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There has been a flurry of behind the scenes meetings between groups of theatre owners and the studios. A range of topic are being discussed including windows, day and date with direct to the home services and picture holds. While the theatre owners are putting on a brave face, the truth is that the studios are not giving much respect to the theatres and are quickly advancing their causes and in what has become fashion as of late, ignoring the theatres.
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NAC
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) is proud to announce that Tish Hardric; ACS, National Sales Manager-Theatre Division; Great Western Products, has captured her third Krystal La Reese-Gaule Membership Award for the fiscal year 2016. The annual award is presented to the member who sponsors the most new NAC full memberships during the most recent fiscal year. Hardric also received the award for 2014 and was named co-recipient of the inaugural award along with Adam Gottlieb, ACS, of CCSI for 2013.
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NAC
Make your travel plans to arrive early so you can join us for golf just prior to the start of the CinemaCon Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas. The 33rd Annual Al Lapidus/Variety Boys & Girls Club Scholarship Golf Classic will be held on Monday, March 27, 2017 at the beautiful Bali Hai Golf Club just minutes from Caesars Palace! Golf Registration, Hole Sponsorships and Raffle Prize Donations are now available!
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NAC
Join the impressive list of Vendors who have already signed for the 2017 NAC Concession & Hospitality Trade Show. The show will be Wednesday, July 12 (1–4 p.m.) and Thursday, July 13 (2–4 p.m.) at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona and is open to full and tabletop displays. The entire Expo will run from July 11-14.
For more information and to reserve your booth, click here to download the EXPO TRADE SHOW FLYER.
The Expo Committee is busy putting together a value packed schedule and details are starting to emerge. Visit our Expo page on naconline.org to get updates on the schedule and an already impressive lineup of speakers.
Room reservations at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Hotel are now online!
NAC
Concession Profession Advertising – Reach the Buyers in the Concession Industry! The next issue of Concession Profession will come out in March 2017. Deadline to participate is Feb. 17, 2017. Concession Profession, the annual member magazine of the National Association of Concessionaires (NAC), is a proven resource of news, photos and features for the leaders in the recreation and leisure-time concessions industry. Be among the first of your peers to congratulate Andrew Cretors, ACS, President of C. Cretors and Co., the 2017 Bert Nathan Memorial Award Honoree!
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NAC
NAC is pleased to welcome new member:
Roy Lubovsky
of Indiana University, Sponsored by Terry Conlon, ECM, University of Illinois
Michael Campbell
of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
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Chicago Tribune
As Donald Trump's administration prepares to renegotiate NAFTA, the head of Mexico's largest movie theater chain is warning that an end to free trade could convince him to buy his popcorn from Argentina instead of the U.S.
Cinepolis de Mexico, the world's fourth-largest cinema chain, buys about $10 million a year of American kernels from farmers in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa, according to Chief Executive Officer Alejandro Ramirez. He said his company already studied sourcing the corn from Argentina after Trump's campaign and victory helped push the peso to record lows against the dollar. For now, the U.S. still wins. But a tax of as little as 2 percent could tip the scales, he said.
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The Hollywood Reporter
More theater chains are installing bars to pad profits as states relax liquor laws.
The drinking song "99 Bottles of Beer" has nothing on Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka — at least at AMC Theatres. By Aykroyd's count, the cinema chain has sold 110,000 special Ghostbusters cocktails since last summer using the vodka, part of a campaign by AMC to boost earnings by hundreds of millions of dollars with increased alcohol sales. "It's been amazing," says Aykroyd. "Overall, they've bought 7,200 bottles from us."
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Houstonia
Since Jan. 21, the zoo's everyday food service has begun its transformation to an intensely Earth-friendly establishment. Even more impressive: The food is already good enough to convert families from packing PB&J to sitting down for a meal. The upgrade comes courtesy of a new partnership with Service Systems Associates, a company devoted to bringing sustainability to cultural attractions. "The goal is to have green restaurants," says general manager Danny Anchondo. He and executive chef Corey Crozier started working at the zoo two months ago.
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Agri-View
What are the hot new flavors? Is toast on its way out? Will anything ever really be the new kale?
As the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board examines the top food trends for the coming year, one thing is for sure. Americans really love cheese. According to the Agriculture Department, the average American consumed 35 pounds of cheese in 2016, about a 1-pound increase since 2014. Overall cheese production has increased as well, totaling 1.03 billion pounds as of October 2016, 0.5 percent as compared to the same time period in 2015.
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Food Business News
As the number of affected people, especially children, increases, one could say the food industry has entered an age of allergens. More people are avoiding certain food items because of medical conditions. The trend has researchers seeking solutions, or ways to make such foods safer for those with allergies. They are studying reactive proteins in wheat and peanuts and even introducing allergenic food to infants.
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