Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

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Bingemans no longer running official Oktoberfest venue

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/7196...est-venue/

The festival announced Friday that Bingemans has decided to no longer run an accredited festhall, although it still plans many Oktoberfest events, just not under the official K-W Oktoberfest banner.

"We have an over-4,000-person venue, the Kool Haus, which will still be occurring and we'll still have fantastic entertainment," Bingeman said. "The product offerings will certainly change and be more tailored to consumer demands."

"Our goal is to produce a fantastic product that consumers want. That drives attendance, that drives ticket sales, that drives the success. You know, there's a reason we're not in the roller-skating business anymore."

Not explicit in the article is that Bingemans likely no longer wishes to exclusively serve Molson Coors products, a requirement of accredited festhalls.