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35%  
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  • BEER BIG BUSINESS AT BALLPARKS

    07/05/2003 3:10:17 PM PDT · by jmc813 · 62 replies · 762+ views
    The New York Post ^ | 7-4-2003 | Phil Mushnick
    <p>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.</p>