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Who ate all the pies? The importance of food in the Australian sporting experience.

Parry, K. D., Hall, T. and Baxter, A., 2017. Who ate all the pies? The importance of food in the Australian sporting experience. Sport in Society, 20 (2), 202 - 218.

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DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2016.1173916

Abstract

Australians watch live sport in large numbers and traditionally consume high quantities of meat pies, chips and beer within stadiums. However the food and beverage preferences of stadium-attending Australian sports fans are not well understood, particularly in comparison to their North American and European peers. This paper utilised a survey-based approach to understand the satisfaction of fans of Australia’s national Rugby Union team with stadiums in Australia. While food and beverage offerings were found to be a particular point of dissatisfaction the price and service quality were found to be of greater concern than the healthiness of these. The study also drew on the researchers’ observations and knowledge of recent Australian stadium redevelopments to examine how the traditional offerings may be changing. We conclude that in order to attract greater attendances from a wider market, stadiums in Australia need to provide more varied, higher quality, healthy food and beverage offerings that are both affordable and easy to eat.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1743-0437
Uncontrolled Keywords:stadiums; food; food and beverage; sports fans; fan experience; healthy stadia
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:34132
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:12 Jun 2020 11:53
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:22

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