Levy Restaurants
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Larry Levy & Mark Levy |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Andy Lansing (President and CEO) |
| Products | Food and Beverage, Retail |
| Revenue |  US$ 1.5 billion (2017)[1] |
Number of employees | 50,000 |
| Parent | Compass Group (2006–present) |
| Website | |
Levy Restaurants ("Levy") is an American food service and hospitality company based in Chicago, Illinois. Levy provides catering and beverage services at more than 80 entertainment and sports venues in the United States and Canada. It is the largest food service contractor in North American professional sports, with nearly a 40% market share.[2] Founded in 1978 with a single family-run delicatessen in Water Tower Place, Levy has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Britain's Compass Group since 2006.[3]
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1968 in Chicago by Larry and Mark Levy of St. Louis. The first property was D.B. Kaplan's Delicatessen in Chicago's Water Tower Place.[4] In 1982, the company began to work in stadiums and arenas with restaurants and food service locations at Chicago's Comiskey Park (former home of the Chicago White Sox) and, in 1985, in Chicago's Wrigley Field (home of the Chicago Cubs.)
In 1989, the company was selected by The Walt Disney Company to own and operate two locations inside Walt Disney World Resort: Terralina Crafted Italian and Portabella.[5] Levy was also a partner in the former Wildhorse Saloon and Fireworks factory location at Walt Disney World.
Locations
[edit]As of 2025, Levy manages food service operations for facilities in all of the major North American sports leagues.[2]
Levy's primary competitors in the sports industry include Aramark, Delaware North, Legends Hospitality, and Sodexo.[2]
Levy also manages all food service operations at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL.[6] Additionally, Levy owns multiple establishments inside Walt Disney World,[7] and the Uber Arena in Berlin.[8]
Restaurants
[edit]In addition to Levy's role as a food & beverage provider at sports and entertainment venues, Levy operates several standalone restaurants and restaurants integrated into other businesses:[9]
- The restaurants in the Chicago and New York American Girl stores, called "American Girl Cafés."
- Line & Lure Seafood Kitchen & Tap in Ridgefield, WA.
- Locations for Michael Jordan's Steak House in Chicago and The Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut and South Korea.
- Terralina Crafted Italian Restaurant, The Paddlefish Restaurant, and Parkside Market at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
- The River Roast and Jake Melnick's Corner Tap in Chicago.
Levy formerly ran the restaurant Maddon's Post as a partnership between Chef Tony Mantuano and former Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon, until it closed in 2019.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chicago Business Journal". bizjournals.com. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- 1 2 3 McCormick, Bret (November 30, 2025). "Sports Food & Beverage: Key players in the industry". Sports Business Journal. Archived from the original on July 26, 2025.
- ↑ Channick, Robert (January 31, 2019). "From a Chicago deli to the Super Bowl: How two brothers built a food industry powerhouse". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ↑ Levy Restaurants History and Heritage 2005 Archived June 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. "Levy Restaurants."
- ↑ "1989: We Made It To Disney World". Levy Restaurants. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Barnes, Rachel (June 4, 2025). "Ravina Festival's Chef Dishes On This Year's New Menu". Highland Park, IL Patch. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ↑ McCormick, Bret (November 30, 2025). "Levy to take over ESPN Wide World of Sports F&B". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Burgermeister moves into the Uber Arena and starts exclusive partnership with AEG". Burgermeister. October 17, 2025. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ↑ "What we do - Levy Restaurants". Levy Restaurants. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
- ↑ Selvam, Ashok (March 20, 2019). "Cubs' Joe Maddon and Spiaggia's Tony Mantuano Reveal Name of Wrigley Restaurant". Eater Chicago.
- ↑ Selvam, Ashok (December 30, 2019). "Maddon's Post, the Wrigleyville Restaurant Named for the Ex-Cubs Manager, Closes". Eater Chicago. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- 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
[edit]- Levy Restaurants Official site
- Compass Group - Levy Restaurants
- Spiaggia, Cafe Spiaggia and Private Dining Rooms of Spiaggia Official site
- River Roast
