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Axios
11-02-2025
- Business
- Axios
Super Bowl drinks: $40 specialty cocktails and $14 Bud Lights
Fans inside the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans are shelling out $14 for a draft Bud Light while they watch Super Bowl LIX. The big picture: One of the specialty cocktails in the Dome is going for $40. A 16-ounce bottle of Bud Light is $13, and bottles of Aquafina are $7 at concession stands. A fountain drink in a souvenir cup will set you back $12. Zoom out: The prices are a little higher than a regular Saints game. Last season, draft beer was $11.49 and cans were $14.99. Dasani bottled water was $5.29 and soda was $9.99. Zoom in: Super Bowl fans in the suites are eating the most expensive food — seafood towers, tomahawk steaks and sushi. See photos. Sodexo Live runs the Superdome's food and beverage program. The other side: It's cheaper to party at home, but those prices are climbing too, writes Axios' Ashley Mahoney. The average cost for a party of 10 people is $139, a 0.1% increase compared to last year, according to Wells Fargo's Agri-Food Institute's Super Bowl Food Report. Go deeper. The bottom line: Attending the Super Bowl is expensive. Tickets started around $5,000, writes Axios' Maxwell Millington. When you're spending that kind of cash, what's $13 more for beer? Follow our live blog for all the Super Bowl news. Go deeper The cost of your Super Bowl feast The most expensive food you can eat at Super Bowl LIX
Axios
04-02-2025
- Business
- Axios
The cost of your Super Bowl feast
Super Bowl Sunday is as much about food as it is about football for some fans. Why it matters: It's a time to gather with friends and family over your favorite treats — some of which will be pricier this year thanks to inflation and the ongoing bird flu outbreak. State of play: The Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 6:30pm on FOX. Now let's dive into your Super Bowl feast. By the numbers: The average cost for a party of 10 people is $139, a 0.1% increase compared to last year, according to Wells Fargo's Agri-Food Institute's Super Bowl Food Report. Some game-day favorites, like chicken wings (raw, not frozen) saw a price increase of 7.2% compared to last year, per the report. This aligns with the broader trend of a 4.2% increase in the meat/poultry/fish/eggs category between December 2019 to December 2024, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index data. Between the lines: North Carolina has the third highest number of birds affected by avian influenza in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The outbreak has resulted in egg shortages at the grocery store and higher prices. Some stores have limited the number of eggs you can purchase. A dozen eggs at an Aldi in south Charlotte cost $4.67 on Saturday, and customers were limited to purchasing two cartons. Aldi is known for being one of the cheapest local grocers. Shrimp is a more affordable protein option (its price is down by 4%, per Wells Fargo's report). Zoom out: If you're making a veggie platter, cherry tomatoes are up 11.9%, and red bell peppers are up 7.4%, per the report. Cheaper alternatives include cauliflower, broccoli and celery, which are down 3.8%, 7.2% and 8.4%, respectively. The price of beer and wine increased by about 2% from last year. If you're stocking up on soda, a two-liter bottle is cheaper than buying 12-ounce cans. The cost of fresh avocados rose 11.5%, but it's still cheaper to make fresh guacamole compared to buying a tub of the premade product. What we're watching: On Monday, President Donald Trump delayed tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada for a month, which may postpone price increases on avocados, some beer and other Super Bowl party ingredients that come from those countries. Go deeper: North Carolina's Super Bowl LIX connections
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Experts see seesaw effect on Super Bowl party foods ahead of the big game
(WJET/WFXP)– The stage is set for Super Bowl 59 and people across the country will be gathering for watch parties with plenty of food, but how does the cost of Super Bowl snacks this year compare to 2024? Each year, Wells Fargo's Agri-Food Institute releases its Super Bowl Food Report detailing the price changes of the most popular foods and drinks watch parties and how much it would cost to host a party of 10 people to help hosts be food-fluent with their budget. This year, experts are advising shoppers to find the balance between store-prepared food and home prep to have a winning game plan for the biggest football game of the year calling the graph for popular foods a playground seesaw stuck in the middle. While the cost for this year's big game celebrations did go up by 0.1% at an average cost of $139, the prices for individual items varied with the cost of wings and avocados going up and the cost of frozen pizza and celery going down. Protein lovers this year face a bit of a conundrum, chicken wings are as popular as ever but this increase in demand has also come with an increase in price with raw, unfrozen wings seeing a price jump of 7.2% from 2024 while shrimp on the other hand saw a 4% decrease. Experts attributed the rise in wing prices to consumers supporting them with their spending habits and that consumers can vote those increases down by looking into cheaper alternatives. Vegetables may actually be the MVP of this year according to the report with celery also seeing a drop in price of 8.4% and researchers highlighting how GLP-1 injections like Ozempic have shifted shoppers' habits to healthier alternatives but if saving money is the goal there are a few staples that have gone up in price. Red bell peppers, prepared carrots, avocados and cherry tomatoes all saw price increases this year with the latter two seeing the largest increases out of all measured foods this year with 11.5% and 11.9% increases respectively. Speaking of veggies, a spread of healthy snacks isn't complete without a dip to go with it, just like chips, and avoiding the savings made on vegetables could be undone with onion-flavored dips seeing a price increase of 1.5%. Chips haven't been forgotten either with tortilla and potato chips both seeing price decreases along with salsa and nacho cheese dip, making game planning a little difficult for hosts trying to balance healthy options with costs. Drinks meanwhile were described as an instant replay of last year with both beer and wine seeing a minor 2% increase and you can still get savings on soda by going with the classic tow-liter bottle as opposed to cans. For a full detailed breakdown of this year's costs, you can read Wells Fargo's Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
