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The city of Fort Worth agreed to end its contract with Arizona-based Craft Culinary Concepts due to \u201coperational and financial issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
Will Rogers Memorial Center<\/p>\n
The Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously at its March 31 meeting to pay $510,000 to get out of its contract will Will Rogers Memorial Center concession vendor Craft Culinary Concepts.<\/a><\/p>\n The move comes four years into 10 year contract meant to revamp concessions.<\/p>\n According to a November 2021 City Council presentation<\/a>, concessions at Will Rogers were bringing in less revenue than similarly sized venues \u2014 around $1.86 per customer at Will Rogers compared to $4.60 per customer at other venues.<\/p>\n Craft was chosen based on its track record of improving concessions at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.<\/p>\n However, \u201coperational and financial issues\u201d<\/a> led to a dispute over the contract and ultimately its termination, according to a city report. A line in the report stated that Craft took a significant financial loss in 2025.<\/p>\n Representatives for Craft and the city did not immediately respond to emails from the Star-Telegram requesting comment.<\/p>\n The city will pay $510,000 to reimburse Craft for part of the $750,000 in equipment and furniture upgrades the company committed to as part of the contract, according to the report.<\/p>\n The city is also dropping its claim to up to $305,000 in maintenance and revenue sharing payments Craft set aside in a separate fund, according to the report.<\/p>\n