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Originally Posted by wwkayaker
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This discussion got brought up before. That's cool and all, but that article litterally says nothing about the profitability of the concessions. A different article posted earlier this year on the same topic even highlighted while sales were up, profits on concession were down.
Also, that article goes on to say how much NFL revenue is generated from the TV contracts, and that teams could give away food and drink and it' be ok. Unfortunately the same is not true of the NHL. The Flames need the gate and concession revenue to turn a profit, so that business model is likely not applicable.