NAC Editorial Team
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Gold Medal Launches New 80% Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer and Dispenser
Gold Medal Products Co. has just announced the launch of two new products. Gold Medal is excited to now offer an 80% Alcohol Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer and a new Touchless Commercial Hand Sanitizing Station. The Gold Medal Liquid Hand Sanitizer is packaged in a variety of sizes for added convenience. This 80% ethyl alcohol-based, fast-acting […]
Trade Association Paycheck Protection Funding for the Next CARES Act
NAC needs your help! “There is no time to wait,” for CARES Act Advocacy on Paycheck Protection Program Trade Association executives, including NAC Executive Vice President Dan Borschke, were urged this week by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi during an Association Forum sponsored town hall to reach out to Congress now if they want to achieve […]
Legends Joins Covid-19 Efforts at Sleep Train Arena Alternate Care Facility
In partnership with the Sacramento Kings, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and other State Agencies, Legends has joined the efforts at the Sleep Train Arena alternate care facility, a field hospital set up at the former basketball venue to support the growing medical needs of the COVID-19 crisis. The Kings, who own the property, […]
Classic Cinemas Withstanding Economic Challenges
The chain of 15 historic movie theaters is among waves of small businesses getting creative to try to withstand the economic blow caused by the new coronavirus, which has all of Illinois under an order to stay at home except for vital errands. Downtown movie houses such as the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove, the […]
Concession Profession Debuts in E-mag Format
Concession Profession, the annual magazine of NAC, has been released for the first time in an e-magazine format. In past years, the printed version would debut at the NAC Booth on the CinemaCon trade show floor in print only. With the cancellation of that event due to the Caronavirus outbreak, NAC has decided to distribute […]
NAC Governance Policy Change
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) has announced the following policy change was moved, seconded and approved by the NAC Executive Committee on Friday, April 10, 2020. The action was taken to maintain an orderly governance of the Association during the Caronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic and the subsequent economic challenges. Be It Resolved: That through December […]
Buy Me Some Peanuts and Cracker Jacks
At times like these it is amazing what comes to mind and what memories come to the forefront. Since quarantine for many means contemplation and yearning for what was and hopefully what will once again be, many of us have had numerous opportunities to think about what made us who we are today and I […]
NAC Names Gomez as 2020 Mickey Warner Recipient
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) announced that Charlie Gomez, Vice President of Specialty Markets at Ricos Products Company has been named the 2020 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 award honors […]
They Have Been Writing The Obituary for Movie Theatres Since the 50’s
Like many of you I have had a life-long love affair with movie theatres; a romance that for many is difficult to explain and comprehend. I recall seeing Star Wars: A New Hope in a small northern Wisconsin theatre that certainly didn’t have all the ambiance our current day cinemas boast, but boy did they […]
Bill LeClair Named 2020 Bert Nathan Award Honoree
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) has announced that Bill LeClair, Senior Vice President of Global Food and Beverage for National Amusements, Inc., has been selected as the 2020 Bert Nathan Memorial Award Honoree. Given by NAC each year to recognize leadership and significant accomplishment in the Theatre Concessions Industry, the award honors the late […]
