Editing Concession stand (section)

{{Short description|Place to buy snack or food}}
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 | caption1  = Concession stand of a 1950s-style [[fine arts movie]] theatre. [[Patronage|Patrons]] of [[movie theater]]s purchase candy and drinks here.
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 | caption2  = A concession stand at [[Providence Park]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. Concession stands are a main fixture at sporting venues.
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A '''concession stand''', or '''refreshment stand''' ([[American English]], [[Canadian English]]), '''snack kiosk''' or '''[[snack bar]]''' ([[British English]], [[Irish English]]) is a place where [[patron]]s can purchase [[snack]]s or [[food]] at a [[movie theater|cinema]], [[amusement park]], [[zoo]], [[aquarium]], [[circus]], [[fair]], [[stadium]], [[beach]], [[swimming pool]], [[concert]], [[sporting event]], or other entertainment venue. Some events or venues contract the right to sell food to third parties.  Those contracts are often referred to as a [[concession (contract)|concession]], hence the name for a stand where food is sold. Usually [[price]]s for [[goods]] at concession stands are greater than elsewhere for the [[convenience]] of being close to an attraction and thus often contribute significant [[revenue]] to the venue operator (especially in the case of [[Movie theater#Foyer area.2C food and drinks|movie theaters]]). Additionally, outside food and drink is often prohibited to incentivise spending at the concession stands.