Minor International is a Thai multi-national company based in Bangkok, Thailand. The three core businesses of Minor International are hospitality, restaurants, and lifestyle brands distribution, operated under subsidiary companies Minor Hotels, Minor Food, and Minor Lifestyle, respectively. Minor Hotels is a hotel owner, operator, and investor with a portfolio of over 550 hotels under the brands of Anantara Hotels & Resorts, Avani Hotels & Resorts, Elewana Collection, Oaks Hotels, Resorts & Suites, NH Hotels, NH Collection, nhow Hotels, and Tivoli Hotels & Resorts in over 55 countries across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, and the Americas. Minor Food is one of Asia's largest restaurant companies with over 2,600 outlets operating system-wide in 26 countries under a selection of brands, including The Pizza Company, The Coffee Club, Thai Express, Riverside and Benihana, alongside franchise and joint-venture operations under the Swensen's, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, Burger King and BreadTalk brands. The company’s inception can be traced back to Bill Heinicke’s founding of Minor Food by opening a pizza shop. Wikipedia