[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 7, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E23]
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   RECOGNIZING MR. JEREMY M. JACOBS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND 
                     PHILANTHROPIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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                           HON. CHRIS COLLINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 7, 2015

  Mr. COLLINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Mr. 
Jeremy M. Jacobs, an outstanding businessman and philanthropist from 
East Aurora, New York. Mr. Jacobs will step aside as CEO of Delaware 
North, a global food service and hospitality company headquartered in 
Buffalo, New York, where he has worked since 1968.
  Mr. Jacobs took over what was then called Sportservice, at the age of 
28, after the death of his father who helped start the company in 1915. 
During his time as CEO, Mr. Jacobs transformed the company from selling 
popcorn at local movie theaters into a business with over $3 billion in 
annual revenue. Delaware North currently ranks number 169th on the 
Forbes list of largest privately held companies in the United States.
  Mr. Jacobs is also recognized by Forbes for his philanthropic 
endeavors working with the United Way, the Boys and Girls Clubs of 
America, and is an active member of the Jeremiah Milbank Society. In 
2008, he generously donated $10 million to the University at Buffalo 
associated with the Gates Vascular Institute to support research on the 
causes, treatment, and prevention of heart and vascular diseases.
  Mr. Jacobs' contributions to Western New York have had an everlasting 
impact on the region and I look forward to seeing what endeavors Mr. 
Jacobs undertakes next.

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