What do you do with the money generated for concession? How much are teams averaging during the swim season. We are in a lower division and trying to see if it is worth the effort. |
A bunch of it goes into more concession lol.
But seriously … we use it to help fund special projects and augment our coaches’ salaries for the next year. Some of it goes into a fund for maintenance (chair covers, new banners, new flags, etc.) |
^^ PP above. We're also at a lower division pool. We've found that B meet concessions are very lucrative. Candy sells well at all times. Get Ring Pops and push pops and the like (no chocolate, it melts).
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Our MCLS snack bar pulls in about $30k over the course of the summer and nets about $10k in profit after expenses and salaries, but that’s a full snack bar with teenage paid staff. Swim meets are by far our biggest money maker. I think we made about $800 in concessions (breakfast sandwiches, donuts, muffins, candy, ice cream, etc) at our last A home meet. B meets are even better, especially if we sell burgers. We generally sell things for 2-3X cost. It’s a pain to stock food and get grill volunteers but has a big payoff. Our profits go to the pool though, not the team, since the pool runs it all. Profits support facilities upgrades. |
We sell candy, drinks and snacks. B meets generate more income than A meets. We track what sells and have it down to a science. Less is more. Sell less stuff. Do 5 kinds of candy instead of 10. We don’t grill but that generates a lot of income but I think that requires a food license. |
Our team makes $3k/season selling concessions at all meets. Keep it simple and keep your overhead costs low |
We're licensed to cook (but we keep it outdoors and simple, like waffles and burgers). We made nearly 2K at the last crowded B meet (more than we usually do). But the food-preparation part in particular is a _lot_ of work and requires experienced volunteer leadership and a steady stream of new folks training up. |