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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
CityPark concessions, Part 3: The Food: Hard to match St. Louis’ menu
Just scanning the list of food items available at CityPark Stadium is guaranteed to make you hungry. BBQ pulled-pork sandwiches. Smashed hamburgers. Balkan beef wraps, which include onions, tomato, feta cheese, cabbage, and garlic and chili sauce. Chicken, pork or potato tacos. An Italian sandwich with ham, roast beef, salami, provolone, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion […]
