Delaware North
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Delaware North Companies of Buffalo, New York is one of the largest privately held companies in the world, operating in the food service, retail and hospitality industries in the United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.[1] It currently has over 40,000 employees worldwide, with half a billion customers and $2 billion US Dollars in revenue.
Its family of companies is in industries ranging from global sports stadiums and arenas, national and state parks, global airports, worldwide visitor attractions, gaming and entertainment destinations, and destination restaurants and retail locations.
The company is owned and operated by Jeremy Jacobs, who also owns the Boston Bruins and the arena in which the team plays, the TD Banknorth Garden. Jacobs is also a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
Divisions
Hospitality Group
DNC Parks and Resorts
The "Parks and Resorts" division serves as park concessionaire in numerous locations of scenic beauty and cultural importance. The flagship of this division are the operations in Yosemite National Park. Other concessionaire operations include Yellowstone, Sequoia/Kings Canyon, Asilomar Conference Grounds,Niagara Falls State Park,Kennedy Space Center, The BALSAMS Grand Resort, Gideon Putnam Resort, The Lodge at Geneva, and Harrison Hot Springs.(among many others).
DNC Travel Hospitality Services
Servicing 30 airports across the United states,and the New York State Thruway, the Travel Hospitality division has played an important role in the lives of millions of travelers. The division operates in such busy airports as Denver, LAX, and Detroit.
DNC Sportservice
One of the founding divisions of DNC, the Sportservice operations have been around for 85 years. Servicing Baseball, US Football, Basketball, soccer and many more.
American Park N Swap
The outdoor swap-meet division operates markets in Little Rock, Memphis, Myrtle Beach, and Phoenix
DNC Gaming and Entertainment
Specializing in racing venues, the Gaming and Entertainment division, has expanded numerous race venues to "racinos" -- race tracks with casino operations. The company has operations in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, West Virginia and New York.
TD Banknorth Garden
Opened in 1995, the arena for the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics has offered services for 20 million sports fans. Special and Private Events are also held here.
DNC International
Expanding DNC operations globally, this division operates various venues in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. DNC recently was awarded the exclusive contract for the 90000 seat Wembley Stadium.
Achievements
- In 2002 Delaware North Companies won the travel industrial association Odyessey Award In Environmental Programs.
- In 2003 Delaware North Companies won the Environmental Achievement Award from the US Department of the Interior.
- In 2006 Delaware North Companies mobilised the Catering Operations at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium. In the 2007 survey of Arsenal Independent Supporters Association 80.8% of the Arsenal fans surveyed (1554 individuals polled) thought the catering facilities at The Arsenal Stadium did not offer good value for money.
- In 2007 Delaware North Companies opened the Catering Operations at the new English National Stadium, Wembley Stadium.[2]
- Numerous operations are ISO 14001 certified -- the highest business environmental certification a company can receive.