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Video: Olesen, Krueger Accept ShowEast Awards

Video: Olesen, Krueger Accept ShowEast Awards

NAC members Shelly Olesen and Ron Krueger II accepted industry awards at the ShowEast Final Night Awards Ceremony sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company on Thursday, October 26th at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Shelly Olesen, Vice President Sales & Marketing, C. Cretors and Company, accepts this year’s ShowEast NAC ICON Award. Introduction by Rob Novak. […]

| November 6, 2023
NAC Expo 2024 Slated for July 16-19 at Marriott St. Louis Grand

NAC Expo 2024 Slated for July 16-19 at Marriott St. Louis Grand

The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) has announced that the 2024 NAC Concession and Hospitality Expo, will be held on July 16-19 at the Marriott St. Louis Grand. The Expo Committee, Board-of Directors and Staff are excited to bring together the top food and beverage leaders in the entertainment food and beverage industry. The event […]

| October 16, 2023
2023-24 NAC Regional Seminar Series Recreational Foodservice, Today, Tomorrow & Beyond

2023-24 NAC Regional Seminar Series Recreational Foodservice, Today, Tomorrow & Beyond

Join us in 2023-24 as we hit the road with the new cycle of the NAC Regional Seminar Series: Recreational Foodservice, Today, Tomorrow & Beyond. NAC Director of Education, Larry Etter, CCM, will be the instructor. NEXT SCHEDULED DATE: August 28, 2023 – CineShow, Renaissance Dallas-Addison Hotel Le Gala Room (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm) […]

| August 2, 2023
2023 NAC Expo in Photos

2023 NAC Expo in Photos

The 2023 NAC Concession & Hospitality EXPO was held in Memphis, Tennessee and the historic Peabody Hotel on July 18 through Friday, July 21, 2023. Here is a Facebook photo album that documents the event.

| July 27, 2023
The 2023 NAC Concession and Hospitality Expo

The 2023 NAC Concession and Hospitality Expo

SAVE THE DATE FOR 2023! – Join the top food and beverage leaders at THE International Concessions and Hospitality Marketplace The 2023 NAC Concession & Hospitality EXPO is scheduled for Memphis, Tennessee and the historic Peabody Hotel. The dates for the event are Tuesday, July 18 through Friday, July 21, 2023. Check in frequently for […]

| May 15, 2023

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Member News

Classic Cinemas’ Chris Johnson to Receive 2024 NATO Marquee Award at CinemaCon 2024

Classic Cinemas’ Chris Johnson to Receive 2024 NATO Marquee Award at CinemaCon 2024

The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) will honor Chris Johnson, the chief executive officer of Classic Cinemas, with the 2024 NATO Marquee Award during next year’s CinemaCon. The announcement came today from Mitch Neuhauser, the managing director of CinemaCon. CinemaCon, the official convention of NATO, will be held April 8th-11th, 2024 at Caesars Palace […]

| December 4, 2023
J & J Snack Foods Corp. Elects Dan Fachner as Chairman of the Board

J & J Snack Foods Corp. Elects Dan Fachner as Chairman of the Board

J & J Snack Foods Corp. announced that its founder, Gerald B. Shreiber, has decided to transition from his role as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Shreiber will remain a member of the Board of Directors, serving with the distinction of Chairman Emeritus of J & J Snack Foods Corp. Dan Fachner, who has served […]

| November 28, 2023
How chefs feed 100,000 fans at America’s biggest football stadium

How chefs feed 100,000 fans at America’s biggest football stadium

Source: Business Insider

| November 28, 2023
National Amusements’ Stein to Receive Coca-Cola Empowerment Award

National Amusements’ Stein to Receive Coca-Cola Empowerment Award

Rebecca Stein, the vice president of marketing & partnerships at National Amusements, will receive the ShowEast Coca-Cola Empowerment Award presented by The Coca-Cola Company. Ms. Stein will be presented with this special honor on Wednesday, October 25th as part of the ShowEast breakfast program at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Past recipients of this award […]

| October 11, 2023
Andrew Cretors Receives 2023 Ben Marcus Humanitarian Award

Andrew Cretors Receives 2023 Ben Marcus Humanitarian Award

Nothing goes together like popcorn and the movies. Thanks to C. Cretors and Company, the two have been linked from the very beginning, when moviegoers could buy popcorn not in the theater but outside it, from mobile trucks and food stands. A century-plus–and multiple generations–after Charles Cretors founded C. Cretors and Company, his great-great-grandson Andrew […]

| October 9, 2023

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Association News

In Memory – Bill LeClair

In Memory – Bill LeClair

It is with great sorrow that the National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) reports the sudden passing of Bill LeClair, Senior Vice President of Global Food and Beverage for National Amusements, Inc. and NAC Vice President. Bill became a member of NAC in 2009. He served on the Board of Directors for ten years. He also […]

| November 17, 2023
Candy Czar: Tim Farha Receives 2023 Frank Liberto Award

Candy Czar: Tim Farha Receives 2023 Frank Liberto Award

A trip to the movies just isn’t complete without concessions—a fact acknowledged by CinéShow, which annually presents the Frank Liberto Award to a concessions or purchasing professional in the exhibition community. This year, receiving the award is Dallas’s own Tim Farha, the self-proclaimed “Theater Ambassador” (his actual title, “National Account Manager,” doesn’t have the same […]

| August 31, 2023
Shelly Olesen to Receive NAC ICON Award at ShowEast 2023

Shelly Olesen to Receive NAC ICON Award at ShowEast 2023

Shelly Olesen, Vice President Sales & Marketing, C. Cretors and Company, will receive this year’s NAC ICON Award at ShowEast. She will be presented with this special honor as part of the Final Night Awards Ceremony sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company on Thursday, October 26th at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. “We are very excited […]

| August 22, 2023
Ron Krueger II to Receive 2023 “Salah M. Hassanein” Humanitarian Award

Ron Krueger II to Receive 2023 “Salah M. Hassanein” Humanitarian Award

Ron Krueger II, Chief Operating Officer, Santikos Theaters Grand/Amstar will receive the ShowEast “Salah M. Hassanein” Humanitarian Award. Mr. Krueger will be presented with this special honor as part of the Final Night Awards Ceremony sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company on Thursday, October 26th at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. “Ron defines what it means […]

| August 18, 2023
NAC Names George Raub IV as 2023 Mickey Warner Recipient

NAC Names George Raub IV as 2023 Mickey Warner Recipient

The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) announced that George Raub IV, ECM, Delaware North’s General Manager at AMALIE Arena in Tampa, has been named the 2023 Mickey Warner Award Recipient. The Mickey Warner Award is bestowed upon an individual each year by NAC to recognize leadership and significant accomplishments in the non-theatre concession industry. The […]

| June 23, 2023

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