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AMC will operate Navy Pier upgraded IMAX
AMC, now America’s largest movie theater chain, is making a stand at Chicago’s Navy Pier, Illinois’s most-visited tourist attraction. Navy Pier and AMC announced on Tuesday that the Pier’s IMAX (NYSE: IMAX) movie theater is reopening for the holiday season under the management of AMC. CLICK HERE TO READ ENTIRE STORY Source: Chicago Business Journal
Company signs deal to sell Nebraska popcorn in China
Preferred Popcorn of Chapman, Neb., has a new deal to continue selling its product in China. ZLTR Trading, Inc., agreed to purchase millions of pounds of bulk popcorn to keep China as one of Preferred’s largest markets. “There are eight cities in America that have over one million (people) and in China there are 140 […]
Digital signage in theme parks: Bridging the experiential gap
I had the pleasure of hearing every detail of my niece’s recent theme park tour in sunny, and unseasonably hot, Southern California. Hearing this twelve-year-old talk about what she found amusing and troubling was not just exhausting, but it was also informative. Through the eyes of a pre-teen, I heard a lot of what would […]
Carmike shareholders approve sale to AMC
Shareholders of Carmike Cinemas Inc. on Tuesday morning approved a sale of the chain to AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. The $1.2 billion deal would make Leawood-based AMC (NYSE: AMC) the nation’s largest theater chain. More than 86 percent of Carmike shares that voted in a special meeting were in favor of the deal. CLICK HERE […]
Blog: Sugar Taxes Win on Election Day
Daniel C. Borschke, FASAE, CAE Executive Vice President at National Association of Concessionaires Sugar is the new sin tax for cities and counties to levy to balance their budgets. Ever since Michael Bloomberg failed in New York City to financially banish Sugary Soft Drinks it appears that many municipalities now see Coke and Pepsi as the panacea for […]
NAC Visits Vista in Buenos Aires
NAC Director of Education Larry Etter, CCM, and NAC President Terry Conlon, ECM, traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina last week to present three seminars to Vista, the 7th Regional Convention of the Cinematographic Industry operated by Ultracine. The Seminars included: Concession Design, how it can make your cinema more profitable; Producing Professional Promotions, how using […]
Legends acquires European sports and entertainment management company
Legends, a Los Angeles-area-based global sports and entertainment company, has acquired London-based International Stadia Group as part of its strategy to extend the company’s global capabilities. International Stadia Group (ISG) will become part of Legends’ full-service platform solution, which includes global planning, global sales, and hospitality divisions, the company announced in a news release on […]
Marcus Theatres opens renovated Chicago cinema
Marcus Theatres has completed a “multimillion dollar renovation” of Country Club Hills Cinema in suburban Chicago, the company said Tuesday. The Milwaukee-based division of The Marcus Corp. purchased the 16-screen, 85,000-square-foot theater in April 2016 and re-opened it this month. “Marcus Theatres is excited to join the Country Club Hills community,” said Rolando Rodriguez, president […]
Bert Nathan Award Nominations Open for 2017
The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) is calling upon the NAC membership to submit candidates for the 2017 Bert Nathan Memorial Award by Monday, November 14, 2016. The presentation will take place at CinemaCon which will be held March 27-30, 2017 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The Bert Nathan Memorial Award is given by […]
Vision Media Management buys Cinema Scene Marketing
Vision Media Management expanded its digital capabilities and service offerings with the acquisition of Cinema Scene Marketing a market leader in digital display networks and related promotional products. Cinema Scene’s complementary products and services are strategically synergistic with Vision’s core offerings. The powerful combination of these two market leaders creates a marketing force for theater […]
