News Releases

TD Banknorth Garden announced today entitlement partners for exclusive, membership only seating areas within the Garden. AT&T and Heineken USA entered into separate, multi-year deals branding their corporate moniker into the ‘AT&T SportsDeck’ and ‘The Heineken Boardroom’. Specific financial terms of the deals will not be disclosed.

Effective January 1, 2008, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, in a partnership with Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, took over hospitality management for the historic Gideon Putnam Resort. As the new operator, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts will be responsible for overseeing all lodging, food and beverage, retail and recreational operations for the 72-year-old, full-service resort destination, which includes management of the famed Roosevelt Spa.

Delaware North Companies, a leading global hospitality and food service provider, is establishing two scholarships for students to attend The Culinary Institute of America (CIA).

Delaware North Companies participated in a Habitat for Humanity wall-raising ceremony on Feb. 19 as part of the continuing effort to rebuild New Orleans post-Katrina. The event unveiled the framework for one of two houses Delaware North has sponsored and will assist in building and introduced volunteers to the family that will call the house their home.

Delaware North Companies has promoted Jeff Hess to the new position of vice president of retail.

Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, one of the world’s leading airport food and retail providers, has opened two new locations of the famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge at Nashville International Airport.

The modern day will reopen in March 2008 after an eight-month renovation aimed to re-create the spirit and excitement of its historic namesake.

Following a three-year closure and $4.5 million restoration, Great Performances, New York’s prestigious event and catering company, and Delaware North Companies, one of the world’s leading hospitality and food service providers, have announced that the Plaza’s Grand Ballroom has officially reopened after holding its first event last week, a dinner and celebration of diamonds hosted by Chanel Fine Jewelry. The iconic space has been meticulously restored to its 1929 opulence while incorporating modern advances including a new state-of-the-art kitchen, enhanced lighting and sound equipment, additional pre-function space, 15,000 square feet of newly constructed meeting spaces, and a luxurious new bridal suite.

On Friday, February 1, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., The Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF) will conduct a ceremony to honor the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 on the 5th anniversary of the Columbia accident.The Astronauts Memorial Foundation honors and memorializes all astronauts who have sacrificed their lives for the nation and the space program.The ceremony will be held at the Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Delaware North Companies Australia will provide two new catering experiences at the 2008 Australian Open Grand Slam Tennis Championship.