This is a fair point — I have never been involved with, nor really patronised, tied houses, so I know less about the economics of them. The alcohol is still far

This is a fair point — I have never been involved with, nor really patronised, tied houses, so I know less about the economics of them. The alcohol is still far more profitable than the food regardless; it's just that in a tied house a significant chunk of that profit is being taken by the pub company.