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25 Concession Equipment & Supplies Dealers Mountain States Concessions Q&A 801-886-0464 Q: How long have you been in the theatre business? A: Great Western’s roots go way back to the early 1960’s when we were first known as Word Popcorn. Right around 1990 we formed Great Western to separate local deliveries, which continued as Word Popcorn later to become Movie Foods, from work with national distributors such as CCSI, Vistar, Sysco, US Foods, DOT Foods and so on. Q: How is your company different from other companies? A: Great Western is not just a distributor but a manufacture of concession products. While we are also known as a Master Distributor for a number of concession products we control every aspect of our products like popcorn, oils, seasonings, snow cone syrup, floss sugar and so on. We work with seed companies on the varieties of popcorn we grow, we work closely with the farmer on the crops, and we process the popcorn after harvest. This same level of detail is applied to all of our products. Q: What exhibitors do you work with and for how long have you worked with them? A: Great Western is a very diverse compan y with many different product that we manufacture. When you consider this diversity, food items and non-food items, it is easy to see why we enjoy relationships with many of the exhibitors across the country and world. Some of our exhibitors have been part of the Great Western Family for decades while others have been part for a shorter period of time. All are important to us. Fax: 801-886-0467 Full Service Concession Supplier For • Utah • Idaho • Ne v ada • Mon ta na • • Colorado • Wy oming • South Da k o ta • 1885 Milestone Drive, Unit D • Salt Lake City, UT 84104 25 OILS SNOW CONES GLAZES S A L T SEASONINGS Booth 4 18 COTTON CANDY POPCORN See our ad on page x