Member News
Gold Medal Announces New Vice President of Engineering
Gold Medal Products Co., a leading manufacturer and distributor of concession food equipment and supplies, is pleased to introduce Andy Shang as the company’s Vice President of Engineering. A dedicated engineering professional, Shang has nearly two decades of leadership roles within the manufacturing industry. Most recently, he served as Director of Quality and Engineering with […]
Life After Distribution…What’s Next?
There is a lot of discussion surrounding “What’s happened to Great Western?” Just about every type of rumor has made its way back to us about being sold, about to close our doors, even our being sold by one of our main customers, just about everything. No question there is a fundamental change continuing to […]
A Popping Good Fellow: NAC salutes Andrew Cretors with Bert Nathan Award
The National Association of Concessionaires’ 2017 Bert Nathan Memorial Award will be presented at CinemaCon to Andrew Cretors, president of C. Cretors and Company and a fifth-generation prodigy in a family credited with inventing the popcorn machine. He also serves as president-elect of the NAC. The paths to both of these leadership positions have similarities. […]
Gold Medal Names James Adam Browning as President
Gold Medal Products Co., the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of concession food equipment and supplies, is pleased to announce James Adam Browning has been appointed to the office of President. Browning joined Gold Medal in 2010 and most recently served in the dual role of Executive Vice President and General Counsel. His guidance has […]
Pepsi Pulls 2 Liter and 12 Packs off Philadelphia Shelves
Philadelphia residents effective March 20th are not able to purchase Pepsi beverages in 2 Liter Bottles or 12 Packs due to repositioning of various products after the January 1st imposition of the Philadelphia Soda Tax. Managers of two independent Philly grocery stores confirmed they’d received letters from Pepsi saying the company would no longer distribute 2-liters or 12-packs to Philadelphia […]
Conlon Receives NAFEM Doctorate of Foodservice
NAFEM and NAC congratulate the recipients of its Doctorate of Foodservice (DFS) award, presented at each NAFEM show to allied hospitality association leaders in recognition of their contributions to the industry. Honorees were recognized at the All-Industry Awards Breakfast during The NAFEM Show, Thursday, February 9, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. NAC’s own Terry […]
Fresno Grizzlies Select Professional Sports Catering, LLC
Professional Sports Catering, LLC, (PSC) in conjunction with the Fresno Grizzlies (Pacific Coast League, Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros), announced a partnership today. PSC has been selected to bring their expertise to the management of food and beverage operations at Chukchansi Park, including concessions, catering, and staffing for all baseball and entertainment events at […]
AICP Launches New Division
AICP Corp. in partnership with Mike Ware, formerly of Baer and associates, is proud to announce the launch of our newest division, AICP Packaging, LLC. This new division will be focused on providing a full range of concession related packaging to the theatre industry. Ware brings with him 25 years of packaging experience within the […]
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Kicks Off Recycling Grant Program
The Dr Pepper Snapple Group/Keep America Beautiful Park Recycling Bin Grant program opened its 2017 application process today, offering new opportunities to make recycling convenient for communities across the country. Now in its fifth year, the grant program from Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Keep America Beautiful has awarded more than 3,400 recycling bins to […]
IMAX and Regal Sign Agreement
IMAX Corporation and Regal Entertainment Group announced an expansion of the companies’ existing joint revenue-sharing agreement to include the installation of 11 additional IMAX® theatres in the U.S—bringing to 100 theatres Regal’s total IMAX network. The companies intend to open the new joint-venture theatres in new and existing complexes in U.S. markets such as Lexington, […]
