Popcorn Story a Lot of Hot Air Home Edition

• Published in: The Los Angeles times
• Main Author: Rutkowski, Gregory S
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, Calif Los Angeles Times Communications LLC 20.06.1994
• ISSN: 0458-3035

[David Kronke]'s snide review of local theaters' popcorn by "eight upstanding citizens . . . with nothing better to do . . . " was unnecessarily mean-spirited. Considering that, on a daily basis, the Los Angeles Times provides estimable coverage to all other facets of the industry, this piece stood out as containing more superfluous fat than even the largest tub of popcorn. Where was the mega-press coverage when these same theaters went smoke-free last year? The Times eked out only one paragraph on this newsworthy event when AMC established a smoke-free policy. Obviously, AMC Theatres does not arrange for a healthful environment and customer conveniences based on the amount of media coverage we hope we can garner. If that were the case, moviegoers would be sitting on benches instead of in extra-wide, padded, reclining seats with cup-holder armrests. AMC Theatres is constantly re-evaluating and initiating new customer conveniences. When presented with the information about cholesterol-causing saturated fats in the late 1980s, AMC began actively searching for a healthier replacement popping oil. The entire theater chain tested a number of lower-fat oils. When we asked for feedback from our patrons, in many instances, customers wanted theaters to keep using coconut oil.