AMC Theatres To Start Replacing Traditional Candy With Their Own Brand Of Candy
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AMC selling their own candy is a stroke of genius! If the candy is cheaper and just tastes slightly less than main brands , it is a winner!
Loved the commentary on this one and didn't even consider the downsides. I'm not an AMC attendee as I usually go to Regal, but this was insightful!
This is basically exactly what every single retail store chain does (Walmart, Walgreens, etc.) and it has proven to be successful, however to be successful you do still need to keep counterpart items available to some degree so that people can visibly SEE the price differences so that they can decide which way to go. If done right, I can see this working out well for them.
That last point was interesting.
It would be kinda cool if AMC puts out limited run batches of candy/chips/drinks in collaboration with movies and only have it be available while the film is still showing in theaters.
I’m not talking about packaging either, I’m talking about flavors that go along and make sense with whatever film that’s being collaborated with.
This is the type of creative thinking they need more of. Theatres should try to get people even more excited to go to see a movie besides the movie itself.
They do this with alcoholic beverages at the theatres that have bars. Would be a natural next step.
"You will beleve its not butter!"
Reduced prices for us, better margins for them... and probably better candy?!? Win-win-win situation
If theaters sold their generic brand candy at or very close to dollar store prices then I would buy it. I'm not paying $5 for a box of chocolate covered raisins.
Theater candy is the same candy I sell at my store, most of the candy costs me .92 cents a box . And when I factor in the 33% mark up it comes out to sell for 1.39 per box of candy. Charging 6dollars for a box of raisin nets is outrageous! Factor in a fountain drink, each soda cost them plus the cup lid and star 20 to 25 cents. Naw they ain’t hurting they just being a lil to greedy.
As long as I can walk into a theater with four bags of Skittles from the dollar store, I'm never buying any of this stuff. Haha
My pockets will stay full of normal priced candy. Also, a spot in my cargo pants for a mini Coke. 😂
Good idea. And my AMC is currently being renovated. They just added a DOLBY and are upgrading the Liemax to IMAX 😊
Cinemark started doing this about 6 months ago. Their generic candy just sits there and gets old. No one buys it.
I’m surprised nobody thought of this before
As a consumer I an torn because maybe I want the name brand sometimes, but on the other hand any candy is usually pretty good and they might just make my new favorite candy.
AMC candy - twice the sugar, three times the lead.
I mean you can easily buy the same candy at dollar tree way cheaper than buying at AMC theaters
Genius idea imo.. maybe offer an extra discount to A-List members? Hint hint lol
Maybe one of those Birthday rewards we all look forward to?
I don’t go to the movies that often so, I don’t mind paying their prices. However, make the food better. Sometimes that popcorn is down right nasty.
I rarely buy anything from any movie theater concession stands because most of the time I am bringing my own.
They already do this to an extent. For the kids pack it's not Welch's anymore, its amc fruit snacks.... gotta say they are better than the Welch's used to be and I totally would buy them in a bigger bag. Also john I disagree the worst popcorn that isn't even fit for consumption is regal. Their popcorn is so bland and terrible, it is what all my friends point to, when they say that "movie theaters are dying"
“Don’t sneak in candy, candy sales are how movie theaters survive!” the candy prices are outrageous. If you don’t want people to sneak in candy, give people an incentive not to. People go to the movies to see MOVIES. How is it our fault if your business model sucks?
Right?! If the prices were slightly higher, I’d be willing to purchase for the convenience. But if it cost nearly double what I can get it for right outside the theater then I’m going to buy it elsewhere.
For them to charge those outrageous rates, they’d really need to do something extraordinary through their service or other incentives (ie. but 5 boxes and get another free) to make it appealing to purchase there.
AMC selling it's own branded candy is like being forced to pick the gas station branded candy. It's just not the same as an actual brand like Mike&Ike and Sour Patch. Maybe they start small and feature their brand next to the other brands. AMC brand candy better be banging if I'm gonna sit through and film and eat it.
People are going to bring their own candy!🤣
I worked at a theater, the Popcorn is made in Canola Oil and the Not-Butter-Topping is Soy-Oil.
Cross Promotions, Themed candies for tent pole movies... they could do a lot if they want to. And there isn't anything saying they can't then expand to selling in stores eventually. It could end up opening a completely new direction for the company.
AMC is becoming an overpriced 7eleven
You said what I've been thinking. I just stay for the a-list. Snacks are decent at absolute best.
I think this is a good idea but they shouldn't replace all candy. They should introduce new candy paired with their traditional brand names and if sales are good begin to reduce the brand names
They shoulda been doing this….and making their own movies as well
Never thought I'd hear a Rap Snacks reference on The John Campea Show lol. This would definitely be...interesting
He need to try them Lil Baby All in chips
The candy I buy at Dollar Tree and smuggle into AMC Theaters has gone up from $1 to $1.25 each, but will probably still be cheaper than AMC brand candy, and it's name-brand candy too.
This gives me so much more reason to bring my own snacks.
it is a very good idea actually. 'store brands' are actually made by the same manufacturers as the name brands. that means, yes, we do pay a lil extra (a lot extra) for the brand name. fortunately, grocery stores have already conditioned us to buy store branded items. now merchandise the amc brand next to the name brand; once the consumer sees the price difference, BINGO!! now can the amc brand gain distribution in grocery? that is another story.
It has potential. The price would have to be discounted by at least 25% off the name brand. Grocery store chains sell their own store brand items right next to the brand names.
Anyone who pays theater prices for candy and doesn't smuggle it in is either rich, a sucker or both.
Spoken like a true Brazilian, a man after my own heart 😂😂😂
If you like going to the movies you should occasionally dish out the few extra bucks buying concessions seeing that’s how they make their money.
John is freaking me out with the shirt and jacket new look lol
At the prices that movie theaters charge for food and drink, they are definitely keeping more than 30%-40%. Aquafina isn't charging $5+ for 20 ounce bottles of water wholesale. And to John's point at the end of the video, I highly doubt AMC is going to reduce prices for the consumers after this is implemented. Why would they? They're trying to save money. That's the entire reason for doing this in the first place. They're not going to turn around and say, "oh, lets give that money that we saved by making our own candy and pass it along to our customers."
I bring my own food to the theater. I'm always in my AMC eating Chinese food, Caribbean food, Taco Bell, and all kinds of stuff. I buy something from the concession when I get those $5 rewards.
No shelf space ? Well good thing there’s such a thing as vending machines huh
Bruh I have brought full on steak plates to McDonald’s in theaters. Ain’t gonna stop now.
totally agree on how bad their popcorn is,,, never noticed until i started popping corn at home with my stir crazy
They're not making the candies. They'll contract with a manufacturer and brand it. They'll have to be mindful of who they choose. They go too cheap, this will backfire. It's got to be quality and be willing to pay for it.
My local AMC theater just recently closed down… very sad about that.
Popcorn is popcorn, but a lot of people are very particular about what candy they like with their movie. I feel like a lot of peiple won't be down for an off brand, they want to see a movie with their popcorn and reeses or sour patch kids or m&ms or whatever
Screw all that I just go to dollar tree
The outcome rests entirely on the quality of the candy.
There are dollar store snacks that I like better than big brands so it's possible.
For example, the "Fiery Hot Crunchy Cheese Curls" from Brims are way better than Hot Cheetos. They taste more real. Cheetos taste chemical.
This can't be the first time someone thought of this idea. Probably not going to work out bc it's too expensive to make ur own candy company or if they switch to cheaper brand less candy we'll be able to tell the difference and won't like it.
They could buy an existing company or white label candy from one of the bigger companies. I’m sure there are plenty of creative solutions which would cost money on the front-end but be worth the investment long term.
That's awesome, I don't go to AMC's anymore. But that's awesome.
Way to much hate on AMC and Adam Aron. The AMC theaters near me have a surplus of candy racks and delicious popcorn I couldn’t imagine complaining about.. this is an unreal move I would bet this candy will be very popular and profitable
That would be really funny if the snacks are better than the name brand candy.
The cinemark I go to started to do this last year, and their off brand reeses pieces were terrible. Didn't see any of their candy when I watched GotG3 tho, so maybe it tanked.
its still there in other theaters i recommend the sour worms
So their candy are not worth it. I like their theaters more than AMC
I don't even eat candy at the theatre anyway.
Ain't nothing worse than hearing the sound of people munching popcorn and slurping cola when watching a movie.
That's only if the prices isn't too expensive and only if the candy taste any good
Depends on their supplier. Poor candy will damage their brand.
I thought this was a great idea for theaters but then I remembered the nachos changed and are now TRASH. So if that's a sign, their candy ain't gonna cut it.
AMC used Rico’s it just has AMC packaging
If AMC can pull off good candy I think its a GREAT idea. It just comes down to the "if". I have no idea how hard it is to create good candy but a good part of me hopes they can pull it off.
I think it's not too hard to get close but you can always kind of tell when you're getting an off brand of most big name candy. Only one that I think is pretty easy to replicate is m&ms
AMC has good popcorn 🍿 John lost me on that
I live on the east coast and amc has been opening up here. I bought their popcorn for the 1st time and had to stuff it under my chair it was so bad. My friend snuck in his own bagged popcorn and I begged him for his.
Yep my family and I love AMC Popcorn
@heygtc I live in New York AMC got good ass popcorn here lol
@@FrankieD8283 exactly
AMC Popcorn is good ! For this guy to say it is the worst in the industry is total BS
Just let the gummy candy be good pls
I can see it kinda working if they were to also sell it for slightly cheaper in other stores and you can bring that food in too if at the cinema is to expensive but also sell their brand at the counter too. Try it out if it means more cinema buildings can keep the power on and stick around
Yet they wont introduce intermissions
This is incredibly coincidental since literally yesterday my fiancé and I saw TWO different kinds of AMC popcorn in Walmart yesterday lol (microwave and bagged) I’m curious
New video idea. Snack taste test haha AMC movie edition!
And people will continue to sneak in their own candy they can be bought elsewhere at a fraction of the cost. No employee of AMC is paid well enough to police it harshly anyway.
It honestly depends on who they partner with to make the candy.
I would like to see AMC or any theatre chain to put in healthy snacks like those yogurt cups that come with fruit, veggie potato chips, fruit cups or some kind of trail mix.
If anyone desired to know, the reason why most Cinema Chains like Cinemark have these subscription ticket services now is to get people in the door, because like Campea was saying, Cinemark's and other chains make next to nothing on tickets being sold they make their money on Drinks and Food.
They make plenty on ticket sales. They make the most on concessions as the margins are very low. Soda for example is incredibly profitable.
As long as the candy is the bomb and doesn't taste low budget
All the theaters should have their own brand of snack and popcorn like cheddar popcorn, kettle and keto popcorn
I hope they have unique candies. Not AMC versions of already established candies.
I don't hate this idea. I'm most definitely going to try it
this will increase people sneaking in their own candy
I don't go to AMC theaters, so it matters not.
If you don't go then why are you commenting on it? AMC movie theaters are the best!
@@allenstuck2861 Not where I am. Local theaters are better maintained. AMC is the second choice if we absolutely need to switch theaters, so yes I would still like to be informed and will give feedback as asked by the video.
Hearing all the complaints about AMC and their concessions, makes me glad Marcus Theaters is the dominate theater in my area.
Will the AMC candy be cheaper? 🤔
Probably a bit, but this reduces how much AMC has to pay for the product itself.
This will only work if the quality is high enough that people want to buy it to consume everywhere and not just at the movies
Some Dollar Tree snacks are really good. So it can be done for cheap.
It just requires an honest attempt and I guess we'll see whether AMC puts any effort into it.
Mike o’tren with the hard hitting question
lul
If the candy taste good and it doesn't cost a lot they will make a lot of money plain and simple
Calvin and Hobbes, baby!
9:30 Ratatouille LOL😂
Man,loved that reference! I have all the books!
Just repackage existing stuff like Walmart or any other companies that wants their own name branded stuff.
There's a Theater near me that sells their brand of candy and it's not great. Trying just 1 was enough for me. I'm not onboard with the idea.
First I don't think they paid anymore for the candy than any other retail business does. Second they simply don't have the economy of scale that say Hershey, Mars, and Nestle' have so I can't believe they can make the candy with the same ingredients for the less. Almost certainly AMC will go to some knockoff company that makes candy with the names of Supermarkets and Drug Store chains (examples Kroger or Walgreens). Instead of those names they will have AMC on the packaging.
Spot on!
Y'all sneaking in candy? I walked in with a full shopping bag full of Wendys and no one said anything.
Same in my area. Was way different before the pandemic though, they would check every pocket of every bag
@@e3vL1 rare that s theater that does that. AMC staff are paid well enough and have enough staffing to bother with it?
@@stevebragg4256 yeah it's probably due to low staff in my area. Sometimes there's only one person selling tickets with a dozen of people in line
As long as you're not bringing in boxes of pizza for everyone, they tend to let you pass.
Cinemark does the same, it’s about $2 cheaper though. Not dollar store levels lol
Yeah, they are not going to be super cheap.
AMC should hire Bobby Newport😂
I never buy candy at the theater.
I’ll wait until the stub members get free candy to try and give it their review. Until then I’m gonna eat the Whatchamacallit in my pocket.
AMC low grade popcorn with artificial butter (Blutter)…
See this is why I eat before I go to the movies.
Slow News Day, Huh John ?
This works for parents bringing a bunch of kids
Regal popcorn is the best
All they'd have to do is make candy with actual sugar in it like every country other than the US, and their candy would be good. That high fructose corn syrup shit we have is disgusting. 🤮
This makes a lot of sense, it’s a shame they are now thinking about doing this.
CVS will still have what I want 🤷🏾♂️
AMC has Perfectly Popcorn exclusively at Walmart.
It tastes like movie popcorn, honestly even better.
They have per-popped and now microwaveable popcorn.
I'm an $AMC APE & I will buy their candy, popcorn & what else they have coming down the line!
$AMC to da moon! 💎🙌🦍🚀🌕
Just with pizza, places like pizza hut, little Ceasars, Dominos used to be good but slowly has lost their quality of taste over the years
It’s a good move cause if it works they can start selling them in 3rd party stores
Just like their popcorn at Walmart
@@ChildishGambeaner Exactly. Better to have more revenu avenues.
I fully expect cheap candy
Love AMC ❤️