Hospitality Leader Centerplate Plans to Serve Over 150,000 at New York City Comic-Con

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerplate, North America's leading event hospitality provider, is serving as hospitality host for Comic-Con International, the largest comic book convention of its kind in the world, at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City October 13th through the 16th. The company has been preparing for the event for over 3 months and anticipates serving over 150,000 attendees.

Show visitors will be greeted with a number of experience enhancements to increase their enjoyment of the show. Notably, Centerplate has developed a diverse menu to appeal to the large number of attendees and participants from across the country and globe. Options available to attendees will include: House-Made Personal Pizzas, open-faced Italian-style Paninis, Chicken and Cheese Tornados, Churros, Philly Cheesesteaks and Korean BBQ and Korean topped hotdogs.

"This is an exciting event that continues to grow year over year," said John Erickson, Centerplate's Vice President responsible for hospitality at the show. "Our staff is prepared to deliver world class hospitality and service to our guests at this fun annual event."

About Centerplate:

Centerplate crafts and delivers "Craveable Experiences. Raveable Results." in over 250 prominent entertainment, sports and convention venues across North America – annually serving over 100 million guests. Centerplate has provided event hospitality services to 15 official U.S. Presidential Inaugural Balls, 12 Super Bowls, 20 World Series, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and the largest plated dinner in history at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Centennial Celebration. The company was recently named the fastest growing hospitality chain in the country by Nation's Restaurant News. Visit the company online at www.centerplate.com

About Comic-Con International:

Comic-Con International: San Diego (Comic-Con), the largest convention of its kind in the world, is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. In addition to its San Diego convention each summer, Comic-Con organizes the San Francisco–based WonderCon each spring and Alternative Press Expo each fall. On the web: Comic-Con.org, Facebook.com/comiccon, Twitter.com/comic_con.

SOURCE Centerplate

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