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Author Topic: Sony Worries About Our Waistline Ron Curran Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 504 From: Springwood NSW Australia Registered: Feb 2006 posted 03-18-2010 03:10 AM                        There aren't too many fat exhibitors.  |  IP: Logged Christopher Crouch Expert Film Handler Posts: 128 From: Holywood, ca, usa Registered: May 2006 posted 03-20-2010 11:37 AM                  If there was a significant interest in healthy snacks, I'd surely be encountering more people trying to sneak in veggie platters and fruit juice. While I see the occassional orange or juice box, there isn't a great deal of fruit smuggling going on at my theatre. I've worked at a few theatres that tried healthy alternatives (air popped corn, trail mix, raisins, etc.). Aside from some moderate succes with offering the raisins as part of the kid pack, all of these attempts were complete failures. I've found that most "health concious" patrons aren't interested in eating at the theatre, no matter what you offer. If there was a demand for healthy alternatives at the concession stand, the industry would have jumped on that market long ago.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 03-20-2010 12:56 PM                     Yeah, most of the left overs from sneaked in food indicate McDonalds, fried chicken, Cheesesteak sandwiches, and pizza. Favorite beverages: beer leads the way followed by bottled soft drinks, wine and liquor. Extremely rare to find wrappers from anything remotely healthy.  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-20-2010 02:53 PM                        As close as we get to healthy trash is sunflower seed shells and peanut shells. I really don't care about them bringing them in, but what kind of animal thinks it is ok to leave the shells all over the floor?  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-20-2010 06:05 PM                     He should probably let Amy Pascal take the lead on these kinds of communications... --jhawk  |  IP: Logged Geena Phillips Expert Film Handler Posts: 198 From: Norcross, GA / USA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 04-06-2010 11:40 PM                        Isn't this the same company that released 2012? They've got some nerve, lecturing exhibitors on endangering people's health.  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 04-08-2010 09:22 PM                        Every time we've tried a "health" option, it's been met with a collective yawn. We offer CapriSun 100% pouches as a drink choice on the kids fun pack, but only about 2% of parents choose the CapriSun. We also sell the pouches individually and they amount to just over 1% of Child Soda sales (which are our slowest selling soda size). We offered fruit snacks as a candy option and had to discontinue them because the didn't sell fast enough to stock a fresh product. Yes, I know that fruit snacks are generally not much better than candy, but they often have the perception of being healthy. We've also tried sugar free candy, salsa cups (for chips and salsa), and a few other "healthy" options. None of these sold well enough to maintain a fresh product. Maybe in high volume theatres it might be practical to offer things like fruit cups. But in my location it just wouldn't be practical.  |  IP: Logged

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