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Cleveland Browns and Delaware North Companies Sportservice
Introduce Food Network Concessions Items
Brownstown featuring Buffalo chicken macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese with tomato soup
CLEVELAND(Nov. 8, 2010)– The Cleveland Browns and Delaware North Companies Sportservice, the team’s concessions partner, have introduced dishes created by Food Network at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Sportservice has begun serving two dishes available to all fans attending Cleveland Browns home games – Buffalo chicken macaroni and cheese and the signature grilled cheese & fire-roasted tomato soup.
The Buffalo chicken macaroni and cheese, which combines two favorites with a Food Network twist, is available for $5. The savory grilled cheese, which features cheddar cheese, griddled between two golden slices of sourdough, served with rustic tomato soup, is $7.50.
Both dishes are available from a portable concessions cart in Brownstown, the 11,000-square-foot area open to all fans for the ultimate indoor tailgating experience. Brownstown features a large-format, high-definition (HD) projection screen, 35 liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs and a full-service bar.
Cleveland Browns Stadium is among the first venues at which Sportservice operates to make Food Network dishes available in concessions for all attending fans. In the summer, Sportservice introduced Food Network dishes on suite menus at Progressive Field and other Major League ballparks.
“These dishes are a delicious take on classic ballpark fare, served fresh and prepared by Sportservice using the best ingredients,” said Sportservice Regional Executive Chef James Major. “We’re thrilled to make a few of them available to all Browns fans attending the games.”
Delaware North and Food Network, one of the most popular lifestyle networks on television, began a partnership in March to develop new menu, restaurant and retail concepts for the hospitality and food service provider's locations across North America, including major professional sports venues, airports and other destinations.
“Food Network is the brand that connects millions of people to the excitement and joy of preparing, learning about and enjoying food,” Sportservice President Rick Abramson said. “Food is a huge part of the experience that fans have at sports events, so we are thrilled to be working with Food Network, with their depth of culinary experience and expertise, to bring more exciting and delicious dishes to ballparks, stadiums and arenas around the country.”
Food Network reaches nearly 100 million U.S. television households with popular lifestyle programs, including Iron Chef America, Chopped and Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, and superstar chefs Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay, Alton Brown, Giada De Laurentiisand others. Its Web site, attracts nearly 10 million unique visitors each month. Food Network Magazine, with a subscriber base of 1.25 million, is considered one of the most successful magazine launches of the 21st century.
“At Food Network, we are all about feeding people’s passions in fun and interesting places,” said Sergei Kuharsky, general manager, new business enterprises at Scripps Networks, a division of Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI:NYSE), owner of Food Network. “This partnership with Delaware North Companies allows us to spread our table wider, and deepen Food Network’s relationship with viewers who have always wanted to taste what they see us serve up on TV, online and in the magazine.”
In the partnership, Delaware Northprepares and serves new dishes and builds and operates new restaurant and retail concepts, while Food Network provides training, brand standards and marketing support. All food, beverage and retail concepts developed as a result of the partnership carry the Food Network brand.
About Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is one of the world's leading hospitality and food service providers. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden. Delaware North Companies is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States with revenues exceeding $2 billion annually and 50,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit
About Food Network
FOOD NETWORK ( is a unique lifestyle network, website and magazine that connects viewers to the power and joy of food. The network strives to be viewers' best friend in food and is committed to leading by teaching, inspiring and empowering through its talent and expertise. Food Network is distributed to more than 98 million U.S. households and averages more than 9 million unique web users monthly. In its first year Food Network Magazine doubled its rate base and passed the one million circulation mark. Headquartered in New York, Food Network has a growing international presence with programming in more than 150 countries, including 24 hour networks in Great Britain, India, Asia and Africa. Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), which also owns and operates HGTV ( DIY Network ( Great American Country ( and Cooking Channel, is the manager and general partner.
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