Time traveling DeLoreans, great white sharks, and dinosaurs are just part of a normal day at Universal Parks & Resorts. Universal Parks & Resorts operates the Universal Studios Hollywood movie-themed amusement park and resort. It also operates Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. The parks feature attractions based on movies from sister studio Universal Pictures such as Back to the Future, Jaws, and "Jurassic Park. " They also house hotels, IMAX theaters, and water parks. The Hollywood and Orlando parks contain CityWalks, family-oriented entertainment centers with restaurants and shopping. The company is owned by Universal Studios (itself part of NBC Universal) and private equity firm The Blackstone Group.

The Caffe Nero philosophy is really very simple. Coffee. Atmosphere. Food and service are the key elements to our business and excellence in all four areas is required in order to achieve our aim. Caffe Nero Group Ltd. are dedicated to providing our customers with a great cup of coffee and a quality snack in a warm, authentic European coffee house atmosphere served in a friendly manner. Nothing less than this is acceptable. The linchpin of our brand is our coffee. We place great emphasis and expend copious amounts of time and energy on supplying a high quality range of espresso – based coffee. Caffe Nero Group Ltd. use a unique Italian blend made up of seven different beans for our house coffee, which is exclusive to Caffè Nero and roasted to our precise specifications. The final product is a richer, stronger coffee flavour than that served by our rivals.

Banyan Tree Holdings Limited is a manager and developer of resorts, hotels, and spas worldwide. As of December 31, 2008, the company managed and/or had ownership interests in 25 resorts and hotels, 68 spas, 65 retail galleries, and 2 golf courses. Segments The company’s segments include Hotel Investments, Hotel Management, Hotel Residences, Spa Operations, Property Sales, and Gallery Operations. Hotel Investment: The company owns and manages luxury hotels under its own brands, as well as hotels that are managed by other operators. Hotel Management: The company manages properties under the Banyan Tree and Angsana brands for other owners as well. Hotel Residences: Properties are primarily sold under the brand name Banyan Tree Residences, which is part of the company’s hotel operations. Spa Operations: The company manages spas within its own resorts and also resorts owned by other hotel/resort operators. It also manages the tropical garden spa concept. Property Sales: Properties are sold by the company’s subsidiary company Laguna Resorts & Hotels and its subsidiaries.

The world’s leading hotel manager and market leader in Europe, Accor operates in 90 countries with 145,000 employees. The Group offers to its clients and partners nearly 45 years of know-how and expertise. Accor provides an extensive offer including about 15 complementary brands—from luxury to economy—that are recognized and appreciated around the world for their service quality: Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, ibis, all seasons, Etap hotel, hotelF1, Motel6, as well as Thalassa sea & spa and Lenotre.

Loch Fyne patrons have some watery delights in store for them. Loch Fyne Restaurants owns and operates more than 35 casual dining seafood restaurants throughout the UK. Known for their upscale interior appointments, the eateries specialize in contemporary seafood recipes and offer an extensive wine list. Loch Fyne Restaurants was formed in 1998 to operate the restaurants and Loch Fyne Oysters, an oyster supply business started in 1977 by John Noble and Andy Lane (sold to in 2003). Pub operator Greene King acquired the restaurant business in 2007 from private equity firm Hutton Collins.

The Dow Hotel Company owns or manages more than 10 mid-priced and upscale hotels in the US, under banners such as Marriott, Hilton, InterContinental, Radisson, and Starwood. DHC focuses on hotels that specialize in corporate meetings and conventions and have large food and beverage operations. Once purchased, using investor and DHC funds, a hotel is brought under the DHC standardized administration, marketing, and accounting systems. The company also offers its management services to third party hotels. Murray Dow, II (company president) founded DHC with business partner Mark Rosinsky (SVP) in 1997.

The Motherwell Football & Athletic Club operates Motherwell FC, a professional soccer team that competes in the Scottish Premier League. The team (nicknamed The 'Well and The Steelmen) holds its home games at Fir Park Stadium. Like other teams in the Scottish Premier League, Motherwell FC must sit and watch (and pocket the transfer fee) as some of its best players get signed away by other top Scottish squads. The team's home uniform is a gold short-sleeved shirt with a thick red stripe and matching red shorts. Media broadcasts of the matches along with ticket receipts make up the bulk of the club's revenues.

Keith Johnson saw how much his family enjoyed eating soft pretzels at a local farmers’ market and thought pretzels would be a great concept to franchise in malls. He worked at creating his own recipe for pretzels and, once the recipe was perfected, in 1992 opened the first The Pretzel Twister store in Naples, Florida. Mister Twister Pretzels operates the Pretzel Twister snack food chain, with about 40 franchised locations that specialize in soft pretzels. The eateries feature such pretzel flavors as Caramel Crunch, Cinnamon, and Toasted Almond; the company also sells flavored pretzel dips and smoothies. Its outlets are located primarily in shopping malls in Florida, North Carolina, and 10 other southeastern states. Founder Keith Johnson started the Pretzel Twister chain in 1992 after seeing families eat soft pretzels at a farmer's market.

eatZi’s is a European-style market and bakery, where every day is another chance to create great food for great people!We make the food you’ve eaten your whole life and the food you’ve never tried before with the help of a team committed to superb service. Our atmosphere is intimate but casual, so we make it easy to select and savor exactly what you’re craving. Whether in our Lemmon Avenue market or in the comfort of your home, once you’ve had eatZi’s, you can never get enough!

Michigan Bureau of State Lottery, better known as the Michigan Lottery, operates games of chance offering payouts to winning players while returning money to state education coffers. Lottery games include both instant-win and number games. Michigan Lottery also oversees club games (Club Keno and Pull Tabs) offered at bars and restaurants throughout the state. Proceeds from lottery games are used for the School Aid Fund, which finances a number of public education programs. Michigan started its lottery in 1972.

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