Highlights
Operators Only!
Ask the Design Experts
Visit Ask the Design Experts for free 30-minute design consultations from leading designers and management consultants who will help you improve your operation’s front- and back-of-house décor and functionality. Receive one-on-one consulting services from leading experts all four days of the event, May 22-25, between 10 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. In cooperation with Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI), leading front- and back-of-house designers and management advisory consultants will meet with operators only to explore design plans and business plans.
Moderated by QSR Reporter Peter Romeo
Restaurant Executive Breakfast
Join industry peers at this exclusive, informative breakfast event. Moderated by Peter Romeo, blogger-in-chief of RestaurantRealityCheck.com, and including panelists from innovative chains such as Susan Shields, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Jamba Juice Company, the executive-level breakfast forum will focus on identifying and developing innovative new restaurant revenue streams.
Registration is open only to qualified NRA Show attendees. Call (312) 853-2525 for details.
International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event
As the popularity of beer and wine grows within the quick-service industry, this supplemental showcase at the NRA Show is no longer just for the fine-dining crowd. Browse the vendors and attend educational sessions and menu-pairing classes during the Sunday and Monday event. Be sure to catch George Barton, vice president of beverage & bar for TGI Friday’s, speak at the Improve Your Margins panel, where he and Stuart Melia, corporate beverage director for O’Charley’s, will discuss the best ways to reduce beverage costs, improve value perceptions, and increase revenues.
