News Releases

NEW YORK and BUFFALO, N.Y. (Sept.7, 2011) – Food Network and Delaware North Companies Sportservice are urging all fans to cheer with their mouths full as they introduce a Food Network signature Pub-style Beef Brisket sandwich – plus additional Pub-Style brisket sandwiches celebrating local flavors – at select National Football League stadiums this season.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (August 23, 2011) – Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner today announced the opening of the newly renovated Gateway Café restaurants at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, one of the world’s leading airport food and retail providers, and the City of Syracuse Department of Aviation will celebrate the grand opening of two new concepts this week at the Airport.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Aug. 16, 2011) – Families attending the 2011 Little League World Series will enjoy a broad selection of ballpark and regional favorites from Delaware North Companies Sportservice, including menu items created by Food Network.

WHEELING, W.Va. (August 10, 2011) – Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack is making its mark in casino entertainment. Thanks to the readers of Casino Player Magazine, America’s largest gaming publication, Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack was voted 17 First Place “Best of Gaming” awards in the 2011 readers’ poll.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill.(August 10, 2011) – Jumer’s Casino & Hotel in Rock Island, Ill., was recently voted best in several categories in two separate magazine readers’ polls.The two publications were Casino Players Magazine and Midwest Gaming and Travel Magazine.

Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (August 5, 2011) – Thousands of people who gathered at Kennedy Space Center to watch Atlantis’ final flight, and thousands more who watched the Space Shuttle mission from their homes all over the world, turned to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Space Shop to commemorate the historic event. The final launch brought Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center its largest retail revenue day ever.

Kennedy Space Center, FL (August 1, 2011) - While space shuttles have had their last lift-off, locals and visitors to the Space Coast can still experience the thrill of a launch. On Friday, Aug. 5, between 11:34 a.m. and 12:43 p.m., NASA is scheduled to launch the Jupiter-bound, solar-powered Juno spacecraft aboard the most powerful Atlas rocket ever made, the Atlas V 551, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The first 2,000 guests to arrive at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) will be invited to view the launch from the closest possible public viewing area, the Apollo/Saturn V Center.

NASHVILLE (July 29, 2011) – Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, one of the world’s leading airport food and retail providers, and local Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) operator Transfare, Inc. announced this week that they will open three new concepts at Nashville International Airport (BNA): Freshens, Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen and Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs.

What: Delaware North Companies Sportservice will hold a job fair for our Ralph Wilson Stadium operations in preparation for the upcoming 2011 Buffalo Bills season. Each year, Sportservice relies on numerous employees to fill a variety of part-time seasonal and game-day positions, plus non-profit group volunteers, during Bills homes games and other events held at the stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.

FORT LAUDERDALE – (July 11, 2011) – The frozen yogurt craze that is sweeping the nation made its way to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport this week with the opening of Red Mango in the pre-security area of Terminal 3.