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McAlister's Corp. owns and operates restaurants. It offers signature sandwiches, salads, soups, stuffed baked potatoes, wraps, desserts, and proprietary beverages. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Jackson, MS.

Cinnabon LLC owns and operates bakeries. It serves cinnamon rolls, as well as a variety of other baked goods and specialty beverages. The firm operates franchises in shopping malls, airports, train stations, and travel plazas. The company was founded on April 2, 1991 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

International Franchise Association is a non-profit organization, which represents and protects the interests of the franchise community. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Burger King Corp. is engaged in the operation and franchise of fast food restaurants. Its products include burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and breakfast meals. The company was founded by James McLamore and David Edgerton in March, 1954 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Mavericks, Inc. owns, operates and franchises restaurant brands. It provides franchise support including restaurant development planning, design and construction, operations training, marketing and branding, and supply chain management. The company was founded by Neal K. Aronson and Paul J. Brown in 2018 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Part of Comerica, Inc., Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc. is a company that retails books. The company is based in Lake Mary, FL.

Hilton Grand Vacations Co. LLC develops, owns and operates resorts. The company manages and operates two innovative club membership programs such as Hilton Grand Vacations Club and The Hilton Club, providing exclusive exchange, leisure travel, and reservation services. It has offices in Marco Island and Sanibel Island. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Roark Capital Group, Inc. (Roark Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Neil K. Aronson. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Share Our Strength, Inc. runs a national campaign for eradicating poverty and hunger. It offers school break fast, summer and after school meals, food skills education and advocacy solutions. It runs No Kid Hungry, is a national campaign to solve problems of childhood hunger. The company was founded by Billy Shore and Debbie Shore in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Anytime Worldwide LLC engages in the partnership, operation, and franchising of businesses. The company was founded by Dave Mortensen and Charles Runyon in 2002 and is headquartered in Woodbury, MN.

Schlotzsky's Franchise LLC operated Director and franchised a chain of sandwich restaurants. The firm offered sandwiches, bread, pizzas, toasted wraps, salads, gourmet soups, potato chips, deli meats, and cheeses. It sells its products through grocery and retail locations in the United States. The company was founded in 1971 and was headquartered in Austin, TX.

Part of Odyzean Ltd., Holiday Inn Worldwide is a hotel concern.

The Orlando Economic Partnership provides jobs and educational support services. The private company is based in Orlando, FL. The CEO of the company is Tim Guiliani.

U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. owns and operates hotels. It franchises economy, mid-range and upper-end hotels in Argentina, Canada, Honduras, Israel, Mexico, the Philippines and the US. The company's brands include Microtel Inn & Suites, Hawthorn Suites and Best Inns & Best Suites. U.S. Franchise Systems was founded by Michael A. Leven in August, 1995 and is located in Atlanta, GA.

Payment Alliance International, Inc. provides automated teller machine processing and maintenance services. It offers ATM management, merchant solutions, revenue generation, mobile product offerings, and check automation. The company was founded by Gregory W. Sahrmann, Bill B. Blakey, and John J. Leehy III in 2005 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. operates pediatric hospitals. It offers urgent care, cardiology, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation, emergency, otolaryngology, audiology, orthopedics and speech-language pathology services. The firm also offers child life, family library, psychiatry, transitional housing and translation and interpreting support services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Corporation for Travel Promotion operates as a cooperative destination marketing organization. It promotes the U.S. as a premier travel destination; and communicates the U.S. entry/exit policies and procedures to worldwide travelers. The firm has representative offices in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, India, Japan, Mexico and Central America, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. The company was founded in May 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Expedia, Inc. operates as an online travel agency. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Pinkberry, Inc. operates a chain of upscale frozen dessert restaurants. Its products include frozen yogurt, Greek yogurt, toppings, cone and waffle cookies. The firm operates stores in Canada, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Egypt, India, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The company was founded by Hye-Kyu Hwang and Young Lee in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

IRB Holding Corp. operates chain of fast food restaurants. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Neiman Marcus Holdings, Inc. retails women and men's apparel in the United States. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Carvel LLC provides retail ice cream franchise. The firm offers fresh made cakes, novelties and fountain ice cream products. Its menu include fresh scooped and soft serve ice cream, take-home novelty treats and premium ice cream cakes. The company was founded by Thomas A. Carvel in 1934 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Part of PetSmart LLC, Petsmart.com, Inc. is a company that retails pet supplies online. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. Petsmart.com was acquired by PetSmart LLC on February 22, 2002 for $9.50 million.

Athletic Greens (USA), Inc. is a health company based in Las Vegas, NV, with subsidiaries in United Kingdom and Ireland. Athletic Greens is a mission-focused company that aims to empower people to take ownership of their health through a focus on foundational nutrition. The company sells comprehensive and convenient daily nutrition products that make it easy to get the nutritional insurance our bodies need. The company's flagship product, AG1, is a foundational nutrition drink designed to remove the friction from covering the daily nutritional needs of a modern diet. AG1 combines more than 9 essential nutrition products into 1 convenient and great-tasting drink, giving customers an easy and efficient way to get their daily multivitamin, multimineral, probiotic, prebiotic, functional greens blend, immune support complex, and more. The company is committed to making a positive social impact and was recently certified as climate neutral through their work with Brazilian non-profit, Pachama. Athletic Greens social giving efforts can also be seen through their partnerships with No Kid Hungry campaign and Da Alegria Foundation which both work toward solving food insecurity issues domestically and internationally. The company was founded in 2010 by Chris Ashenden, who has been the CEO since then.

Women's Foodservice Forum engages in food services industry. It serves the operations, manufacturing, distribution, publishing and consulting industry. The company was founded by Monica Boyles, Elizabeth Brennan, Jenene Garey, Joyce Goldstein, Denise Gorsline, Marcia Harris, Patricia Harris, Laura Hayden, Florence Jaramillo, Edna Morris, Karen Settlemyer, Julia Stewart, Kathleen Talbert, Jo Linda Thompson and Jackie B. Trujillo in 1989 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Georgia Restaurant Association provides unified voice for food service and drinking places in the state of Georgia. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

MyPizza Technologies, Inc. operates as an online platform for pizzas. It allows users to connect with their favorite authentic and local pizzeria. The company was founded by Ilir Sela in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.