The Dilly Dog was a rookie sensation for the Texas Rangers and Delaware North Sportservice last season. (Courtesy Delaware North Sportservice) Expansion of MLB FoodFest a testament to baseball’s ties to food After the success of Major League Baseball’s inaugural FoodFest event in New York City in 2018, the league has not only brought back the event but also expanded it to Los Angeles and London for 2019. The event, which makes its first appearance in LA later this month, brings unique concession items from all 30 MLB stadiums under one roof and testifies to the prominence of concessions at the heart of the baseball stadium experience. “Baseball games appear to be about the experience throughout the ballpark as much as it is about seeing the two teams play,” said Andrew Spencer, vice president of customer engagement and revenue at Delaware North. Compared with in-game transactions at NFL, NHL and… Continue Reading ‘Buy Me Some Peanuts and Cracker Jack’

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