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Sardines, chickpeas, turmeric and legumes will be among the unconventional items that snackers will enjoy more often in 2017, according to Sterling-Rice Group's Culinary Trends 2017 report. Savory flavors will continue to growing in popularity next year, added Sterling-Rice Group.
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The NAC offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25 to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. We would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to our members and friends you for all your support in 2016. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday!
Daniel C. Borschke, FASAE, CAE
Sugar is the new sin tax for cities and counties to levy to balance their budgets. Ever since Michael Bloomberg failed in New York City to financially banish Sugary Soft Drinks it appears that many municipalities now see Coke and Pepsi as the panacea for their troubled financial times.
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A special thank you to Thomas Gaecke of the Ferrara Candy Company for a recent donation to the NAC Educational Fund.
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Join the top food and beverage leaders at THE International Concessions and Hospitality Marketplace. The 2017 Concession & Hospitality Expo will be held on July 11-14, 2017 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona. The information below is an example of the business, education and networking activities that have become a trademark of our annual event. The Expo Committee is busy putting together a value packed schedule. Registration and Trade Show Booths are now available.
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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.
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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 is pleased to welcome new member:
Mike Kilian
of Mvix
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Business Wire
Marcus Theatres®, a division of The Marcus Corporation, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Wehrenberg Theatres®, based in St. Louis, Missouri. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Wehrenberg Theatres is the oldest family-owned and operated theatre circuit in the United States, with 197 screens at 14 locations in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota. Upon completion of the transaction, Marcus Theatres will increase its number of screens by 29 percent, operating 885 screens at 68 locations in eight states.
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Business Insider
America spends way more on Reese's Peanut Butter Cups than any other candy, according to the latest data from Nielsen.
The iconic candy, which recently polled as America's favorite candy, generated $52 million in U.S. sales in the week ending Oct. 1.
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Kansas City Business Journal
Shareholders of Carmike Cinemas Inc. on Tuesday morning approved a sale of the chain to AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. The $1.2 billion deal would make Leawood-based AMC the nation's largest theater chain.
More than 86 percent of Carmike shares that voted in a special meeting were in favor of the deal. That's a turnaround from mid-summer, when AMC boosted its offer to $33.06 a share in cash and stock after large Carmike shareholders publicly rejected an earlier $30-a-share offer.
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Los Angeles Times
Oreo is making chocolate candy bars. For those of you who agreed with the 2013 study that found that Oreos are as addictive as cocaine, just let that candy bar news sink in for a second.
The Milka Oreo chocolate candy bar features a middle layer of vanilla crème filling and bits of Oreo cookies, all coated in European Milka chocolate. It's like someone crushed a bunch of double-stuffed Oreos and covered them in milk chocolate.
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Nebraska Radio Network
Preferred Popcorn of Chapman, Neb., has a new deal to continue selling its product in China.
ZLTR Trading, Inc., agreed to purchase millions of pounds of bulk popcorn to keep China as one of Preferred’s largest markets.
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The Associated Press via CBS News
Will President-elect Donald Trump remake school lunches into his fast-food favorites of burgers and fried chicken?
Children grumbling about healthier school meal rules championed by first lady Michelle Obama may have reason to cheer Trump's election as the billionaire businessman is a proud patron of Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's while promising to curb federal regulations.
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Meat and Poultry News
A senior-level group within the Food and Drug Administration has directed the agency's response to select high-profile and complex threats to food safety where voluntary food recalls were required. The group, Strategic Coordinated Oversight of Recall Execution, or SCORE, was established in April largely in response to concerns raised by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General about the ability of the FDA to ensure companies initiate voluntary food recalls in a prompt and effective manner.
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