News Releases
NAC’s Borschke Announces Retirement, Transition Plan Released
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) announced that Executive Vice President Daniel Borschke, MA, FASAE, CAE has made the decision to retire at the end of the 2020 calendar year. Borschke has headed up NAC, the Trade Association representing the recreational and leisure-time food and beverage concessions industry, since taking the position in the fall […]
NATO – Congress may be close to a legislative deal. Make sure movie theaters are included.
Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Mnuchin are working toward a legislative compromise so that Congress can pass a COVID relief bill soon. As things stand, many movie theater companies will be left out of existing proposals that could form the basis for negotiations. The House bill that was introduced this week, HEROES 2, has very modest […]
CinemaSafe Campaign: Shorter Videos for Social
Shorter versions of the CinemaSafe Safety Protocols Video are now available for use in social media and websites. Head over to the CinemaSafe YouTube channel or Download Here. Feel free to use the videos on social media and/or your website(s) as you see fit. As a reminder, the hashtags we are using are #CinemaSafe and […]
Discover Jobs In Cinema
Theatre Owners of Mid-America’s CinéShow and the Independent Cinema Alliance have joined together to partner with Influx to launch “Jobs in Cinema.” This new, free-to-use jobs platform is exclusively made to serve all sectors of the cinema industry during these hard times. Exhibition is a tight-knit industry, filled with amazing people. Let’s network to help […]
NATO Sets CinemaSafe COVID-19 Protocols
As movie theaters come back to life across the country, the National Association of Theater Owners is helping to take the guess work out of safe operating practices in the era of COVID-19. The trade organization is announcing a set of health and safety protocols Friday based on research and guidelines from the Centers for […]
NAC Names 2020 Summer On-Line CCM Graduates
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC), has announced the graduating class of the Summer Session Concession Manager Certification (CCM) course. The classes were held on-line from July 6 through August 7 in conjunction with the University of Memphis, Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management. The instructor for the class was Larry Etter, CCM, […]
ShowEast Moves to December 7-10, 2020
With concern for the health and safety of attendees as the absolute priority, we will be postponing ShowEast. The event will now run four days at the Loews Miami Beach from December 7-10, 2020. We realize the importance of connecting in-person and want to proceed with the utmost caution. These extra months will provide time […]
In Memory: Skip Stefansen
It is with great sadness that the National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) announces the passing of exhibition industry stalwart David ‘Skip’ Stefansen. He enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a valuable member and leader of the Association which he joined in 1976 and remained active in until his passing. Stefansen served as the President […]
Save the Date: Refresh, Reopen and Reengage with NAC on Nov 10-12 in Dallas
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) has announced that it will host a conference and trade show on Tuesday, November 10 through Thursday, November 12 at the Hyatt, Regency Dallas. The event is designed to fill a void within the concession and hospitality channel with a reimagined educational and business to business format. This retreat […]
FBAA and Ecolab Issue Guidance for Resuming Operations
We begin the arduous task of re-opening our operations allowed under highly restrictive new guidelines and requirements. We find it unavoidable to revisit our business models and formulate new strategies for surviving the rapidly changing landscape. The Food and Beverage Association of America has been working closely with Ecolab who has developed the attached operational […]
