Went to an Atlanta United game on Sunday. It was nice that Atlanta won 3-1. It was our first game since the team moved into Mercedes Benz stadium a few season ago. Wow what a spectacular job the owner Arthur Blank did. It seats 75,000 and we were blown away that a soda was just $2 and you can refill it as many times as you want. In the old Georgia Stadium they were $4-$8. Menu items $2-$4, with meals $8-$15. My son looked it up because just a hotdog was $8 before. Arthur Blank leased Georgia Stadium and had no say in concessions. When he had Mercedes Benz built, he did not renew any food vendors and if necessary would have all the food services handled by his people at regular prices. He invited vendors back on one condition, they can only charge the prices they charge at their own chain restaurants. No jacking up the prices at Games. There were plenty of chain restaurants with facilities there.
I have never attended a stadium where we didn’t pay a premium for food and drink. The beer is even reasonable…. but total shit from Coors and the rest.