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Stadium Tech Report

November 15th, 2024

Paul Kapustka

Editorial

Local-provider concessions in St. Louis looks like a winner

After just 10 home games it's probably too early to call it a complete success, but our impression so far is that the 100 percent local-provider concessions operation at CityPark in St. Louis looks like a winner, with facets that other teams might want to duplicate at their own venues. To us, the all-in combination of great local food and...

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New Report! An in-depth look at the innovative concessions operation at St. Louis City SC’s CityPark

Welcome to the second issue of our TENTH year of STADIUM TECH REPORTS, the Summer 2023 issue! These long-form reports are designed to give stadium and large public venue owners and operators, and digital sports business executives a way to dig deep into the topic of stadium technology, via exclusive research and profiles of successful stadium technology deployments, as well...

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CityPark concessions, Part 7: How does it all work?

With still more than an hour and 15 minutes until kickoff, the main concourse at CityPark was already getting busy. Matt Sebek, chief experience officer for St. Louis City SC, confirmed the perception with a quick check of his phone. "It's 6:15 and there are already 5,000 people in the park," said Sebek, who was in the process of conducting...

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CityPark concessions, Part 6: Provider close-up: Anthonino’s Taverna

For Anthony Scarato, the restaurant he opened with his brother in 2004 -- Anthonino's Taverna -- is something more than just a place for food and drink. "It's an extension of our family," he said. "It's like coming to dinner at our house." What was once just a small neighborhood place is now a somewhat bigger place, with seating for...

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CityPark concessions, Part 5: Provider close-up: Balkan Treat Box

If there is an only-in-St. Louis restaurant success story, it's the one about Balkan Treat Box, an operation that started as a food truck and now includes the truck, a restaurant, and one of the most popular concession stands at CityPark. Co-owner Loryn Nalic, who founded the company with her husband Edo, fell in love with the food Edo's Bosnian...

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CityPark concessions, Part 4: Provider close-up: Farmtruk

One of the providers at the stadium is a business called Farmtruk, which bills itself as "farm to table comfort food," with an emphasis on fresh, local, free-range ingredients. Samantha "Sam" Mitchell, the owner, has been running a food truck for seven years, "bouncing all around town" in St. Louis, hitting about 200 events a year. One of those events...

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