About Delaware North

Delaware North Companies (www.DelawareNorth.com) is one of the world’s leading hospitality and food service providers. Its 40,000 associates serve half a billion customers at 200 venues in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. With revenues exceeding $2 billion, it is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.

Over nearly a century, Delaware North has established a legacy in the global hospitality industry.  In 1915, Delaware North pioneered the sports concession business when three young brothers began selling concessions at a minor league baseball park.

The legacy endures through Chairman and CEO Jeremy Jacobs, a son of one of the brothers.  Today, Delaware North serves millions of patrons at national parks, historic hotels and destinations, airports, and major sports, entertainment and gaming venues.

Through its Sportservice division, Delaware North provides food service, including fine dining, at more than 50 top sporting venues such as England’s new 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium in London, Soldier Field in Chicago and Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The company owns and operates Boston’s TD Banknorth Garden, home to the NBA Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins, a team owned by Jeremy Jacobs.

Through its Parks & Resorts division, Delaware North provides hospitality, lodging, retail and food service at some of the nation’s most treasured destinations, including Yosemite National Park and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Delaware North also manages historic resorts such as The Ahwahnee at Yosemite and The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. In addition, Delaware North is set to begin jointly operating the Grand Ballroom of the iconic Plaza Hotel in New York and the Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa in Saratoga, N.Y.

The company operates dozens of restaurants and retail outlets at airports nationwide and gaming venues such as Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in New York and Wheeling Island Racetrack & Gaming Center in West Virginia. The company specializes in racing venues with world-class entertainment and hospitality amenities such as video gaming machines, poker rooms, restaurants, nightclubs and hotels.

Delaware North’s culinary team is guided by Certified Master Chef Roland Henin, a former mentor to such chefs as Emeril Lagasse and Thomas Keller. The company’s hospitality expertise includes its proprietary customer service program, GuestPath®.  Delaware North has also implemented a groundbreaking environmental management system known as GreenPath® at the parks and resorts at which it operates.