![]() ![]() Movie theaters got a huge boost from this weekend’s premiere of the box office smash “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel in which Tom Cruise reprises his role as Lt. With pandemic restrictions lifted, the big screen is having something of a renaissance as film-lovers move away from streaming services like Netflix. Movie theater operators are also reporting shortages of popcorn bags, cups, and other accessories needed to serve snacks. “It’s a mess,” Jeff Benson, the CEO of Cinergy Entertainment Group, which runs eight movie theaters in North Carolina, Texas, and Oklahoma, told the Journal. Some theater owners have had to buy unused cups from rival theaters that have gone out of business and then use those to serve beverages to customers - even though the logo on the cups is that of a competitor. The disruptions to the supply chain have also affected shipments of plastic trays that hold strands of licorice, plastic cups, nacho trays, and soda flavors. The increasing cost of fertilizer could prompt farmers to stop growing popcorn and opt for more lucrative crops like soybeans. “At the end of the day, they have to have something to put popcorn in,” Neely Schiefelbein, the sales director for Goldenlink North America, told the Journal. The supply crunch has forced cinemas to limit sales to non-paper containers made of either plastic or metal, which also double as advertisements for blockbuster films. Theater operators are also having difficulty restocking key concession stand items such as the bags that hold the popcorn as well as sheen linings that prevent butter from seeping out, the Journal reported. Inflation, a tight labor market, and supply chain disruptions are adversely impacting the availability of food and beverages at movie theaters, according to The Wall Street Journal. Moviegoers flocking back to the cinema this summer after pandemic-induced lockdowns will have to contend with another potential off-screen drama - a shortage of popcorn, candy, soda, and other snacks. ![]() US weekly jobless claims edge lower to 192,000 White House worried over Janet Yellen’s fumbling of US bank crisis: sourcesįed’s Bullard hikes his own rate forecast - and here’s whyīiden’s approval rating dives 7 points since February, nearly his lowest ![]()
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