Fort Worth Drops Craft Culinary, Seeks New Concession Vendor

0:00It's April 1st. Welcome in. This is Dallas News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Fort Worth just cut ties with craft culinary concepts, the concession folks at Will Rogers Memorial Center after four years of headaches. City Council voted unanimously on March 31st to shell out $510,000 to end the 10-year deal early, citing operational, and financial messes. This contract was supposed to jazz up the food game back in 2021, but revenues tanked hard only $1.86 per customer, versus $4.60 at spots like it. Kraft got picked for their wins at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, yet things soured fast with disputes over money and ops, including big losses. Projected for them in 2025. Now the city's reimbursing part of Kraft's $750,000 spend on equipment and furniture upgrades, and dropping claims on up to. $305,000 they held back for maintenance and revenue shares. With the split settled, Will Rogers can hunt for a fresh vendor to boost those concession bucks and keep fans fed right.