PRICE LIST
“Fan first menu” at Mercedes-Benz Stadium:
Hot dogs: $2
Soft drinks (with unlimited free refills): $2
Dasani bottled water: $2
46-ounce popcorn: $2
Pretzel: $2
Nachos with cheese: $3
8-ounce bag of peanuts: $3
Pizza slice: $3
Waffle fries: $3
12-ounce domestic draft beer: $5
Cheeseburger: $5
Chicken tender basket with fries: $6
The Falcons’ decision to buck sports-industry tradition by sharply reducing concession-stand prices in their new stadium made national news.
On NBC Nightly News, anchor Lester Holt opened a segment on the story Monday by saying: “Sports fans who feel they are getting gouged at the stadium concession stands may like what they are up to in Atlanta.”
After mentioning some of the prices — $2 hot dogs, $2 refillable soft drinks, $3 nachos, $5 draft beers —Holt said: “Hopefully other stadiums around the country are taking notice.”
That was part of extensive national media coverage generated by the story, which apparently resonated because of sports fans’ long-standing resentment of absurdly overpriced food and beverages in stadiums and arenas.
Business news network CNBC covered the story on its “Power Lunch” show Monday with a studio interview of Steve Cannon, the CEO of Falcons parent company AMB Group. Cannon also was interviewed about the topic by the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg TV and ESPN.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will be home to the Falcons, the Atlanta United soccer team and many other events, is scheduled to open next year. The reduced concession-stand prices will be in effect for all events held in the stadium, Falcons and Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank said.
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