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CineAsia University brings essential advice to the tradeshow
Jeff Waaland, principal of Golden Link, Inc. conceived a valuable notion: If we educate the owners and operators of cinemas, they will be considerably more successful. The more successful the cinema owner, the more growth in that channel of business. Golden Link and its team of experts have collaborated with CineAsia to institute a Cinema […]
Andrew Cretors Named 2017 Bert Nathan Award Honoree
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) has announced that Andrew Cretors, ACS, President of C. Cretors and Co., has been selected as the 2017 Bert Nathan Memorial Award Honoree. The Bert Nathan Memorial Award is given by NAC each year to an individual to recognize leadership and significant accomplishment in the theatre concessions industry. The […]
Marcus Theatres to Acquire Wehrenberg Theatres
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, […]
AMC will operate Navy Pier upgraded IMAX
AMC, now America’s largest movie theater chain, is making a stand at Chicago’s Navy Pier, Illinois’s most-visited tourist attraction. Navy Pier and AMC announced on Tuesday that the Pier’s IMAX (NYSE: IMAX) movie theater is reopening for the holiday season under the management of AMC. CLICK HERE TO READ ENTIRE STORY Source: Chicago Business Journal
Company signs deal to sell Nebraska popcorn in China
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. “There are eight cities in America that have over one million (people) and in China there are 140 […]
Digital signage in theme parks: Bridging the experiential gap
I had the pleasure of hearing every detail of my niece’s recent theme park tour in sunny, and unseasonably hot, Southern California. Hearing this twelve-year-old talk about what she found amusing and troubling was not just exhausting, but it was also informative. Through the eyes of a pre-teen, I heard a lot of what would […]
Carmike shareholders approve sale to AMC
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 (NYSE: 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. CLICK HERE […]
Blog: Sugar Taxes Win on Election Day
Daniel C. Borschke, FASAE, CAE Executive Vice President at National Association of Concessionaires 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 […]
NAC Visits Vista in Buenos Aires
NAC Director of Education Larry Etter, CCM, and NAC President Terry Conlon, ECM, traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina last week to present three seminars to Vista, the 7th Regional Convention of the Cinematographic Industry operated by Ultracine. The Seminars included: Concession Design, how it can make your cinema more profitable; Producing Professional Promotions, how using […]
Legends acquires European sports and entertainment management company
Legends, a Los Angeles-area-based global sports and entertainment company, has acquired London-based International Stadia Group as part of its strategy to extend the company’s global capabilities. International Stadia Group (ISG) will become part of Legends’ full-service platform solution, which includes global planning, global sales, and hospitality divisions, the company announced in a news release on […]
