NAC Editorial Team
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
