NAC ReTreat Week 2020

FREE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – This one link signs you up for all NAC ReTreat Week Zoom Webinars. (*except where noted). You MUST be a current NAC Member to participate.

Register for ReTreat Week!

Make plans now to attend as many of the sessions as possible.

The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) is excited by the opportunity to adapt and provide all NAC members a unique distance learning opportunity during the week of November 9. NAC ReTreat Week will be complimentary to NAC Members in good standing and will provide daily hour-long Zoom educational programming, Annual/Board Meeting with Award Ceremony, Virtual Fun Run and Bike Ride and Virtual Venue Tours.

To add to the excitement, there will be a daily drawing from those registered for these Door Prizes:

-Bicycle courtesy of New Belgium.
-Touchless Butter (Topping) Dispenser courtesy of Gold Medal Products.
-2 Magnums of Pinot Noir, courtesy of Copper Cane.
-Highclere Castle Gin – Limited Edition display box with gin (First of 500) Worth $500 courtesy of Highclere Castle Spirits.
-Ferrara Product Prize Package courtesy of Ferrara/FERRERO.
-Case of Pecan Rolls from Stuckey’s.
-Bar Maid Blender courtesy of Prime Ticket, Inc.
-A year’s supply of Peanut M&Ms courtesy of Mars Wrigley.
-PPE Care Box courtesy of Royal Corporation.
-Beach Towels courtesy of Promotion in Motion.
-5 pound Hershey Bars courtesy of The Hershey Company.
-One case of 200 masks courtesy of Golden Link Inc.
-$100 Gift Card courtesy of Proctor Companies.
-2 cases of 3.5 oz. Nacho Cheese Cups courtesy of Gehl Foods.
-2 “STAY HOME” pretzel kits filled with all ingredients to bake the World’s Best Soft Pretzels at home! The same pretzels you can serve at your location! (6 winners of 2 packs or 20 pretzels) courtesy of Ben’s Soft Pretzels.
-Golf Bag courtesy of Trinchero Wines.
-1 Infrared Forehead Thermometer with 3 boxes of US Made Face Masks ( 5 colors to choose from – 50 Masks per Box) courtesy of Digital Light Force.
-Gift Pack of Fudge courtesy of Nate’s Candy Jar.
-Maple Cutting Board courtesy of John Boos.
-A dozen Titleist ProV1 Golf balls courtesy of Vivian.
-Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker II courtesy of Vistar.
-MGM Grand Las Vegas Gift Certificate courtesy of ALHI.
-Case of anything in warehouse courtesy of Vision Media.
-Choice of PPE item: Hand Sanitizer Stand, Wipe Stand or Mobile Shield courtesy of C. Cretors and Company.
-Cutlery Unit and 5 Star Strong Signature Coffee courtesy of The ProFood Group.
-Snow Board courtesy of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.
-Can Cornhole Set courtesy of Coca-Cola.
-Candy courtesy of 1908 Candy Company.
-Cheese Dispenser and one Case of Cheese courtesy of Ricos.

FREE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – This one link signs you up for all NAC ReTreat Week Zoom Webinars. (*except where noted). You MUST be a current NAC Member to participate.

Register for ReTreat Week!

Make plans now to attend as many of the sessions as possible.

Date	Event	Session Materials	Description
Monday, Nov. 9th
1:00 PM EST, 12:00 PM CST	Government Relations Committee
3:30 PM EST, 2:30 PM CST	Peer Perspectives	VIDEO LINK	Brad Mayne, CEO, IAVM; Jeff Morgan, CEO, Club Management Association of America; Carla Balakgie , CEO of the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) and Todd Halstead of Independent Cinema Alliance.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
11:00 AM EST, 10:00 AM CST	Streaming vs. In-Theatre Viewing Research	VIDEO LINK	Dr. Radesh Palakurthi – Dean, Professor and IHG Chair of Excellence, Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, University of Memphis and Larry Etter, CCM, NAC Director of Education and Senior VP Malco Theatres
1:00 PM EST, 12:00 PM CST	Buyer- Seller Relationships Session	VIDEO LINK	Theresa Boysen, ACS, Kernel Season's, LLC and Kim Cook-Sorano, Galaxy Theatres will lead the discussion. Panel includes: Pat Micalizzi, National Amusements, Inc.; Tim Farha, Ferrara/FERRERO; Christopher Brian, Southern Theatres, LLC; Michael Koski, University of Michigan; Siobhan Scalamogna, Pepsico Foodservice; Dave Guepfer, La Crosse Center; Stephen Fox, Trinchero Family Wines; Christine Fellner and Jill King, Vistar and Chris Sciortino, AICP.
Wednesday, Nov. 11
8:00 AM EST, 7:00 AM AM CST	Virtual Fun Run/Walk/Ride
11:00 AM EST, 10:00 AM CST	Family Business: Blessing or Burden	VIDEO LINK	Hosted by Denise de Zutter, NAC President Elect. Guests include Stephanie Stuckey, Stuckey’s Restaurants; Adam Noyes, Proof in the Pudding; Doreen Sayegh, Cranford Theater and Tony Liberto, Ricos Products Company.
2:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM CST	*Copper Cane Wine Tasting	VIDEO LINK	Joseph Wagner CEO and Winemaker of Copper Cane Wines.
Thursday, Nov. 12
1:00 PM EST, 12:00 PM CST	Concessions in a Post Pandemic World	VIDEO LINK	Luis Rivera, First Star Solutions, will lead a panel of experts including Allen Johnson, Orlando Venues; Martin Thorson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Michael Shaw, Miami Marlins.
3:30 PM EST, 2:30 PM CST	What the Election Results Mean For the Concession Industry		Don Lear from Oberto leads a discussion with Robert Perkins, Act V Theatres; Dan Herrle, National Amusements; Dan Shorts, National Confectioners Association.
Friday, Nov. 13
11:00 AM EST, 10:00 AM CST	NAC Annual Membership Meeting/Awards Ceremony	VIDEO LINK	To include the Bert Nathan and Mickey Warner Award presentations and an address from John Fithian, President & CEO of NATO and Joel Rice of Fisher-Phillips.

FREE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – This one link signs you up for all NAC ReTreat Week Zoom Webinars. (*except where noted). You MUST be a current NAC Member to participate.

Register for ReTreat Week!

Make plans now to attend as many of the sessions as possible.

Monday, Nov. 9th

3:30 PM EST, 2:30 PM CST – Peer Perspectives
Brad Mayne, CEO, IAVM; Jeff Morgan, CEO, Club Management Association of America; Carla Balakgie , CEO of the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) and Todd Halstead of Independent Cinema Alliance.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

11:00 AM EST, 10:00 AM CST – Streaming vs. In-Theatre Viewing Research
Dr. Radesh Palakurthi – Dean, Professor and IHG Chair of Excellence, Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, University of Memphis and Larry Etter, CCM, NAC Director of Education and Senior VP Malco Theatres.

1:00 PM EST, 12:00 PM CST – Buyer- Seller Relationships Session
Theresa Boysen, ACS, Kernel Season’s, LLC and Kim Cook-Sorano, Galaxy Theatres will lead the discussion. Panel includes: Pat Micalizzi, National Amusements, Inc.; Tim Farha, Ferrara/FERRERO; Christopher Brian, Southern Theatres, LLC; Michael Koski, University of Michigan; Siobhan Scalamogna, Pepsico Foodservice; Dave Guepfer, La Crosse Center; Stephen Fox, Trinchero Family Wines; Christine Fellner and Jill King, Vistar and Chris Sciortino, AICP.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

11:00 AM EST, 10:00 AM CST – Family Business: Blessing or Burden
Hosted by Denise de Zutter, NAC President Elect. Guests include Stephanie Stuckey, Stuckey’s Restaurants; Adam Noyes, Proof in the Pudding; Doreen Sayegh, Cranford Theater and Tony Liberto, Ricos Products Company.

*2:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM CST – Copper Cane Wine Tasting (Separate Registration Below)
Joseph Wagner CEO and Winemaker of Copper Cane Wines. Click here to order your sample wines. Allow two weeks for shipping.

LINK TO JOIN THIS SESSION(This is separate from event registration) PASSWORD: 1275

Thursday, Nov. 12

1:00 PM EST, 12:00 PM CST – Concessions in a Post Pandemic World
Luis Rivera, First Star Solutions, will lead a panel of experts including Allen Johnson, Orlando Venues; Martin Thorson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Michael Shaw, Miami Marlins.

3:30 PM EST, 2:30 PM CST – What the Election Results Mean For the Concession Industry
Don Lear from Oberto leads a discussion with Robert Perkins, Act V Theatres; Dan Herrle, National Amusements; Dan Shorts, National Confectioners Association; Bill McManus, American Beverage Assoication and Mike Goscinski, National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA).

Friday, Nov. 13

*11:00 AM EST, 10:00 AM CST – NAC Annual Membership Meeting/Awards Ceremony
The annual meeting will include award presentations to Bill LeClair, Senior Vice President of Global Food and Beverage for National Amusements, for the 2020 Bert Nathan Memorial Award and Charlie Gomez, Vice President of Specialty Markets at Ricos Products Company, for the 2020 Mickey Warner Award. There will also be an address from John Fithian, President & CEO of NATO and Joel Rice of Fisher-Phillips.

Although we can’t get together in person for our annual NAC Fun Run/Walk, we would still encourage ReTreat Week participants to make sure they get out and enjoy some exercise. There is no registration or charge for this completely voluntary activity and you can win a free Beach Towel courtesy of Promotion in Motion!

The first 30 runners/walkers who take a selfie and send it to us via direct messaging on one of our NAC social media channels on Facebook, LinkedIn or twitter or to info@naconline.org will receive the towel!

Need a course to run or walk? Here are several maps of past Expo Run/Walks for you to reference and remember:

2018 Fun Run/Walk – Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Click Here for Map)

2017 Fun Run/Walk – Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (Click Here for Map)

2016 Fun Run/Walk – Depot Renaissance Minneapolis – (Click Here for Map)

We thank these NAC Members for taking the time to produce and provide the following Virtual Venue tours. We hope you find them entertaining and informative.

LaCrosse Center, LaCrosse WI.

Dave Guepfer takes us on a guided tour.

AT&T Stadium Highlight Tour

Located in Dallas-Ft. Worth, the site of the 2021 NAC Expo.

Tivoli Theatre (Classic Cinemas)

Located in Downers Grove, IL, here is a unique virtual self guided tour. (Click on the photo to start the tour.)

Amway Center – Orlando

Here’s a short sizzle reel from the Amway Center in Orlando, FL – the site of the 2022 NAC Expo.

FREE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – This one link signs you up for all NAC ReTreat Week Zoom Webinars. (*except where noted). You MUST be a current NAC Member to participate.

Register for ReTreat Week!

Make plans now to attend as many of the sessions as possible.

Episode 3 of Laboring with a Multi-Generational Workforce Podcast

“Laboring with a Multi-Generational Workforce,” highlights the various generations of workers and how they perceive the work environment. It provides perspective on how to integrate diverse age groups and priorities from the employer. The presentation has been broken down into four episodes. Episodes One, Two and Three are available here right now. Episode Four will be released in the weeks to come.

Laboring with a Multi-Generational Workforce, Episode 3 of 4 (featured sponsors: Pepsi and Gold Medal Products)

Laboring with a Multi-Generational Workforce, Episode 2 of 4 (featured sponsors: Coca-Cola and The Hershey Company)

Laboring with a Multi-Generational Workforce, Episode 1 of 4 (featured sponsors: Ferrara/Ferrero and Load King)

NAC Webinar – Resume Refocused

NAC conducted a special Webinar on August 12 focused on those in the industry who are currently displaced and looking for their next career opportunity. The COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted all of our lives and as a result, many colleagues find themselves in an unforeseen job search.

The Webinar honed in on three areas:

-Resume Writing
-LinkedIn Skills
-Interview Skills

Panelists for the session included:

Wilma Nachsin, Career Coach & Resume Writer from Life Working, LLC
Dan Borschke, NAC Executive Vice President
David S. Martin, Managing Partner of Sterling Martin Associates

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

NAC is bringing ReTreat Week (November 9 – 13) at no charge to participants. However, if you would like to support NAC so we can continue to bring you events like ReTreat Week, the 49 Re-opening Conference Calls held during 2020 and other topical industry content, you can do so here. If you would like to contribute a different amount, email Chris Dammann at cdammann@naconline.org.

Donate Here!