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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 […]
Food and Beverage Manager – City of Asheville -U.S. Cellular Center
Position: Food and Beverage Manager Location: Asheville, NC – U.S. Cellular Center Description The City of Asheville is seeking a full-time Food & Beverage Manager to join the U.S. Cellular Center team. An employee in this class performs administrative and supervisory work in overseeing the operations of the U.S. Cellular Center Catering, Concessions and Merchandise. […]
NAC Names New Committee Chairs
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) is pleased to announce the appointments of Tish Hardric, ACS, of Great Western Products as Chair of the NAC Membership Marketing Committee; Joseph Joyce, CCM, of PlayhouseSquare as the Chair of the NAC Communications Committee and Michele Lewis, ACS, of Sweet Bottom Cookies as the Chair of the Mentorship […]
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, […]
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 […]
Mickey Warner Award 2017 Nominations Open
The National Association of Concessionaires is now seeking nominations for the 2017 Mickey Warner Award. Submissions are due by January 31, 2017. The Mickey Warner Award is bestowed upon an individual each year by NAC to recognize leadership and significant accomplishments in the non-movie concession industry. The award honors the late Mickey Warner, the father […]
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 […]
