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Christie Acquires Allure Global Solutions, Inc.
Christie®, a leader in creating and sharing the world’s best visual and audio experiences, today announced the acquisition of Allure Global Solutions, Inc. (Allure), an engagement and transaction technologies provider, as well as all of its products and services. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, and will operate as “Allure, a Christie Company.” Allure provides […]
Weaver’s Joe Macaluso champions new flavors
Returning to the supplier side of the business for this month’s Concession Spotlight, we meet with Joe Macaluso, senior VP of sales at Weaver Popcorn. Joe has had a long career in sales in the food and beverage industry and has many long-term relationships to show for it. But let’s start at the beginning. CLICK […]
Delaware North 100th anniversary celebrations
Here’s a look at a few more of the special celebrations recently held by Delaware North locations to mark the company’s 100th anniversary. More celebrations will be profiled each week during the 100-day anniversary celebration through early December. Delaware North’s team at Alice Springs Airport in Australia celebrated the company’s 100th anniversary by organizing a […]
Carmike Buys Sundance Cinemas
Carmike Cinemas will acquire Sundance Cinemas for $36 million in cash, the country’s fourth largest theater announced Tuesday. The deal adds 37 screens and five theaters to Carmike’s network, including locations in San Francisco, West Hollywood, Houston, Seattle and Madison, Wis. The chain is owned by actor Robert Redford’s Sundance Group. After the transaction is […]
Hamlin Relishes Victory with an Eisenberg
Chicagoland Speedway has started a new tradition of having the winner take a bite out of an Eisenberg Chicago style foot long hot dog. Here is a great pic that was in Monday’s Chicago Tribune of winner Denny Hamlin in Victory Lane. Hamlin earned a surprise automatic berth into the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs […]
Southern Statesman: Ron Krueger II is honored at ShowSouth
The choice of Southern Theatres’ Ron Krueger II as the recipient of ShowSouth’s 2015 Statesman of the Year award was a no-brainer. In fact, Robin Miller says, “when it came time for nominations this year for our Statesman, it was a unanimous decision to honor Ron.” Ron “has been an important part of ShowSouth and […]
Malco Film Fest Gives Back to the Community
Malco Theatres is pleased to announce the 2015 Kids Summer Film Fest generated $60,000 for local children’s hospitals. The annual festival offered reduced-admission family favorite films on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the summer at multiple locations in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Kentucky. Beneficiaries include Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital (Memphis, TN), Arkansas Children’s Hospital (Little Rock, […]
James Fitzgerald Joins the Great Western Products Sales Team
Great Western Products is proud to introduce James Fitzgerald as a new addition to its sales team. Fitzgerald will be working under the leadership of Tish Hardric, National Sales Manager-Theatre Division, specializing in maximizing profits for thousands of screens nationwide promoting concession supplies, equipment, movie graphics, and janitorial supplies for the movie theatre entertainment industry. […]
AMC Theatres to Acquire Starplex Cinemas
AMC Theatres (NYSE: AMC) (“AMC”) and privately held Starplex Cinemas (“Starplex”) announced today they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement for AMC to acquire Starplex for approximately $172 million in cash, subject to working capital and other adjustments. When completed, AMC will operate approximately 380 theatres with 5,300 screens. By broadening its footprint for […]
Kernel King Shaking Up The Concession Industry
Kernel King, A Utah based company, is revolutionizing the concession industry by offering a new way of enjoying popcorn at the movies. According to the company, custom seasoning and popcorn lids are two secret ingredients to increased customer loyalty, shorter concession lines, and thus, increased revenue and marketing value. Over 50,000 lids were sold to […]
