009 and has around 200 rooms with ancillary facilities including, among others, a casino with VIP rooms, a health and clinical spa, different styles restaurants and flower shops. China Star has produced various films, of which most of them earned critical acclaim and scored a resounding success at the box office. In 2000, "Needing You" was the leading local film of the respective year having a box office of approximately HK$35.0 million. In 2001, the four most popular and successful films produced by China Star namely "Wu Yen", "Love On A Diet", "La Brassiere" and Master Q 2001" achieved a total of box office receipts of approximately HK$107.0, million, representing 38% of total box office receipts for top ten Chinese films in Hong Kong. China Star has proven to be the most recognized film producer in Hong Kong. In 2002, "My Left Eye Sees Ghosts", "The Lion Roars", "Mighty Baby" and "Fat Choi Spirit" achieved total box office receipts of approximately HK73 million, make them four of the most successful local Chinese films of that year. In 2003, films produced by China Star won a number of the major awards at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates in cruise vacation industry in North America and internationally. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. owns five cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, and CDF Croisieres de France. The Royal Caribbean International brand serves the contemporary segments providing a range of onboard services, amenities, and activities. Its offerings principally include swimming pools, sun and lawn decks, spa facilities, beauty salons, bungee jumping trampolines, boxing rings, gaming facilities, lounges, bars, dining venues, hot glass shows, retail shopping, libraries, recreational areas for youth of various ages, cinemas, conference centers, Internet cafes, shore excursions at each port of call, ice skating rinks, and water park.

The matchmaking service sets up busy, professional singles for lunch dates based on personal interviews instead of the much-maligned introduction videos or online dating pools. It's Just Lunch International LLC, which franchises more than 100 offices in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Singapore, and the US, charges singles around $1,000 for a series of dates (prices vary by location). It boasts having arranged more than 2 million dates since its inception. Founder Andrea McGinty established the company in 1991 after her fiancé jilted her weeks before their wedding. She sold IJL to The Riverside Company in 2006.

You might say this company runs a network of sports bars. DHP develops and operates the FOX Sports Grill chain, which offers a menu of appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, and steaks in an upscale atmosphere that includes dozens of televisions showing a variety of sporting events. In addition, the restaurants play host to banquets, parties, and meetings. The company has a half dozen locations in five states. ESPN Zone creator William Freeman and financier William Dallas started the FOX Sports Grill concept in 2001. It uses the FOX Sports name and logo through a licensing deal with FOX Sports Net.

Through almost 20 years of serving up the finest ice cream, cakes, smoothies and shakes, some things have certainly changed. And frankly, some things haven’t. Ever since we opened our first store back in 1988, we’ve been serving up what we refer to as Creations™. In other words, if you want it in your ice cream – you get it. By mixing nuts, fruits and candy into our smooth and creamy ice cream on a frozen granite stone (around here, we call it “the stone”) we're actually more like ice cream artists. Rest assured, our expertise in innovating indulgence didn’t just happen by accident. Cold Stone Creamery, Inc. founders, Donald and Susan Sutherland, discovered their true calling in 1988 when, driven by their passion to serve the world's best ice cream, they opened the first Cold Stone Creamery in Tempe, Arizona. And now, more than 1,400 stores later, people have really warmed up to their cool idea.

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