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CNBC
Americans spend $45 billion a year on pizza. These chains have figured out how to get the biggest slice of that pie. There are approximately 70,000 pizzerias around the country, more than half of which are affiliated with the top chains. And just as there are iconic styles of pizza, like New York and Chicago, there are iconic companies who make them.
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With a portfolio share that’s greater than its top two competitors combined, Hershey’s core brands are the key to enhancing your customers’ theatre experience, maximizing your concession sales and earning bigger profits all year long.
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NAC
Charlie Neary, CCM, Executive Vice-President, Spectra Food Services & Hospitality accepts the 2016 Mickey Warner Award. The presentation took place at the NAC Concession & Hospitality EXPO July 21 in Minneapolis. The video is 9 minutes and 25 seconds.
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NAC
From time to time we receive inquiries regarding involvement in the NAC Board of Directors and how individual NAC members can get engaged in the governance of their association. Like many not-for-profits, NAC over the last 72 years has evolved to what it is today. It is because of the leadership and support of numerous industry icons, the association finds itself today in a position of respectability and strength. Looking to become more involved with your Association? Click on this link.
NAC
NAC is pleased to welcome new member:
Dennis Manning
of Manning's Munchies
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Chicago Tribune
Indiana-based Ben's Soft Pretzels is planning to open 25 new Chicago-area stores by 2021.
The company currently has six Illinois locations across greater Chicago and Rockford. Ben's previously had a location on the Near West Side; that location closed more than a year ago. In total, it has 75 locations in eight states, with 20 more in development this year.
Ben's said it is looking for franchisees to invest in the planned Chicago-area locations. It estimates the investment can range anywhere from $118,500 to $332,000.
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Food Dive
Desserts and indulgences today are shifting away from artificial flavors and high-intensity sweeteners toward natural, premium ingredients like whole fruit and high-quality chocolate.
Price points are less of an issue, and consumers are more willing to pay more for better quality indulgences.
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Business Insider
Baristas at every Starbucks in the U.S. collectively trash thousands of sandwiches, yogurt parfaits and cookies at the end of each day.
In March, the coffee chain announced that it would start donating that unsold food to those in need. As of Aug. 25, Starbucks has donated more than 300,000 meals to local food banks.
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The Courier-Journal
As culinary judges nibbled their way through dozens of cakes made from scratch at the 2016 Kentucky State Fair, the "chocolate malt cake" was a time machine.
"It carried them back to days at the soda shop," Kentucky State Fair Culinary Superintendent Steve Lee said. "It was a rollback to Bobby Socks days."
As a result, the three layer cake took top prize in Division 50, the made-from-scratch category where freedom reigns and bragging rights go to the winner of $12 and a blue ribbon.
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By D. Albert Brannen
 Regardless of a company's size or industry, employers should inherently understand the value in training managers and employees. Training will yield countless objective and subjective benefits to any organization. To validate this idea, the following discussion outlines six reasons training is valuable and should be conducted on a regular basis.
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Confectionery News
Mars is to launch an M&M's butterscotch flavor exclusively at Target stores across the US this Halloween. The Boo-tterscotch M&Ms will retail for $3.19 per eight-ounce bag. Mars said the new item combines the flavors of butterscotch and white chocolate, and was designed as a new "seasonal treat" for its Halloween portfolio.
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