Publications
Reports, analyses and white papers.
Venue profile
August 18, 2026
9 min
OVG Hospitality’s capture of Delaware North accounts: 2025–2026
OVG Hospitality has displaced Delaware North at Amalie Arena and across two MiLB ballparks, while competing head‑to‑head in major RFPs. Coexistence continues at OVG‑developed NHL arenas where Delaware North retains F&B.
- Jan 18, 2022
- OVG Hospitality President appointment
- Nov 19, 2021
- Spectra acquisition completed
Venue profile
August 18, 2026
11 min
Venue profile: Delaware North’s active portfolio and transition risk
Delaware North retains scale across 34 sports venues but faces continued transition pressure where capital and technology are bundled at renewal. Anchor MLB and NHL accounts frame a renewal agenda with unclear expiries and rising throughput expectations.
- $3.7B
- Group revenue (est.)
- 11%
- Sports F&B market share
Company report
July 14, 2026
14 min
The Delaware North decline: a decade of portfolio erosion
How a century-old concessions operator lost anchor accounts to premium-led competitors, and what its remaining portfolio tells us about the next renewal cycle.
- 11
- Properties lost since 2016
- 11%
- Estimated market share
Market outlook
June 2, 2026
11 min
Premium hospitality outlook 2027
Suites are no longer the growth story. Membership clubs, all-inclusive tiers and dynamic hospitality pricing are where per-cap expansion now comes from.
- 62%
- Venues expanding club inventory
- +9.4%
- Average premium per-cap growth
Contract analysis
May 19, 2026
9 min
Contract transitions 2026: who is taking share
A review of hospitality contract movement across professional and collegiate venues, and the factors that decided each award.
- 38
- Transitions reviewed
- 58%
- Awards involving operator capital
Technology report
April 8, 2026
12 min
The venue technology stack: POS, mobile and self-service
What actually moves throughput and per-cap once the pilot ends, based on venue-level operating data.
- +31%
- Median throughput gain, frictionless
- 17%
- Mobile order share, mature venues
Industry trends
March 11, 2026
8 min
Concessions per-cap benchmarks by league
Benchmark ranges for food and beverage spend per attendee, with the operating variables that explain the spread.
- 2.4x
- Widest intra-league spread
- 28
- Median SKU count, top quartile
Venue profile
February 5, 2026
10 min
Venue profile: Coastal Arena hospitality transition
A property-level review of an arena hospitality transition, from RFP structure to first-season operating results.
- 12 years
- Term length
- +13%
- First-season per-cap change