Peabody Management (also known as Peabody Hotel Group) keep their ducks in a row. The hotel management firm owns about ten hotels. Three luxury hotels operate under the Peabody name in Memphis; Orlando, Florida; and Little Rock, Arkansas. Its pampered ducks are escorted through the swank lobbies twice a day in a tradition dubbed "the ceremonial March of the Peabody Ducks", a part of the Peabody experience that has been around for some 80 years. The company's first hotel, The Peabody Memphis, first opened its doors in 1925. Peabody Management is a subsidiary of real estate development and management firm Belz Enterprises.

Beef and ice cream is an unbeatable combination for this restaurant company. Formerly The Steak n Shake Company, Biglari Holdings is a multi-concept dining operator with two chains operating under the names Steak n Shake and WesterN SizzliN. Its flagship concept encompasses more than 480 company-owned and franchised family dining spots in more than 20 states, mostly in the Midwest and Southeast. The diners, open 24-hours a day, are popular for their Steakburger sandwiches and milkshakes, as well as breakfast items and other dishes. About 400 of the units are company-owned, while the rest are franchised. WesterN SizzliN, meanwhile, oversees more than 100 franchised steak buffet restaurants in about 20 states.

Formed in 2002, Tragus is one of the UK's largest independently owned restaurant chain operators with over 280 sites across the country serving over 20 million meals every year. Our exciting portfolio of leading brands are operated as four divisions - Café Rouge, Strada, Bella Italia, and the Brasseries - with offerings ranging from inspired pizza and pasta to delicious French classics. Tragus is backed by The Blackstone Group, a global private investment and advisory firm, founded in 1985. The firm has raised a total of more then $67 billion for alternative asset investing since its formation of which approximately $30 billion has been for private equity investing. The Private Equity Group is currently investing its fifth general private equity fund with commitments of $15.6 billion, and has over 60 experienced professionals with broad sector expertise. Blackstone’s other core businesses include Private Real Estate Investing, Corporate Debt Investing, Hedge Funds, Mutual Fund Management, Private Placement, Marketable Alternative Asset Management, and Investment Banking Advisory Services.

Chairman and CEO Michael Harrell founded the Houston-based Vista Host, Inc. in 1977. Vista Host company operates some 25 mid-priced hotel properties in about a dozen states (mostly Southern) under such banners as Comfort Suites, Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn, and Fairfield Inn & Suites. Vista opens limited-service hotels in highly trafficked tourist areas and consistently wins customer service awards. Vista Host company, which prides itself on using the latest technological innovations, offers free wireless Internet access in most of its properties.

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Golden Road Motor Inn, Inc. (Golden Road), owns and operates the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, a hotel/casino facility in Reno, Nevada. Monarch’s other wholly owned subsidiaries, High Desert Sunshine, Inc. and Golden North, Inc., each own separate parcels of land located adjacent to the Atlantis. Through Golden Road, it owns and operates the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, which is located approximately three miles south of downtown in the area of Reno, Nevada. The Atlantis features approximately 61,000 square feet of casino space; a hotel and a motor lodge with a combined 973 guest rooms; 10 food outlets; an enclosed year-round pool with waterfall; an outdoor pool; a health spa; two retail outlets offering clothing and resort gift shop merchandise; a full service salon for men and women; an 8,000 square-foot family entertainment center, and approximately 52,000 square feet of banquet, convention and meeting room space.

T.H. Hamilton opened the first Piccadilly Cafeteria in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1944. In the decades since, Piccadilly has grown into a chain of 115 cafeteria restaurants operating in 15 states, including a major expansion in 1996 when the company took over one of its major competitors, Morrison's Cafeterias. Generations of families have established traditions around dining at Piccadilly. The wide-ranging menu of straightforward, homestyle meals, entrées, sides and desserts offers something for everyone - at prices that are hard to beat.

Good Times Restaurants operates and franchises more than 50 Good Times Drive Thru fast-food eateries located primarily in the Denver area. The hamburger chain is made up mostly of double drive-through and walk-up eateries that feature a menu of burgers, fries, and frozen custard. A limited number of Good Times outlets also offer dine-in seating. More than 20 of the locations are operated by franchisees, while the rest are co-owned and co-operated under joint venture agreements. The family of director Geoffrey Bailey owns almost 30% of the company.

The Continental Basketball Association is the grand daddy of pro hoops worldwide. The CBA, founded in 1946, is the oldest professional basketball league in the world, predating the NBA by just a few months. Considered minor league play, the CBA fields ten teams, located primarily in the Midwestern US with names like the Albany (New York) Patroons, Atlanta Krunk, and the Minot (North Dakota) Skyrockets. Most CBA players try to use the league as a launching pad into the NBA, about 600 have succeeded. It also serves as the training ground for officials and coaches who want to make the jump to the big leagues.The CBA is the "World's Oldest League," dating its origins back to April 23, 1946, when it was called the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League (1946-47). The league began with six franchises - five in Pennsylvania (Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Allentown, Lancaster and Reading) and a sixth team in New York (Binghamton, who later moved in mid-season to Pottsville, Pa.). In 1948, it was renamed the Eastern Professional Basketball League. Over the years, it would later add franchises in several other Pennsylvania cities, including Williamsport, Scranton and Sunbury, as well as place teams in New Jersey (Trenton, Camden, Asbury Park), Connecticut (New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport), Delaware (Wilmington) and Massachusetts (Springfield).

Lane Hospitality, a division of Lane Industries, is a Northbrook, Illinois-based hospitality company that has successfully owned and managed hotel properties since 1986. Formed by the Lane family with three hotels, we currently have 23 properties and nearly 3,400 guestrooms in our portfolio, and are continuing to expand. We work with such brands as Hilton, Marriott, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Radisson and AmeriSuites.

Artz Rib House is a barbeque restaurant in Austin, Texas, popular for its ribs and brisket. The eatery also serves smoked sausage and chicken, along with burgers, sandwiches and sides. In addition to dining, Artz Rib House offers catering services. Owner Art Blondin and partner Zenobia Sutton originally started the enterprise in an old railroad car in 1992.

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