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Stadium Decadence

Sports arenas combine courses to create ostentatious menu items

Implications - Given that many sports fans often relish the chance to experience a legendary stadium, sporting organizations are increasing the stakes with one-of-a-kind extravagant dishes that tale traditional foods over the top. The continued emergence of unabashedly unhealthy foods in this industry speaks to the interest in providing a unique and memorable experience for consumers. Given the expensive ticket prices for such stadium events, the average sports fan are treating such outings as an excuse to indulge, both in terms of cost and calories.
Workshop Question - How can you create a space where consumers feel permitted to be authentic to themselves?
Trend Themes
1. Decadent Stadium Foods - Sports arenas are creating extravagant dishes that transform traditional foods into over-the-top culinary experiences, catering to consumer interest in providing a unique and memorable experience.
2. Unconventional Hybrid Foods - As consumers crave new and unique foods, traditional stadium fare is being replaced with unconventional hybrid foods like sushi hot dogs, Krispy Kreme donut hot dogs, and meat-wrapped meat.
3. Insects as Food - As a way to stand apart from other stadiums, Safeco Field offered toasted grasshoppers, which speak to the growing consumer interest in exotic and sustainable food options.
Industry Implications
1. Hospitality - Hotels, restaurants, and resorts that seek to set themselves apart can draw inspiration from the popularity of decadent stadium foods and unconventional hybrid foods by creating unique culinary experiences for their guests.
2. Sports - For sports franchises looking to find new ways to generate revenue, offering unique culinary experiences can be a lucrative opportunity, as evidenced by stadiums offering decadent and unconventional food options at premium prices.
3. Food and Beverage - The emergence of unconventional, hybrid foods and insects as food speak to a broader trend of expanding palates and increased interest in new and sustainable food options, presenting opportunities for entrepreneurs in the food and beverage industry to create new products or cater to these evolving tastes.
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Drink-Topping Snack Packs
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Snacktops’ Food Couplers are an innovative way to free up space for consumers who need to take their food and beverage on the run immediately after ordering it. The containers fit directly... MORE
Remixed Stadium Foods
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The Krispy Kreme Donut Hot Dog Blends Sweet and Savory Unexpectedly
The Krispy Kreme Donut Hot Dog might look like a stomach ache waiting to happen, but it’s also an adventurous option that many people would be interested in trying at least once in their life.... MORE
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The New York Jets created an all-new enormous breakfast bagel sandwich that offers enough food to feed an entire family piled high with all the best morning meal fixings. The item complete with a 10-... MORE
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People can now fill their bellies with patriotic pride thanks to the World Cup Hot Dog. These fast food dishes embrace the different cultures and countries that are participating in the biggest... MORE
Triple-Meat Stadium Hot Dogs
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The ‘Triple Play’ is a meat hot dog that is available at Surprise Stadium for meat lovers to enjoy while taking in a baseball game. The ‘Triple Play’ consists of a 1/3-pound... MORE
Buggy Ballpark Snacks
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Safeco Field's Toasted Grasshoppers are the Strangest Snack in MLB
Safeco Field’s toasted grasshoppers have just made the Seattle Mariners an odd bit of history. The Mariners are the first MLB team to offer insects as a ballpark snack. The grasshoppers, which... MORE
Oversized Hot Dogs
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Kyle Field Stadium is Celebrating its 12th Man with a 12 Pound Hotdog
The Texas A&M football team will soon play out of a 102,000 person capacity at Kyle Field. In rewarding its extremely large 12th man, the stadium thought that it should feed the crowds with the &#... MORE
Deep-Fried Meat Confections
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This Stadium Food Snack Wraps Shredded Brisket in Funnel Cake Batter
For the 2017 season, Globe Life Park (the home of the Texas Rangers) is introducing new stadium food snacks such as its ‘Texas Snowballs.’ At the base of this unusual sweet and savory... MORE

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