Category: Special Programs

BUFFALO, N.Y., and CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (June 28, 2013) – Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts is set to open Space Shuttle AtlantisSM, the world’s most comprehensive and interactive attraction devoted to NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program, on June 29 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 13, 2012) – Today Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and airport officials joined with Wolfgang Puck and Masaharu Morimoto to celebrate the official grand openings of these chefs’ new dining concepts at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The much-anticipated Skewers by Morimoto – a first-ever airport location for the chef – and a newly expanded and transformed Wolfgang Puck Express, are among the first of many new dining and retail options planned for LAX.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 30, 2011) – Delaware North Companies, the food and retail concessions partner of the Nashville Predators, has made it part of its employee recruitment effort in recent years to hire individuals with disabilities. That effort recently resulted in an employer of the year award for Bridgestone Arena.

BUFFALO, N.Y. ( March 22, 2011)Tyson Foods and Delaware North Companies today donated 29,000 pounds of boneless chicken to the Food Bank of Western New York as part of an effort to feed people in need and promote public awareness of hunger in America.

NEW ORLEANS (Feb.14, 2011) – About 60 executives of Delaware North Companies Sportservice left a positive mark on two New Orleans parks and their youth recreation facilities during the sports hospitality and food service provider’s recent annual meetings.

Delaware North Companies, a global leader in hospitality and food service founded and headquartered in Buffalo, will play host to more than 120 global, national and regional suppliers this week at its annual corporate food and beverage summit.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Aug. 17, 2010) – Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, a world leader in airport food, beverage and retail services, today announced it has entered into a national agreement with longstanding union partner Unite Here.

Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, a popular year-round lodging destination in the heart of Yosemite Village, unveiled today two prototype guest rooms on the cutting edge of environmentally-friendly interior architecture and design. The two rooms at The Lodge are the first of their kind in Yosemite National Park.

Chefs and other culinary officials of Delaware North Companies are turning their attention to the water this Earth Day. The global leader in hospitality and food service will pledge Thursday to refrain from using 90 percent of the fish and seafood species that are listed on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch “avoid” list. A plan to address the remaining 10 percent will be drafted by year’s end.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (April 6, 2010) – The International Business Distinguished Speaker Series returns in 2010 to highlight one of the region’s most respected business leaders. Jerry Jacobs Jr., a Principal of Delaware North Companies, one of the most admired, family-owned hospitality companies in the world, will be the keynote speaker for this year’s event on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery at 7:30 a.m. Jacobs will highlight the international growth of Delaware North Companies, and what opportunities are ahead for the 95-year-old company. The event is complimentary, although advance registration through the World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara website at www.wtcbn.com is required.