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At the heart of Ilitch Holdings corporate philosophy is a deep commitment to quality products, franchise partners, team member satisfaction and community development. Our primary business interest in the food and entertainment industry includes The Detroit Red Wings and the following:
  The home of Pizza!Pizza!® and one of the world's largest pizza chains, Little Caesars® Pizza was founded in 1959 in suburban Detroit. The chain consists of both company-owned and franchised locations in the United States and 20 markets outside of the U.S. Blue Line Distributing is a division of Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. that distributes supplies and equipment to Little Caesars restaurants and other companies through regional warehouses. Visit us at www.littlecaesars.com  
  Purchased in 1982 by Mike and Marian Ilitch, the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League have won three Stanley Cup Championships in six years - 1997, 1998 and 2002. Financial World magazine consistently ranks the Red Wings as one of the most valuable franchises in the National Hockey League. Visit us at www.detroitredwings.com  
  In 1992, Mike Ilitch purchased the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. In 2000, the Detroit Tigers moved in to their new home, Comerica Park located across from Detroit's fabulous Fox Theatre after years of playing at Tiger Stadium. In August 2002, the Detroit Tigers will have new neighbors when the National League's Detroit Lions return to the City with the opening of their new stadium, Ford Field (located directly behind Comerica Park). Visit us at www.detroittigers.com  
  Olympia Entertainment, a division of Ilitch Holdings, is among the industry's most diverse sports and entertainment companies. Olympia operates Detroit's Fox Theatre, Cobo Arena and Joe Louis Arena - home of the Detroit Red Wings.

Other operations include various restaurant and retail establishments, including Johnny Rockets and the original concept, Hockeytown Cafe. Olympia Entertainment is also a promoter and producer of major live events, including concerts and Broadway shows. Affiliated companies include the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, Comerica Park, and Little Caesar Enterprises.

Olympia Entertainment and its predecessors, Olympia Arenas, Inc., and Olympia Stadium Corporation, have managed facilities for more than 75 years. Working together to maintain premier venues with an atmosphere of fun, creativity and elegance, Olympia Entertainment's experienced staff handles everything in-house from marketing to concessions. Visit us at www.olympiaentertainment.com		  
  Little Caesars Pizza Kits contain all the ingredients to make delicious pizza at home! Our fundraising program is a fun, easy and profitable program for schools, churches, sport groups, and other non-profit organizations. And, our well-known brand makes selling Pizza Kits easy! Available throughout the U.S., Little Caesars Pizza Kits contain all the ingredients to make delicious pizza at home! Visit us at www.pizzakit.com or call us toll free at 1-888-4-LC-KITS (1-888-452-5487).  
  Blue Line Distributing is a nationwide foodservice distributor and restaurant equipment and supplies provider. We offer competitive pricing, quick, reliable shipping with accurate delivery and fill rates. With more than 30 years experience in food distribution and equipment sales and service, they provide excellent experienced customer service. Visit us at www.bluelinedist.com  
  Uptown Entertainment owns and operates two film theatres in downtown Birmingham, the Birmingham 8 and Palladium 12. Both theatres feature state of the art amenities, including the highest quality projection equipment, stadium seating and gourmet concessions items. www.uptownbirmingham8.com and www.uptownpalladium12.com.  
  The Ilitches established Olympia Development L.L.C. in 1996 to further business investment in downtown Detroit. This company was instrumental in negotiating the side-by-side stadia in downtown Detroit's emerging Urban Entertainment District for the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions. Detroit is one of the only cities in the country that has side-by-side stadia in the heart of the urban core.  
  The Olympia Entertainment-managed Fox Theatre first opened its doors in the heyday of the late 1920's. Completed in 1928, its opulent, extravagant design perfectly reflects the optimism of the era. Detroit was giddy with the success of its automobile industry, and also enjoying its position as the country's fourth largest city. Detroit grew quickly in the 20's, and spectacular buildings were the order of the day.

In 1987, the Ilitch family purchased and carefully restored the theatre and its adjoining office building. The Fox has since reclaimed its glorious reputation as one of the most elegant performing arts and historical attractions in the world. Detroiters and international tourists flock to the theatre in record numbers, placing the Fox at the top of the entertainment industry. The restoration has also sparked a redevelopment campaign in Detroit's historic Theatre District, attracting new venues such as Comerica Park and Ford Field as well as new dining and retail establishments.

As one of the top-grossing theaters of its kind in the world, the Fox now features popular performances such as Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Enrique Iglesias, Macy Gray, Alicia Keys and seasoned pros of past and present, including Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, and Frank Sinatra. Broadway productions, concerts, variety shows, family entertainment, comedy shows and classic films, as well as annual favorites, including The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes, Sesame Street Live!, and Blue's Clues Live! David Copperfield also grace the grand lady's stage. Visit us at www.olympiaentertainment.com		  
  Hockey's Hard Rock Cafe

Olympia Entertainment's newest venture, HOCKEYTOWN CAFE, an expansive 24,000 square-foot restaurant and bar, pays tribute to Detroit's greatest hockey players and fans while serving up delicious eclectic-American food in hockey-hearty portions. Olympia Restaurant Group's Hockeytown Cafe, is the most innovative, exciting new concept to hit the Midwest in years.

Occupying a swanky corner spot in Detroit's entertainment district, Hockeytown Cafe can be seen from miles away. A gigantic outdoor 9x12, 116 ft Times Square-styled video board electrifies the Detroit skyline as it broadcasts Detroit Red Wings games and other key sporting events. A radiant sports ticker wraps around the building displaying the latest sports scores, entertainment events, and information. Inside, mouthwatering meals accompanied by the coolest icy-cold beverages served in this neck of the country await eager patrons.

Hockeytown is a masterpiece from top to bottom… The beige, black and gold specked granite floor is set off by The Walk of Fame. Black granite tiles engraved with signatures of all-time greatest Detroit Red Wings are continually added to the Walk, making it Detroit's only ever-changing tribute to the Red Wings storied franchise. The Ring of Honor, designed specifically for Hockeytown Cafe by Prop Art Studios, surrounds the west ceiling of the lobby, showcasing 12 bronze busts of Red Wings greats, including the five players whose jerseys have been retired.

A Hockeytown Cafe Authentic merchandise store, which lines the south wall allows passers-by to feast their eyes on the latest Hockeytown gear.

The Hockeytown Cafe bar is a Detroit landmark, featuring a seven-inch wide ring of ice, which is cooled by the same coils that preserve the ice at Joe Louis Arena. Hockeytown Cafe is the third restaurant of its kind with a bar surrounded by ice (also in Vegas and Miami) to host such a spectacle! The bar itself, which seats up to 70 patrons, is 30x10 feet of pure black granite, and will serve a vast array of drink favorites. Sports fans need not worry about missing any scores, a ticker continuously runs around the top of the bar with televisions within the bar overhang.

Hockeytown Cafe, featuring an eclectic American cuisine, is located at 2301 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner. For information, call (313) 965-9500.		  
  Offering unparalleled service to metro Detroiters in search of the perfect gift, Little Foxes also offers corporate gift services, gift along with bridal registries. Little Foxes' gift consultants provide personal-shopping services for all patrons. With your budget in-hand, Little Foxes will select, wrap and ship a gift for those with little time to shop. This personal attention is just a phone call away for Detroit's business professionals who can easily stop by the shop on their way home from work. Little Foxes offers free gift-wrapping or special-request gift-wrapping with no charge for labor. The shop can ship a gift anywhere in the world.

The shop's atmosphere is a breath-of-fresh air, and a must-see for Detroit's theatergoers, lunch patrons and business professionals. Detroit artist Michael Irvin was commissioned to transform Little Foxes into an intimate courtyard.

The focal point of the shop is a European water fountain beneath a raised domed ceiling painted with airy-white clouds. Trompe l'oeil details include dandelions and flagstones circling the fountain and tufts of ivy cascading down brick walls. Visit us at www.littlefoxes.com		  
Other Affiliations
  The Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League is the largest amateur hockey league in the United States. Visit the official website for all travel and house divisions at www.lcahl.org.  
  Little Caesars AAA Hockey is one of the most recognized and respected organizations in amateur hockey and one of the cornerstones of the Midwest Elite Hockey League. Mike and Marian Ilitch, owners of the Little Caesars Pizza chain, have been sponsoring amateur hockey teams since 1968 and are a major reason for the club's success. Visit us at www.littlecaesarsaaahockey.com  
  Johnny Rockets:
Olympia Entertainment owners Mike and Marian Ilitch have added a new and exciting restaurant to Detroit's sports/entertainment district with the opening of Johnny Rockets in the Foxtown area downtown. The world-famous 1940's hamburger and malt shop brought its 66th domestic franchise to Detroit on August 13, 2001, to the corner of Montcalm and Woodward in the Fox Theatre Office Centre.

Johnny Rockets' first Michigan franchise will feature a limited menu of all-American favorites made from scratch with top-quality ingredients, including made-to-order hamburgers, hand-dipped shakes and malts, American fries, classic sandwiches, flavored soda pop and freshly baked apple pie. Johnny Rockets is also known for its friendly service, vintage nickel jukeboxes at every table, and clean-as-a-whistle surroundings.

Since the first Johnny Rockets restaurant opened its doors in 1986 on trendy Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California, the company has grown to 142 corporate and franchised restaurants in 25 states. Johnny Rockets' expansion also extends to nine countries around the world and aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Voyager of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas. Visit us at www.olympiaentertainment.com 		 
  COMERICA PARK:
A New Inning in Baseball History

A new inning in Detroit's baseball history is in full swing as Comerica Park - home of the Detroit Tigers - welcomes baseball enthusiasts to the game. Placing the franchise and facility at the forefront of professional sports, the faces of today's top players and fans are aglow in the open-air ballpark that opened its doors in 2000.

Built next door to the Detroit Lions new entertainment complex, Ford Field, the 40,000-seat stadium, maintains traditional architecture while adding luxury suites, an incredible picnic area, the most progressive concession areas in the world, topped off with a carousel and Ferris wheel for fans to ride. Tigers audiences share the same baseball thrills their grandparents felt at the old Tiger Stadium, in the comforts of a truly modern facility.

Comerica Park has also hosted concerts featuring top musical acts. The Dave Matthews Band christened Comerica Park on July 3, 2000 with a sold-out performance, and returned in June 2001 for two performances. Pop music's hottest boy band 'N Sync also performed twice in 2001, and the first-ever Ford Detroit Music Festival, starring Luther Vandross, wrapped up the summer schedule that Labor Day. Visit us at www.olympiaentertainment.com		  
  JOE LOUIS ARENA:
Michigan's Premier Sports Venue...

Olympia Entertainment-managed Joe Louis Arena is the home of the 1997, 1998 & 2002 Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings, Joe Louis Arena proudly stands near the Detroit River. The 20,058-seat arena, nicknamed The Joe, boasts a history of enticing record-setting crowds. Known for this country's best concessions, hospitality, merchandising and marketing opportunities, Joe Louis Arena is Detroit's largest indoor venue. Exciting attractions, including professional sports, concerts, ice show spectaculars, circuses, figure skating exhibitions and competitions, college hockey and championships, regularly play at the arena.

Everything's Happening in Hockeytown
Hockey fans from around the world visit Joe Louis Arena to watch the two-time Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings take on their National Hockey League rivals. Consistently named the most valuable franchise in the NHL by Financial World Magazine, the Red Wings play before hockey's most loyal fans. Die-hard sports enthusiasts also support more than a dozen college hockey games and other dynamic sporting events held annually at The Joe.

World-Wide Appeal
The Joe is also the exclusive site for world-class entertainment events such as Champions on Ice. One of Detroit's largest entertainment venues, Joe Louis Arena plays host to a tremendous variety of events. Just to name a few, sold-out concerts have included multiple performances by enduring stars such as Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Diamond, Reba McEntyre, Brooks & Dunn, Luther Vandross, Janet Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Prince, Eminem and AC/DC as well as newcomers like Brandy, Sugar Ray, Dr. Dre, Enrique Iglesias, LFO, Mandy Moore, Beck, Eminem, and Luciano Pavarotti.		  
  COBO ARENA:
Sense the Power

Situated near the Detroit River, adjacent to the Cobo Conference and Exhibition Center is Cobo Arena. Reigning as one of Michigan's finest event sites, Cobo Arena has entertained national and international audiences for more than four decades.

An intimate 12,191-seat building with superb acoustics, Cobo is known to harbor the greatest rock 'n' roll audiences in the world. Several rock musicians have launched their superstar careers here, including Bob Seger, Madonna and KISS. Contemporary bands such as Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Bush, Oasis, Blink 182, Ben Harper, and the Goo Goo Dolls as well as seasoned veterans like Bob Dylan play here today. In addition to hosting concerts, sporting and civic events, Cobo is also the site for family shows such as Barney. Hollywood movie agents, music magnets, television talk-show hosts and America's most powerful political figures, including several United States Presidents, have utilized this marvelous facility for rallies, gatherings, location shoots and spectacular shows.		  
 

Champion Foods:

Champion Foods is a premier manufacturer of Top Quality food products. Our professional staff make dozens of products, any of which can be customized to meet your needs at our state-of-the-art research center. Whether it is your private label business or our branded product, Champion Foods can leverage its National distribution network to ship anywhere in the U.S.A.