Gondola Group is the leading UK casual dining group operating PizzaExpress, ASK, Zizzi, BYRON and Kettners, together with a number of smaller brands.The Group employs approximately 13,500 people, serving over 38 million meals a year in over 600 restaurants. Hop aboard this company to take an epicurean journey to Italy. Gondola Group operates more than 580 casual dining restaurants in the UK under the banners PizzaExpress, ASK, and Zizzi. PizzaExpress is a leading purveyor of gourmet pizzas with about 350 locations designed to appeal to hip urbanites, while ASK is popular for its broad menu of Italian pasta and pizza favorites served at more than 110 units. Zizzi, with about 100 outposts, offers authentic dishes Italian served in an upscale, contemporary setting. Gondola is controlled by private equity firm Cinven.

You might say this company offers its patrons a taste of New England. Back Bay Restaurant Group is a leading regional dining operator with more than 30 locations encompassing more than a dozen different restaurant concepts. Its Papa Razzi trattorias offer Italian cuisine, while Joe's American Bar & Grill serves up steak, burgers, and more in a saloon setting. Back Bay Restaurants also operates upscale steakhouse Abe & Louie's, Atlantic Fish Company, and the Coach Grill, along with a small number of Charley's pubs. Most of the company's restaurants are found in Massachusetts and a few other New England states. CEO and majority owner Charles Sarkis opened his first restaurant in 1963 and formed Back Bay in 1983.

Cold Rock Management helps keep Australians cool with ice cream. Cold Rock Management Pty Ltd. is a leading franchisor of frozen treat outlets with its chain of about 85 Cold Rock Ice Creamery locations. The shops feature a variety of ice cream flavors, gelato, and sorbet, along with a menu of ingredients such as nuts, cookies, candies, and fruits that can be mixed into the ice cream. Each Cold Rock location features a refrigerated granite slab used for combining the ice cream with the additional ingredients. Started in the mid-1990s, the Cold Rock chain is owned by Franchised Food Company (FFC), a multi-concept franchising business controlled by Stan Gordon.

Bacon and eggs, hash browns, and toast, on three. Break! Huddle House operates and franchises more than 400 family-style restaurants that are popular spots for breakfast and coffee in Georgia, South Carolina, and more than a dozen other mostly Southern states. In addition to their morning menu, the classic coffee shops serve standard American fare (burgers, fried chicken, and steak) for lunch and dinner. The restaurants are mostly run by franchisees and are typically open 24 hours a day. John Sparks opened the first Huddle House in 1964. The company is owned by private equity firm Allied Capital.

The Cincinnati Bengals professional football franchise traces an elite heritage, having been formed by Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown in 1968 as part of the American Football League (AFL). Cincinnati joined the National Football League in 1970 when the AFL and NFL merged and went on to make two trips to the Super Bowl (losing both times to the San Francisco 49ers). The team plays host at Paul Brown Stadium, which opened in 2000. Brown's family, led by his son Mike Brown, continues to control the Bengals.

Fox Restaurant Concepts is a collection of original, thriving boutique restaurants in Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Kansas.Founder Sam Fox began with a single restaurant, Wildflower in 1998, and today heads a dynamic, growing restaurant group encompassing 12 unique concepts across 29 restaurants with more than 1,300 employees. Dining in one of our restaurants is an experience. We create gorgeous, contemporary settings, highly flavorful, fresh, innovative cuisine, and offer attentive, gracious service.We’re passionate about the restaurant industry, we’re dedicated to the craftsmanship of food and wine, and we strive to create memorable dining experiences. We are proud of our restaurants and we cordially invite you to be our guest.

The Mirage Casino-Hotel imagines itself an oasis in the desert of Las Vegas. Part of the MGM Resorts International (formerly MGM MIRAGE) family of about a half dozen Vegas resorts, The Mirage offers guests more than 3,000 rooms and 100,000 square feet of gambling space along with a spa, over a dozen restaurants, shops, and a handful of attractions including the famed Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and the Kim V Salon. The $630 million Mirage Casino-Hotel had its grand opening in 1989. Parent MGM Resorts is controlled by founder Kirk Kerkorian.

With this family around, there's no reason to ever go hungry in the Adirondacks. Along with sister company Kessler Group, Kessler Family operates as Kessler Restaurants, a leading multi-concept restaurant operation with more than 65 locations primarily in upstate New York. It is the largest franchisee of Friendly Ice Cream with more than 45 Friendly's family-dining restaurants. The company also operates about 20 Burger King franchises. Brothers Larry and Dennis Kessler started the family-owned business with a single Burger King unit in 1975.

You might say that professional sports is a big thing with this company. Monumental Sports & Entertainment is a holding company that controls three sports franchises in Washington, DC, including the Washington Wizards professional basketball team, the Washington Capitals hockey club, and the Washington Mystics women's basketball franchise. The company also owns and operates the city's Verizon Center, an all-purpose venue that serves as home for all three sports teams. In addition, Monumental Sports manages the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Chairman and majority owner Ted Leonsis formed the company when he acquired the Washington Wizards in 2010.

Embracing these values, the National Aquarium Institute will inspire our visitors and partners to celebrate and nurture the world’s aquatic habitats from tropical rain forests to coral reefs; from our Chesapeake Bay to the world’s oceans. Drawing on our mission, values, and vision, the National Aquarium Institute will develop a plan that will produce results that advance knowledge and inspire stewardship of aquatic habitats worldwide. National Aquarium In Baltimore, Inc. will be recognized internationally as a trusted partner and the respected voice of authority for a healthy and sustainable aquatic world.

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