Delaware North Companies
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Delaware North Companies is one of the largest privately held companies in the world, operating in the food service, retail and hospitality industries in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It currently has over 40,000 employees worldwide. Delaware North Companies, Inc. is one of the world's leading hospitality and food service providers. Its family of companies is in industries ranging from global sports stadia and arenas, national and state parks, global airports, worldwide visitor attractions, gaming and entertainment destinations and destination restaurants and retail locations. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International, TD Banknorth Garden and American Park N Swap. Delaware North is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States with annual revenues approaching $2 billion and 40,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.The company is owned by Jeremy Jacobs, one of the most influential people in the sports industry and owner of the Boston Bruins, as well as a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. Over the years the company has won numerous awards for its commitment to the environment,its work at Kennedy Space Center and its commitment to its employees, including being listed as one of AARP's Top Employers of People over 50, as well as Sports Business Journal's top diversity employer.
Delaware North is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.