News Releases

Four Delaware North Companies Chefs have earned the right to participate in the prestigious Culinary Olympics to be held in Erfurt, Germany, in 2008.

Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services received high praise in a recent issue of renowned travel magazine, Condé Nast, which profiled premier airport dining operations around the country. Travel Hospitality Services had four concepts profiled by accredited travel writer Joe Brancatelli who compiled the list to feature those options focused on regional and local fare.

Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services recently opened Austin City Limits/Waterloo Records & Video in the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The Records & Video store offers thousands of CDs and DVDs from both Austin City Limits and Waterloo Records’ broad collection. The retail outlet caters to the growing number of travelers utilizing iPods and other electronic devices by featuring numerous iPod and album listening stations along with an internet music information kiosk.

The stars will be shining at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex as the first ever Fall Concert Series debuts Saturday, November 10.With the iconic Rocket Garden as the backdrop, the live, festival style outdoor concert will happen every Saturday at 4:00 p.m. for four weeks, November 10, 17, 24 and December 1 as part of NASA’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Delaware North Companies Sportservice is preparing to ensure Indians fans can truly savor the first American League Championship Series at Jacobs Field since 1998.

Delaware North Companies Australia will be inducted into the Restaurant and Caterers Association (Victoria) Hall of Fame after its third consecutive “Event Caterer Award”.This recognition is made possible due to the company’s catering efforts at the Australian Open Grand Slam.

Teams and fans have not been alone the last few weeks in gearing up for the new National Hockey League season. The chefs and staffs of Delaware North Companies Sportservice have been working behind the scenes at six NHL venues to broaden menus – focused on further enhancing fans’ game experience.

Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts has promoted Scott Socha to its newly created role of vice president of finance and business development. Having spent the past three years as the vice president of finance for the company, Socha is eager to take on this new opportunity as the head of business development for the company.

Humor with a twist! Saratoga Gaming and Raceway’s comedy series presents a wide variety of comics at Vapor this fall. Ranging from cranky to cool, all are hilarious and all are appearing on Thursdays in Vapor. Bob Wolf, of PYX 106’s “Wakin Up with the Wolf” will host the shows.

When a 2004 survey conducted by the National Business Travel Association found sixty-two percent of U.S. business travelers said they add a leisure component to at least one business trip per year, and two-thirds of them bring family members, Delaware North Companies listened. The company is focused on making airports around the country more accommodating to families traveling with children