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USA Today
We're just weeks away from the start of the 2018 NFL season, which means it's time to explore the craziest foods hitting NFL concession stands — obviously.
For the third year of the crazy NFL food list, we've taken our search to every NFL stadium in hopes of finding the best new menu items for NFL fans. Last season, the trend was a breakfast-heavy menu. This year, we've seen a more traditional approach with some (enormous) twists.
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We need your help! We are asking the attendees of the 2018 NAC Concession & Hospitality Expo at the Sheraton New Orleans to evaluate our activities at the show. This survey has 15 questions and will only take a few minutes to complete. Click here to take the survey.
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The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) presents "Building and Energizing Results Oriented Relationships" featuring Mark Hunter at SunTrust Field in Atlanta, Georgia on Sept. 5. His message of results oriented relationships will be attractive to both Operators and Suppliers.
The event will include Breakfast and a 12:15 game between the Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox!
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Is it a job or is it a career? Invest in your professional future NOW! The 2018 Fall Semester Online Certified Concessions Management Course (CCM) is calling YOU to enroll! The next semester to participate in the NAC On-Line Concession Certification Management (CCM) Program will begin Aug. 27, 2018. Registration is open now!
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A big NAC Thank You goes out to Ken Whiting for his recent contribution to the NAC Education Fund.
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NAC is pleased to welcome new members:
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Fox News
It's no secret the Iowa State Fair is a fried food lover's paradise. But with nearly 200 concession stands, this year's vendors are urging fairgoers to make room for dessert.
Mike Biegger, a 15-year employee of Dipped in Chocolate, said sweet treats are becoming the new main course at the fair famous for its deep-fried corndogs and pork chops on a stick.
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The New York Times
The first lesson of the day concerned the spray gun — a powerful, deafening contraption filled with tinted cocoa butter. A dozen students from as far as New Zealand and Trinidad clustered together, taking photos of their teacher, the chocolatier Melissa Coppel, committing her every move to memory.
They noted the way she stirred and warmed the butter so it ran fluid from the gun. They watched how she adjusted her stance and pressure on the trigger, according to the fluctuating temperature, and the way she angled the trays so the flawless, glossy tops of each chocolate would be marked with a black-and-gold waxing moon.
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CNN
Amazon has already tried to reinvent brick-and-mortar grocery stores and book sellers. Is the movie theater next?
The company is "in the running" to buy Landmark Theaters, according to Bloomberg. Landmark is a private chain of about 50 cinemas that specialize in showing independent and foreign films, and is controlled by billionaire investors Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner through their holding company, 2929 Entertainment.
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Eater
The State Fair of Texas is rapidly approaching, and the annual fried food bonanza has announced that cotton candy tacos and deep-fried arroz con leche are among this year's Big Tex Choice Awards finalists.
The two sweet offerings are among 10 finalists for the coveted award.
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CBSNewYork
A new pop-up exhibit in Manhattan will satisfy your sweet tooth and your social media profile.
Candytopia features artwork that's all made from candy. It's an interactive art installation that's a treat for the senses.
The real-life Candy Land is covered in bright colors and filled with sweet smells and sugar-coated confections you can taste along the way.
Behind a warehouse door off 32nd Street in Penn Plaza awaits the candy-lovers' dream, where treats literately drop from the sky.
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The Daily Meal
Trick or treat, sour or sweet: This returning delight is not your grandmother’s candy corn.
Candy corn is a classic Halloween candy, but that doesn’t mean it needs to stay stuck in the past. This autumn, keep an eye out for a novel twist on the iconic tri-color candy: Sour Patch Kids Candy Corn, which like its namesake little people, blends sour and sweet tastes.
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By Emma Fitzpatrick
Openness, honesty, clarity and authenticity are all traits you'd want in a friend. But if you can even believe it, research shows that those are the terms that people want the most from businesses. Most Americans (86 percent) say transparency from companies is more important to them than ever before, according to 2018 Sprout Social research. After all, consumers talk with companies in a more personal and consistent way on social media — and share a wealth of personal data.
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