Dallas postgame

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by mooby

Beer vendor... fuck'em. You can get 96 ounces of your favorite snobby beer from the 7-11 down the street that you can get a 12 ounce Bud Light for at Fedex.

In a land far away and another place and time my Mom worked for the planning commission in the city of Anaheim when the Los Angeles Rams played there. The city owned the stadium. I am sure not much has changed. None of the vendors work for the stadium owner, they all lease space on multi year deals. On top of their lease they pay a percentage of sales, but that amount is insignificant compared to their space rent.

Most of that high cost of that beer are because of the rent the vending service pays to the stadium owner. Also another misconception is how much an empty stadium hurts the stadium owner which in the NFL is usually the team owner. It doesn't hurt as much as one thinks. The companies selling souvenirs, food and beverages are on 5-10 years leases no matter what they sell. While the stadium loses the percentage of sales that is counteracted by less cost for cleaning up the stadium. Also most tickets have been sold long in advance, someone already paid for those empty seats.