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Monday, September 15 |
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noon – 1:30 p.m.
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Opening Address, luncheon & Keynote Address – Future Factor The future of fast casual holds so much as the leading innovation in today’s modern restaurant business. Janelle Barlow understands the complexity of the “Consumer Demand Curve” and what it takes to deliver for future growth. In this keynote address, you will come away with new ideas and strategies to help your fast-casual restaurant take another step toward the sweet spot of delivering value and service in one fabulous dimension. |
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1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
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Power Info Session I – Mobile Messaging Video Session Mobile and hand-held devices are growing at a blistering pace, touching more than 90 percent of American consumers. How do you literally get into the hands of millions of your guests? That will be answered in this hard-hitting Power Info Session, a fact session of experts from GoMobo and Fast Casual magazine. |
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2:00 – 3:30 p.m. |
Panel Session Many have often agreed the food is the defining factor in the fast-casual restaurant space, and this session will help executives understand the great steps and missteps that have helped powerful brand leaders develop a menu that continues to delight and surprise today’s consumer. |
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3:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
Power Info Session II – Caffeinate the World Video Session Coffee isn’t just a high-powered beverage; it also is a high-powered profit engine in the fast casual space and in every segment. We demystify the specialty coffee business with help from the coffee equipment gurus of FETCO, as well as our own fast-casual coffee brands at the Summit. You won’t want decaf for this powerful session! |
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4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
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Panel Session Building a brand with today’s economic and cultural challenges is a tough business, and only a few experts know all the strategies it takes to win. The fast-casual segment is stocked full of great brand leaders, and this is your chance to expand your knowledge network with a new understanding of what it will take to not only endure these times, but to conquer them! |
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6:30 p.m. |
Infusion Private Dinner Party |
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tuesday, September 16 |
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7:30 – 8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 –10:00 a.m. |
Panel Session So you think growing a brand in this climate is hard? Imagine that the rise in fuel costs and commodities, as well as the growing demand from pro-choice consumers that apply their will to your growth model, only will increase. This is a world that we now have to understand in a new way. Traditional models of growth no longer will work or be profitable. Join this panel of experts who will talk about how growth will no longer be just expected, but it will be earned. |
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10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
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Power Info Session III – Demand Driven Menus Video Session Here is a scoop: People want choice and quality! This Power Info Session will take us into the uncharted waters of flavor and menu enhancement. There is more here than meets the plate and you will want to understand how power player Torani is building out products that will make your menus meet the new demand-driven consumer. Hold on for this flavorful session to build your menu. |
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10:30 a.m. – noon
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Panel Session This panel will stand you on end by helping you understand the new-age consumer and why they select fast casual more often than not, or who your hidden competitor is, or even the price of bread in Nashville, Tenn. The point is that the demand-driven consumer has more power than ever, and getting the right insight to fast casual statistics and data will help you understand the dynamics you need to succeed. |
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noon |
Fast Casual Executive Summit Adjourns |
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