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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTEES | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES AND INVESTEES |
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTEES | NOTE 4. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTEES Investments in unconsolidated investees in which we have a 20% to 50% interest or otherwise exercise significant influence are carried at cost and adjusted for the Company’s proportionate share of their undistributed earnings or losses under the equity method of accounting. Investments in unconsolidated investees consist of the following:
|  |  | Percentage ownership as of
|  |  | June 30, 2015 |  | June 30, 2014
Gruppa Florentina, LLC |  | 20.00% |  | 20.00%
Gruppa Florentina, LLC is the sole shareholder of Milano Restaurants International Corporation (“Milano”), which operates 33 pizza parlors under the trade name “Me-N-Ed’s Pizza Parlors” and four pizza parlors operating under the trade name “Blast 825 Pizza”, located primarily in Central and Northern California. Milano has a 100% ownership interest in SienaCorp, which operates two grills under the trade names “Me-N-Ed’s Victory Grill” and “Me-N-Ed’s Coney Island Grill”. Milano has a 100% ownership interest in Piazza del Pane, Inc., which operates two restaurants located in Central California. Milano also has 23 franchised locations, including two operating, under the trade name Angelo & Vito’s Pizzerias. The following is a summary of the financial position and results of operations from our investees (dollars in thousands):
As of June 30, |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation |  | $ | 12,518 |  |  | $ | 10,832 |
Notes receivable |  |  | 7,681 |  |  |  | 6,934 |
Other assets |  |  | 30,233 |  |  |  | 31,107 |
Notes payable |  |  | (10,685 | ) |  |  | (11,002 | )
Other liabilities |  |  | (6,500 | ) |  |  | (6,631 | )
Shareholders' equity |  |  | (33,247 | ) |  |  | (31,240 | )
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |  |  | 2015 |  |  |  | 2014 |
Revenue |  | $ | 26,048 |  |  | $ | 23,990 |
Depreciation |  |  | (575 | ) |  |  | (575 | )
Operating expenses |  |  | (23,609 | ) |  |  | (22,121 | )
Interest expense |  |  | (404 | ) |  |  | (445 | )
Income from continuing operations |  |  | 1,460 |  |  |  | 849 |
Income from discontinued operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net income |  | $ | 1,460 |  |  | $ | 849 |
Company's proportionate share of earnings |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 170 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49116238&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49116238&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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