Posted on 07/05/2003 3:10:17 PM PDT by jmc813
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:15:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
LIQUID Gold: According to local beer industry sources, the Mets' and Yanks' concessionaires purchase half-kegs in bulk for approximately $29 per half-keg, roughly half the cost charged to bars and restaurants. Each half-keg holds 1,984 ounces, or 124 16-ounce servings. So, if the teams sell 16-ounce servings for about $6.50, which they do, the profit over the initial purchase price of each half-keg begins when the fifth beer is sold and that profit, per half-keg, is nearly $800.
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Nothing to add. I just wanted everyone to see this again...just in case they missed it the first time.
If the film hasn't found it's audience in the first couple of weeks, the advertising budget and studio promotions are often pulled out to be put into the "next" big thing.
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