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Re: coaldollars post# 22110

Thursday, 08/28/2008 10:14:57 PM

Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:14:57 PM

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Delaware North Companies, Inc.
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Contact Information
Delaware North Companies, Inc.
40 Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14202
NY Tel. 716-858-5000
Fax 716-858-5479

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.delawarenorth.com
Employees: 50,000
Employee growth: 25.0%

This company makes few concessions when it comes to selling hot dogs and sodas at the ball game. Delaware North is a leading provider of foodservices and hospitality services at airports, sports stadiums, and tourist destinations throughout the US and in a handful of other countries. Its Sportservice division operates concessions at more than 50 major and minor league sporting arenas, while its Travel Hospitality Services division runs concessions and retail operations at more than 40 airports. In addition, the company operates Boston's TD Banknorth Garden. Delaware North was founded in 1915 by brothers Charles, Louis, and Marvin Jacobs and is still controlled by the Jacobs family.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2006:
Sales: $2,040.0M
One year growth: 2.0%


Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Jeremy M. Jacobs Sr.
President and COO: Charles E. (Chuck) Moran Jr.
CFO: Karen L. Kemp


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Wikipedia: Delaware North Companies




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.Source[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 stadia 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, one of the most influential people in the sports industry, and owner of 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, The National Mint, Asilomar Conference Grounds,Kennedy Space Center, and The BALSAMS Grand Resort (among many others).


DNC Travel Hospitality Services
Servicing 30 airports across the United states, 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 Atlanta.


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 casnio operations. The company holds five operations all east of the Mississippi River.


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. D


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 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.

External links & References
Delaware North Companies website
Delaware North Companies International website

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