Delaware North
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Delaware North Companies is an American-based food service and hospitality company: [1] headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y. The company operates in the lodging, sporting, airport, gaming and entertainment industries. The company employs over 50,000 people worldwide and has over $2 billion in annual revenues.
Company History
Delaware North began in 1915 and has grown to one of the largest privately held companies in the United States. 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 Board.
Operating Divisions
Delaware North Companies Sportservice provides concessions, premium dining, catering and retail services to sporting and entertainment venues in the United States and Canada. Today the company operates at over 50 venues including the homes of such franchises as the St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, Buffalo Bills, Boston Celtics and Chicago Bears. Sportservice has been recognized for its culinary advances and PETA friendly menus: [2]. Sportservice is the company responsible for the creation of Secret Stadium Sauce, a popular condiment mostly associated with Milwaukee.: [3]
Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment is a gaming and racing operations company that focuses on racing venues that offer video gaming machines, poker rooms, table games, restaurants, retail shops and hotels. The company operates more than 10,000 video gaming machines in such places as New York, Arizona, Florida and West Virginia.
Delaware North Companies International provides food service and hospitality to international sporting and entertainment venues including Wembley Stadium,: [4] Emirates Stadium and the Australian Open tennis tournament: [5].
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts was founded in 1992 following the company’s winning bid for all concessions at: [6] Yosemite National Park. The company now operates at other venues including Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls State Park, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and Gideon Putnam Resort (among others). The company prides itself on its sustainability program, GreenPath©.
Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services operates food, beverage and retail at airports and toll plazas throughout the United States. The company operates at such venues as Los Angeles International Airport, Nashville International Airport, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, and the Detroit Metro Airport. The company recently opened the first-ever Sports Illustrated retail store: [7] at Detroit Metro Airport’s new North Terminal: [8] in September of 2008. Delaware North also recently unveiled uWink technology which helps make it easier for international travelers at Ft. Lauderdale Airport: [9].
As the owner and operator of TD Banknorth Garden, Delaware North Companies Boston serves the venues more than 2.5 million visitors each year. The stadium is home to the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics.
COMPANY LEADERSHIP
Jeremy M. Jacobs Sr. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Jeremy M. Jacobs Jr. Executive Vice President
Louis M. Jacobs Executive Vice President
Charles M. Jacobs Executive Vice President – Boston Bruins/Delaware North
Charles E. Moran Jr. President & Chief Operating Officer
Karen L. Kemp Chief Financial Officer
Dennis J. Szefel Chief Administrative Officer: [10]
Achievements
- Five Delaware North Chefs competed in the 2008 Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany. Delaware North Companies Corporate Chef and Chief Culinary Ambassador Roland Henin coached the group. Each chef earned an award for their efforts. Executive Sous Chef Ambarish Lulay [11]and Executive Chef Scott Green earned silver medals. Executive Chef Kevin Doherty earned a bronze medal. Executive Chef Tab Daulton and Sous Chef Rick Ortiz each earned diplomas of distinction [12].
References
2. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080917/BUSINESS06/809170397/1001 3. http://food-management.com/mag/fms_top_management_0908/ 4. http://www.yosemitepark.com/AboutUs.aspx 5. http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=22846 6. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-92350306.html 7. http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=22846 8. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Delaware-North-Companies-764738.html 9. http://www.delawarenorth.com/pdf/annualreport2007.pdf http://www.scoreboardgourmet.com/2008/05/baseball-food-honors-go-to-delaware-north-sportservice.html 10. http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/joan-obra/story/993711.html 11. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1555374.htm