Editing Concession stand

{{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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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.

==History==
Concession stands were not originally operated by the movie theaters, and food was often sold by people attending the film or by [[vendor]]s outside of the theater.<ref name="slate">{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2169127|title=Make It a Large for a Quarter More?|last=Pellettieri|first=Jill Hunter|date=June 26, 2007|work=Slate|publisher=Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC|access-date=April 13, 2010}}</ref>

Movie theaters were at first hostile to food being brought into their facilities, but during the [[Great Depression]], theaters added concession stands as a way to increase revenue in the economically stagnant times.<ref name="slate"/> By the 1930s, concession stands were a main fixture in many theaters.<ref name="slate"/> During [[World War II]], candy was scarce at concession stands because of the [[rationing|sugar rationing]] going on at the time, and [[popcorn]] became more popular than before.<ref name="slate"/>

In the late 1940s, and early 1950s, as movie ticket sales were down, sales of food at concession stands increased.<ref name="slate"/> In the United States, concession owners are represented by the [[National Association of Concessionaires]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/cinemas/e3id41c28782ba461cd7fc46f67c975a1ef|title=All that jazz! Concessionaires head to the Big Easy for NAC Convention|first=Sarah|last=Sluis|access-date=August 15, 2013|date=July 25, 2013|magazine=[[Film Journal International]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215307/http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/cinemas/e3id41c28782ba461cd7fc46f67c975a1ef|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[National Independent Concessionaires Association]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=YK&p_theme=yk&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1233CE252B3858A8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140207073041/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=YK&p_theme=yk&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1233CE252B3858A8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 7, 2014|title=Concessionaire to lead stands Tom Hodson will head a national organization for concessions|date=September 13, 2008|access-date=August 15, 2013|newspaper=[[York Daily Record]]}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Concession stand at Hanlans Point.jpg|A concession stand by the name of "Flora-Dew" at [[Hanlan's Point Beach|Hanlan's Point]] in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]. The image was taken in 1928 and depicts a typical stand from that time period.
File:Hillsboro Stadium concession stand.JPG|The concession stand at [[Hillsboro Stadium]], in [[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]], [[Oregon]], is an outdoor stand at a [[American football|football]] field.
File:GreatHallPittmurals.jpg|At [[Heinz Field]], in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], the "Goal Line Stand" incorporates sports and food into their concession stand.
File:Mustamakkara Tapola.JPG|Tapola, famous purveyors of ''[[mustamakkara]]'', at the [[Tammelantori]] square in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]
File:Overijse frietkot A.jpg|A mobile snack bar in [[Overijse]], [[Belgium]].
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Wiktionary|concessions stand}}
{{Commons category|Concession stands}}
*[http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/concession_stands.htm Tips for a Good Concession Stand]

[[Category:Restaurants by type]]
[[Category:Cinemas and movie theaters]]