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Couch Promoted to EVP Food & Beverage for Cinemark
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. announced today that Phillip Couch has been promoted to Executive Vice President Food & Beverage. In this role, Couch will oversee all food and beverage categories, concepts and initiatives throughout Cinemark’s domestic circuit comprising 339 theatres. “Phillip is a valuable contributor to the Cinemark executive team and has been instrumental in the […]
National Amusements and Coca-Cola Partner
National Amusements, Inc., announced that they have reached a multi-year agreement with The Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola will serve as the exclusive soft drink provider at all 29 of its U.S. theatres, which operate under the Showcase, Multiplex, Showcase SuperLux and Cinema de Lux brands. The companies will also partner on various cross-promotional programs throughout the […]
Gold Medal Appoints Vice President of Marketing
Gold Medal Products Co., a manufacturer of concession food equipment and supplies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Goodin to the position of Vice President of Marketing. Goodin has been with the company since 2007 and served in the role of Director of Marketing. In that time, she literally pioneered the marketing landscape […]
Nestle, Hostess Teaming Up
Hostess and Nestle have something for us to look forward to just when the holiday treats run out. The companies are whipping up co-branded ice creams flavored like Twinkies, Sno Balls and CupCakes. A Nestle USA spokeswoman confirmed that Nestle and Hostess are working on ice cream products but any further details won’t be made […]
Hershey Names New CEO
Hershey has named 11-year veteran Michele Buck to serve as the chocolate maker’s next president and CEO, an appointment that comes at a time when Big Food manufacturers find themselves challenged by smaller startup rivals. Buck, who currently serves as COO at Hershey, will officially begin to steer the company on March 1. She succeeds […]
How an Obsessive Movie-Goer Reinvented the Theater’s Favorite Food
Bric Simpson was a genuine movie buff. He hit the theatre about five times a month. That also made him attuned to the finer points of snacking, and he had some problems. In 2009, Simpson and his wife were shaking a popcorn bucket when she said, “You know what we need?, a lid.” Today, Simpson […]
Marcus Theatres® Completes Acquisition of 14 Wehrenberg Theatres Locations
Marcus Theatres®, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS), today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of 197 screens at 14 Wehrenberg Theatres® locations in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota. The acquisition expands Marcus Theatres’ footprint by 29% to 885 screens at 68 locations in eight states. Terms of the transaction were not […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
