Levy Restaurants
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Food and Beverage, Retail | |
| Revenue |  US$ 1.5 billion (2017)[1] |
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Number of employees | 50,000 |
| Website | [2] |
Levy is a restaurant and hospitality company based in Chicago specializing in providing food and beverage to major entertainment and sports venues. Founded in 1978, with a single family-run delicatessen in Water Tower Place, since 2006, it has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Britain's Compass Group.[2]
It operates over 200 sports and entertainment venues in 41 markets throughout the US and Canada. In 2004, company revenue exceeded $470 million, and by 2017 had exceeded $1.5 billion in revenue.[3] The company also owns and operates several restaurants in addition to its sports and entertainment venue concessions.
History
The company was founded in Chicago, IL in 1978 by Larry Levy of St. Louis. The first property was D.B. Kaplan's Delicatessen in Chicago's
Locations
Levy's sports and entertainment division manages convention facilities, concert and performance venues and arenas for all major sports leagues. They currently manage food service operations inside
Levy operates the restaurant Maddon's Post as a partnership between Chef Tony Mantuano and former Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon.[5]
Restaurants
In addition to its role as the food & beverage provider at sports and entertainment venues, Levy operates several standalone restaurants.
References
- ^ "Chicago Business Journal". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ Channick, Robert (January 31, 2019). "From a Chicago deli to the Super Bowl: How two brothers built a food industry powerhouse". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ [1]. "Levy Restaurants".
- ^ Levy Restaurants History and Heritage 2005 Archived 2006-06-30 at the Wayback Machine. "Levy Restaurants."
- ^ Selvam, Ashok (20 March 2019). "Cubs' Joe Maddon and Spiaggia's Tony Mantuano Reveal Name of Wrigley Restaurant". Eater Chicago.
- Chicago Business: May 18, 2006 Levy Restaurants to operate food services at Sears Centre
- Hoover's - Levy Restaurants
- St. Louis Business Journal, June 30, 2006 - Koplar, Levy set new table - Destination restaurant to anchor $20 million project in Central West End, by Lisa R. Brown
- Pittsburgh Business Times. January 17, 2006, Levy Restaurants selling to British firm
External links
- Levy Restaurants Official site
- Compass Group - Levy Restaurants
- Spiaggia, Cafe Spiaggia and Private Dining Rooms of Spiaggia Official site
- River Roast