Tampa Bay Rays Lawsuit Hits Food Concession Giant

Food service giant Centerplate Inc. committed serious food safety and other contract violations at Florida’s Tropicana Field, according to a lawsuit filed by the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team.

The case, filed Dec. 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, pits the major league baseball club against its former vendor, a major player in food concessions that serves 300 major event venues in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Centerplate committed financial, staffing, food safety, and other violations over its 20-year contract to provide food services at Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay’s home stadium, the ...