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NAC CinemaCon Seminar Announced
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) and CinemaCon announced a truly unique educational opportunity at CinemaCon 2017 titled: A Profitable Mix: Adult Beverages at the Movies. The hour-long seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 29 at 2:45 PM and is open to all registered CinemaCon attendees. Growth in the Cinema Concession Industry continues to […]
Atlanta CCM Scheduled for February 2017
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) has announced that a new Concession Manager Certification Course (CCM) has been added on February 13-16 in Atlanta, Georgia. The class will be held at Regal Hollywood Stadium 24, located at 3265 Northeast Expressway. Class times are Monday-Wednesday at 8:00-4:00, and Thursday at 8:00-1:00. DON’T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY for […]
Van Holten’s Names Midwest Sales Manager
Van Holten’s has announced the hiring of Darlene Herrmann as Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Herrmann graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from UW-Oshkosh College of Business. She joins Van Holten’s with over 6 years of experience in sales with a background in telecommunications, packaging and insurance industries. She previously held several positions at Verizon Wireless where […]
2017 Concession Profession Advertising Available Now
Concession Profession Advertising – Reach the Buyers in the Concession Industry! The next issue of Concession Profession will come out in March 2017. Deadline to participate is February 17, 2017. Concession Profession, the annual member magazine of the National Association of Concessionaires (NAC), is a proven resource of news, photos and features for the leaders […]
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 […]





