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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I think the fact that food and drinks are included in HRR is a huge problem. If half the profits are going to the players, then the people running the concessions are working on half the profit margin that they should be. Which results in higher prices and lower quality.
I am not suggesting that if they removed them from HRR, the prices would all drop in half, because they wouldn't. However, I think we would see higher quality at lower, or shall we say more reasonable, prices.
Explain to me why the players need a cut of concessions. All it results in is gouging of the fans and even higher player salaries. And let's be honest here, if we dropped concessions from HRR the players would still get by.
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I'm sorry man, but this is just hopelessly naive. Concession prices - much like ticket prices - are set in an effort to reach the peak point of the supply and demand curve. Removing concessions from the HRR calculation would have exactly zero impact on either the price or the quality of the food at the Dome, or anywhere else. Much like how, despite Bettman's claims otherwise in 2005, winning the lockout did nothing to reduce ticket prices.
The food will be what it is. The Flames have toyed with other offerings - such as the chicken place and Spolumbos on the 200 level concourses. Neither was very popular because people didn't want them. They want hot dogs, popcorn, nachos and burgers.