Under the agreement, Valenti will remain in his position as chief executive and Splichal will remain in his position as founder/chef. “Nick Valenti and founder/chef Joachim Splichal have built an exceptional company focused on culinary excellence and outstanding service that we are proud to add to Delaware North’s world-class portfolio,” he said in a statement. Jeremy Jacobs, Jr., principal of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Delaware North, called Patina Restaurant Group “one of the most respected restaurant companies in North America, with an unequaled group of world-class venues and restaurant locations. The new company was renamed Patina Restaurant Group. Patina Group and Restaurant Associates merged in 2006 when Shidax bought elements of the companies from their former parent Compass Group PLC, a global foodservice contract firm based in London. The company also has a prominent catering division on the West Coast known for feeding the glamorous throngs at annual high-profile events like the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. The result of a partnership between Los Angeles chef Joachim Splichal’s Patina Group and New York restaurateur Nick Valenti’s Restaurant Associates, Patina Restaurant Group operates about 60 high-end and casual-dining restaurants on the East and West Coasts, as well as foodservice venues in museums and cultural centers. Delaware North moves workforce management to the cloud.Centerplate taps local, data, tech trends.