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The power of the front line: Good first impressions ensure your customers will return
I recently had a conversation with a hotel manager who happened to be at the desk when I checked out. More »
The tradeshow circuit: Making the rounds of industry events brings valuable insights
Have you attended a tradeshow since ShoWest? If you haven’t, there are several recently concluded shows you should consider for next year, and several coming up this summer and fall that you might want to look into. More »
Branching out: FUNacho expands with new brands
FUNacho has come to be known as a company that produces quality nacho products, acquiring loyal customers along the way. But they are growing into something more. More »
Summer sizzle: Blockbusters heat up the concession stand
Here we are back at the opening of the summer season, 2010. We set a pretty high bar with the 2009 box office—can we compete with last year’s stellar summer? You bet. We have a great lineup of summer movies and a great schedule of concession promotions to follow. More »
Something new this way comes: Tradeshows highlight latest concession products
With another ShoWest and ShowCanada down, we know the value of industry conventions. More »
The price saga continues...Media sensationalizes cinema profit margins
Did you see it too? CNN kicked off the month of February with a report on “America’s Biggest Ripoffs.” Movie theatre popcorn was the lead-in to the segment, which blared, “Movie concession operators make a 900% profit margin from popcorn!!” More »
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Metropolitan Opera HD series adds 300 theatres
“The Met: Live in HD,” the Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series of live performance transmissions into movie theatres around the world, will expand in its fifth season to 1,500 theatres (an increase of 300 theatres), while adding Egypt, Portugal and Spain to its network of now 46 participating countries. More »
DLP ships 4K chips to licensees
Texas Instruments (TI) began shipping DLP Cinema® Enhanced 4K chips to its licensees, Barco, Christie Digital and NEC. Projectors with the DLP Cinema 4K chip are expected to be installed in Q1 2011 and several industry demos are anticipated before then by DLP Cinema licensees. More »
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