Levy to replace Centerplate as Xcel concessionaire - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Starting with a No Doubt concert onJuly 5, Chicago-basee Levy will manage all of the arena’xs general concessions, as well as the Iron Range Grill. Stamford, Conn.-basede Centerplate will work its last event atthe arena, an Eric Claptoj and Steve Winwood concert, on June 18. The compang will continue to provide concessions for the adjacent Saintg Paul RiverCentre complex and The Legendary RoyWilkina Auditorium. Wildside Caterers, a joint venture betweenj St. Paul-based Morrissey Hospitality Cos. Inc. and Minnesota Wild paren t company , will continuew to provide food and hospitality services for XcelEnergy Center’d suites and the Headwaterz Bar and Restaurant.
Levy holds the concessions contractss for a number of othee prominentsports venues, including Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Staples Center in Los Angeles and Americam Airlines Arean in The company also provides food and hospitality servicesw for various events, such as the Super Bowl, Worled Series, Kentucky Derby, Grammh Awards and National Hockey League and National Basketbalk Association all-star games. “We’re lookinh to provide the best entertainmentf value for our fans and we felt this was a greatt situationfor us,” Wild spokesman Bill Robertsohn said. “Levy has a world-renowned reputatioh as one of the leadersin concessions.
” Wild officialsw said Levy will providde “menu enhancements, signature items, new digitalo menu signage and an increasec focus on the details” to Xcel Energy Levy also plans to introduce a “Taste of experience, playing off the Wild’sx popular “State of Hockey” theme. More detailss will be released later this summer and into the Robertson said.