Fast Casual leaders make a big impact at this years Summit!

Summit 2008 Content shared with all Fast Casual segment

The powerful information sessions at the 2008 Fast Casual Executive Summit were informative and very interactive.  Though you may not have had the opportunity to attend you can download our slide deck from here.  If you would like more information on how to attend the Summit in Dallas, TX in 2009 please email us.

Master Deck Part 1 (2.2Mg)

Master Deck Part 2 (2.4mg)

Master Deck Part 3 (16Mg)

Master Deck Part 4 (8.5Mg)

Summit marks Dallas, TX for 2009 Event

The Fast Casual Executive Summit surpassed yet another milestone in its short history with more than 125 restaurant executives attending from all over the country.  Operators and suppliers alike were engaged with what has become the “most innovative format in restaurant executive event programs in a long time” stated George Green of Bread and Company – Nashville, TN.

The 2008 Summit held in Denver, CO was the perfect Mecca for Fast Casual executives to explore and learn.  With and abundance of fast casual operations in Denver the group was able to experience a great food tour that taste tested fast casual operations of all types. There were several culinary and networking events that have become a big part of the Summit and its reputation of excellence.

This year was just the third year for this exciting event and it is becoming clear that the Fast Casual executive space is yielding a new kind of restaurant operator.  The mantra of the Summit this year was simple, executives shared ideas, exchanged experiences and developed a new attitude toward how the restaurant industry is becoming a village.

The 2009 Fast Casual Executive Summit will be held in Dallas, TX next September.

Summit 2008 Putting on the Ritz in Denver

Fast Casual magazine and Fastcasual.com are proud to present the Fast Casual Executive Summit ‘08. This Summit is unlike any other event in the restaurant industry. This unique gathering will bring together a select group of top executives from the fast casual segment for two days of networking, workgroup sessions and an exchange of ideas and innovations on the industry’s top strategic issues. The Ritz-Carlton an over the top luxury hotel in the heart of downtown Denver, will provide an inspirational and creative venue for what is sure to be the gathering of the year in the fast casual restaurant world.

For more information on the Fast Casual Executive Summit please leave a comment.

Total Takeout.com signs on as Summit gold sponsor

Totaltakeout.com is a privately held web portal that enables restaurants and caterers to process a profitable sales mix of consumer and catering orders more efficiently and effectively. During the past three years, Totaltakeout has achieved nexus in over 300 cities and communities throughout all 50 states. Totaltakeout has established commercial relationships in several vertical markets within the $30 billion dollar catering segment, including many field sales support agreements with leading global pharmaceutical companies in the $3.2 billion dollar pharmaceutical niche. Through recently acquiring Ordernetwork.com, Chicago, Illinois, Totaltakeout has effectively expanded into the consumer segment, driving use and visibility, not only through our branded portal, but through high traffic affiliates (Metromix, Menupages, Citysearch, etc.) to our national network of 3,000 plus restaurant and catering partners. Our goal is to help these partners maximize revenue by dramatically increasing online takeout, delivery, curbside pickup, and catering orders.

French Meadow Bakery signs on as Summit platinum sponsor

Since 1985, French Meadow Bakery™ has used top-quality organic and all-natural ingredients to create innovative healthy bread products and sweet goods known for their great taste, texture, and functionality. Our award-winning yeast-free, Gluten-Free, vegan, and kosher parve foods are certified by top agencies, and we use the latest nutrition research to create performance foods. We’re committed to using ingredients and processes that help maintain the biological diversity and productivity of our planet’s resources, and we support small organic farmers in our ongoing quest to create great-tasting baked goods for the health of your body, mind, and soul.

French Meadow Bakery™ is brought to you by Rich Products Corporation, known around the world as a pioneer in the frozen food industry and a leading supplier and solutions provider to the food service, in-store bakery, and retail marketplaces.

NatureWorks signs on as Summit silver sponsor

NatureWorks LLC creates the biopolymer to produce a range of lifestyle goods marketed under the Ingeo™ brand ranging from clothing to homewares, personal care as well as natural plastic packaging, appliances and durable goods.

The Soy Foods Council signs on as Summit silver sponsor

The Soyfoods Council began in 2000 with the mission to serve as a catalyst, leader and facilitator to mainstream soy-based foods into the global marketplace…America and beyond.

The Soyfoods Council is building the category of soyfoods products by making action-oriented connections between soybean growers, food producers and manufacturers, food professionals (chefs, media, culinary schools etc.), food distributors, and eventually, consumers.

The Soyfoods Council’s strategy to accomplish our mission is:

Via targeted audiences with innovative public relations activities and communication, website, and retail and foodservice channel programs.

QUALISOY is a collaborative effort among the soybean industry to help market the development and availability of healthier soybeans and soy oil, reduce environmental impacts of livestock production through improved soybean meal, and improve the global competitiveness of the U.S. soybean industry.

Dick Wray Executive Search signs on as Summit silver sponsor

For over 35 years the Dick Wray Group has successfully provided executive search service, recruiting impressive leadership teams for many of the nation’s most successful restaurant, food service and hospitality companies. Our primary focus has always been and remains aligning candidates who have the appropriate blend of knowledge, skill, attitude, experience and commitment with our clients’ needs. We have developed broad-based expertise and an impeccable reputation for creativity in building the teams and human capital strategies that bring brands to the top of their respective segments. We are vested in the process and the ultimate success of each candidate placed. We provide unparalleled commitment to the recruitment of an organization’s most critical players—the mid-level managers, functional officers and C-level professionals.

Matching the dreams, energy and experience of superstar candidates with the vision of our business partners! 888 875-9993

Red Book Solutions signs on as Summit silver sponsor

At Red Book Solutions, we typically work with two types of companies — those which have specific objectives they are struggling to achieve and those which are achieving their objectives but are striving for improvement. After working with more than150,000 companies for almost 20 years, we have helped struggling as well as incredibly successfully organizations improve their operating results. By implementing the Red Book Solutions suite, which includes the Manager’s Red Book, Power of 3, and our newest communications tool, Source-2-Source, we can turn your objectives into reality.