kansas city missouri 1897 1897 founder van noy brothers headquarters bethesda maryland u.s. key people steve johnson ceo parent autogrill s.p.a. website official website hmshost is a highway and airport food service company a subsidiary of the italian company autogrill s.p.a. . as of 2014 update steve johnson was the ceo of hmshost . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit an onroute location in ontario the company s origins are in the van noy railway news and hotel company founded in 1897 by the van noy brothers of kansas city missouri . on january 2 1996 host marriott services corporation was created when host marriott corporation divided into two separate companies . host marriott continued to own lodging real estate . host marriott services corporation held and operates concessions at airports at rest stops on toll roads and freeways and at sports and entertainment attractions . autogrill s.p.a. acquired the company in 1999 creating hmshost . along the way the company grew through its many acquisitions . it found itself with airport contracts in 18 of the 20 largest airports in the united states . through kilmer host service centres a joint venture with the canadian company kilmer van nostrand hmshost is also a partner in onroute service centres in the canadian province of ontario . 1 other assets included one of the largest collections of franchise locations including 42nd st. oyster bar & seafood grill a & w restaurants anthony s arthur treacher s auntie anne s baja fresh beaudevin bonfire brioche dor e burger king california pizza kitchen carrabba s italian grill carvel chick fil a chili s too chophouse & brewery ciao country market cigar city brewing cinnabon columbia spanish restaurants cool river caf cru dreyer s edy s ecco famous famiglia french meadow bakery gordon biersch hershey s ice cream houlihans ike s johnny rockets la madeleine la tapenade cocktails longhorn steakhouse lorena garcia tapas atlanta moe s southwest grill nathan s famous olive & ivy on the border mexican grill & cantina outback steakhouse pei wei asian diner pga tour grill phillips seafood pizza hut pizza pizza popeyes quiznos refresh & co. rock bottom restaurants romano s macaroni grill roy rogers restaurants ruby s diner sauce pizza sbarro shula s bar & grill starbucks tcby tim hortons tortas frontera underground coffee co. the varsity wendy s wolfgang puck wp z market see also edit van noy railway news and hotel company references edit onroute in ontario . toronto sun january 31 2012 . external links edit official website this article about a corporation or company involved in entertainment leisure sports and or tourism is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hmshost & oldid 738592771 categories marriott internationalcompanies based in kansas city missourileisure company stubshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles containing potentially dated statements from 2014all articles containing potentially dated statementsall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages italiano edit links this page was last modified on 9 september 2016 at 22 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view