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Sneak Food Into The Movies Analysis

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Nowadays, many movie theaters make a greater profit from popcorn than they do from ticket sales. As a result, some theaters make their snack items more expensive than they are sold in grocery stores. In “Is It Ok to Sneak Food Into the Movies?” by Justin O’Neill, the author educates his readers on opinions of sneaking food into theaters. Movie theaters should allow people to bring in small snacks because of the price difference, healthy food choices, and food allergies. If you bring snacks from your house or the store, you are more likely to save money. According to Business Insider, the small soda markup is roughly eleven times the wholesale cost, and the small popcorn markup is nineteen times the wholesale cost. “As you size up, the markup goes down,” states producers Sara Silverstein and Alex Kuzoian. If some people were to bring in their own candy or other small snacks, they would save money in order to pay for their ticket. Another reason people bring their own food to theaters is because of healthy food choices. For example, “A large AMC popcorn, without butter, contains 1,030 calories and 41 grams of fat,” writes Dan Myers of “The Daily Meal.” Since most people order butter with their popcorn, that extends the calorie count. In addition to popcorn, they also order candy …show more content…

If you are allergic to coconuts or peanuts, you can not eat some popcorn served at theaters because of the types of oil they use. “The popcorn is gluten-free but the buttery topping is not.” — Regal Entertainment Group. According to Amy Leger of “The Savvy Celiac”, she experimented on various types of theaters to find out whether or not their food contained gluten. In conclusion, if someone who has a gluten intolerance goes to the movie theater, they would have to smuggle some food inside so they can watch a movie without having an allergic

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