Kansas City restaurants gear up for FIFA World Cup boost [Video]

ACROSS THE METRO AND THE REGION. BUSINESSES EXPECT THE WORLD CUP WILL BE MUCH BETTER FROM THEIR BOTTOM LINE THAN THE NFL DRAFT. KANSAS CITY RESTAURANTS ARE ALREADY PREPARING. KMBC NINES BRIAN JOHNSON IS LIVE AT ARROWHEAD WITH THE IMPACTS THESE BUSINESSES EXPECT. BRIAN. YEAH, AN INDUSTRY LEADERS SAY WHEN LIONEL MESSI CAME TO ONE GAME HERE AT ARROWHEAD, THEY SAW A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN THEIR BOTTOM LINES. THIS WILL BE SIX MATCHES. RESTAURANTS SAY NOT EVERYONE WILL FIT INSIDE THE STADIUM. AND THAT IS GOOD FOR THEM. FIFA WILL BOOST BUSINESS FOR NEARLY A MONTH. THAT’S SOMETHING RESTAURANTS CAN CELEBRATE. RESTAURANTS ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE’RE GETTING A WHOLE NEW GROUP OF FOLKS TO KANSAS CITY. BUDDY LAWS, THE CEO OF THE MISSOURI RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION. KANSAS CITY IS A BARBECUE TOWN, SO COME ENJOY THE BARBECUE WHEN YOU COME HERE FOR FIFA. ENJOY ALL OF OUR CUISINES, BUT …