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  • KEYNOTE
    Platinum Sponsor
    • Kraft Foodservice is excited to introduce PURE Kraft. PURE Kraft refrigerated dressings and mayonnaise are specifically made with no artificial preservatives, colors or flavors and no high fructose corn syrup for authentic chef-made flavor. It delivers exceptional taste that enhances everything from salads to wraps, sandwiches and more. Visit kraftfoodservice.com for more information.
  • KEYNOTE
    Platinum Sponsor
    • Of all things a company can supply none is more important than trust. This is evident at the Middleby Corporation by our strong relationship with customers, suppliers, shareholders, and employees. Trust is why we’re the world leader in commercial cooking equipment. We perpetually “disrupt” our industry with advanced cooking innovations that bring speed, energy saving and green benefits to commercial kitchens. Our products are in one of every three restaurants around the world. And our customers have been with us for decades. It’s all because we don’t just sell products- we provide trust. And we will always keep that prime commodity on our front burner.
  • Tour Sponsor
    Platinum Sponsor
    • When it comes to the success of your business, turn to the Taylor Company, an industry leader in foodservice equipment. We manufacture technologically innovative and versatile foodservice equipment, and back them with highly knowledgeable teams of support experts. Ours is a brand that is respected and trusted worldwide. And with a commitment to building strong and lasting relationships, we can help fuel your operation’s growth and profitability. With more than 160 distributors in 125 countries, our extraordinary network of customer support allows us to deliver local service with a personal touch, wherever and whenever our customers need it.
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • For over 60 years, Custom Culinary, Inc. has been perfecting the art of flavorful food. Custom Culinary® draws on this experience to deliver the most authentic flavor systems for our National & Regional Chain partners. Our broad range of capabilities includes everything from liquid sauces, gravies and marinades to fully particulated chutneys, entrees and sides. We leverage our proprietary customization process, FlavorIQ™, to help our partners taste success faster than ever before. Our industry leading team of experts delicately balances culinary arts with food science to quickly and accurately translate your vision into creative menu concepts. We pride ourselves on Innovation without limitations!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • GSP helps consumer facing businesses transform their growth strategies into store-level results. Our site profiling technology and survey capabilities enable flawless site-specific execution. Our design team creates award-winning graphics and restaurant environments. And our point of purchase management team leverage G7 certified production facilities and store-specific fulfillment capabilities to maximize return on your POP marketing efforts. For more information, visit gspretail.com
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • PlayerLync is the only automatic content delivery and control platform for tablets that let's your restaurant instantly push and pull high quality videos and documents right into the hands of your team – no matter where they are or how much bandwidth they have. PlayerLync’s native offline access allows your employees to instantly and easily watch, read and collaborate on new training content, recipes and policies and procedures from anywhere in your facilities. With this accelerated learning, restaurants and food services teams drive rapid onboarding, and talent development and retention. Additionally, PlayerLync’s tablet-based user app empowers your team to capture video and photos for sharing best practices from the front line across the organization.
  • Perfect Pitch
    Perfect Pitch Sponsor
    • Primary Color has emerged as a leading supplier of print, signage and technology driven marketing solutions for the Fast Casual and QSR industry. Our Mission is to assist with expediting your growth. Our Goal is to increase your ROI by using our vast in-house capabilities including PrimaryConnect. Our Intention is to simplify the execution of your marketing strategies. Our Commitment is to support, manage and protect your brand at all times. We are a global company uniquely positioned to deliver results!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • For over 60 years, Custom Culinary, Inc. has been perfecting the art of flavorful food. Custom Culinary® draws on this experience to deliver the most authentic flavor systems for our National & Regional Chain partners. Our broad range of capabilities includes everything from liquid sauces, gravies and marinades to fully particulated chutneys, entrees and sides. We leverage our proprietary customization process, FlavorIQ™, to help our partners taste success faster than ever before. Our industry leading team of experts delicately balances culinary arts with food science to quickly and accurately translate your vision into creative menu concepts. We pride ourselves on Innovation without limitations!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • GSP helps consumer facing businesses transform their growth strategies into store-level results. Our site profiling technology and survey capabilities enable flawless site-specific execution. Our design team creates award-winning graphics and restaurant environments. And our point of purchase management team leverage G7 certified production facilities and store-specific fulfillment capabilities to maximize return on your POP marketing efforts. For more information, visit gspretail.com
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • PlayerLync is the only automatic content delivery and control platform for tablets that let's your restaurant instantly push and pull high quality videos and documents right into the hands of your team – no matter where they are or how much bandwidth they have. PlayerLync’s native offline access allows your employees to instantly and easily watch, read and collaborate on new training content, recipes and policies and procedures from anywhere in your facilities. With this accelerated learning, restaurants and food services teams drive rapid onboarding, and talent development and retention. Additionally, PlayerLync’s tablet-based user app empowers your team to capture video and photos for sharing best practices from the front line across the organization.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • The fast casual restaurant industry is competitive, and knowing who and where your most valuable guests are is the key ingredient for increasing profitability and growth. With Buxton’s customer analytics, it’s easy to understand which new locations will be home runs, which restaurants you should avoid opening, and identify your best opportunities for revenue growth. More than 3,000 clients in the retail, restaurant, and private equity sectors have relied on Buxton’s analytics to guide their revenue growth strategies. Clients include Wingstop, McAlister’s Deli, Pie Five and many others.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • National businesses rely on DIRECTV to deliver a consistent, total entertainment experience across multiple locations. No matter how complex your organization’s TV installation requirements are, DIRECTV is a smart choice. Our expertly trained sales and service teams, a dedicated customer service staff and full-scale marketing support are designed to meet all of your enterprise’s requirements. Plus, with the widest variety of HD programming available, your customers are sure to be entertained – no matter where they’re located. Let us help you create a total entertainment solution that’s custom-designed to meet your large-scale organization’s needs.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • The Fuel Rewards® program is a national coalition comprised of merchants from many different spend categories in which consumers earn a common reward currency from thousands of restaurants and retailers, simply by making everyday purchases. Harnessing the unique power and value of immediate cents-per-gallon savings, the Fuel Rewards program gives brands a valuable loyalty reward to offer consumers, as well as access to millions of prospective customers already shopping through the program and looking for more ways to save. In addition, participating restaurants and retailers attract new customers, boost sales, and increase levels of spending and satisfaction among existing customers.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE:HPY) is the fifth largest payments processor in the United States delivering credit/debit/prepaid card processing and security technology through Heartland Secure™ and its comprehensive Heartland breach warranty. Heartland also offers point of sale, mobile commerce, e-commerce, marketing solutions, payroll solutions, and related business solutions and services to more than 300,000 business and educational locations nationwide. A FORTUNE 1000 company, Heartland is the founding supporter of The Restaurant Bill of Rights and also established The Sales Professional Bill of Rights to advocate for the rights of sales professionals everywhere.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • Built to help grow same-store sales, LevelUp offers your brand the most advanced mobile payment, loyalty and customer engagement platform on the market. Customers can make purchases and accrue/redeem rewards with a single scan or tap. In real-time, your brand gains access to customer data and the tools you need to deliver targeted incentives that drive revenue and increase customer loyalty. LevelUp is used at more than 14,000 merchant locations nationwide and by nearly 2MM users. Learn more about building a custom-branded app for your business or integrating LevelUp into your existing mobile app at www.TheLevelUp.com.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • LRS is dedicated to developing technologies that help businesses provide a better customer experience. We know businesses need simple solutions that streamline communications between guests and staff. We do that by integrating state-of-the-art messaging and tracking equipment with leading-edge software. Solutions include paging and messaging devices, tracking devices, guest management applications, and customer feedback tools; all which offer businesses confidence and certainty that operations are running smoothly and guests are well cared for.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • Market Force is the leading global customer intelligence solutions company for foodservice and restaurant organizations. The company has pioneered the industry with a suite of solutions – from proprietary technology decision-support tools to 600,000 field associates across North America and Europe who perform mystery shopping, to real customer surveys, contact center solutions and social media monitoring. These solutions enable client organizations to assess operational execution and guest satisfaction and loyalty. Market Force’s focus is to enable brands to develop strategic blueprints for operations investments that predict, at the individual location level, the greatest impact to guest loyalty and financial performance.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • With a focus on helping its customers succeed, Nestlé Professional Beverages is a leading provider of beverage solutions to the foodservice industry in the US and Canada. The company is uniquely able to offer foodservice operators a complete product portfolio, meaningful brands, innovative beverage dispensing/serving systems, and unmatched service. Our well- known brands include NESCAFÉ® Alegria and NESCAFÉ ®Milano coffee and specialty coffee products, COFFEE-MATE® non-dairy creamer, NESTEA® iced tea, NESTLÉ Hot Cocoa, and NESTLÉ VITALITY juices and drinks. Nestlé Professional Beverages prides itself on providing consistent, efficient and quality beverage programs that are easy to use and profitable.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • For more than 30 years, PAR has developed innovative solutions that optimize the guest experience. With point-of-sale systems in more than 50,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale to bring technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. Our software is complemented by reliable hardware and is backed by PAR’s international services infrastructure..
  • Gold Sponsor
    • Paytronix’s proprietary guest engagement platform helps more than 280 restaurant and retail chains manage and grow more than $10 Billion in guest spend. Customers benefit from big data consumer insights that Paytronix generates from 1-to-1 engagement with more than 20 million loyal guests—through mobile, social and today’s most innovative digital marketing tools. As a result, customers can more effectively segment and motivate their guests to increase spend and drive revenue.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • Philips Commercial Signage delivers 24/7 performance along with the only standard advanced exchange warranty in the business. We focus on one thing, the display. With a range of solutions from 32” up to 4K 98”, see why we are the choice of the biggest retail and airport deployments in the US.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • Driving more than 500,000 screens worldwide, Scala is the world leader in location-based media designed to actively and intelligently influence human behavior. We love creating intelligent digital signage solutions that move products, consumers, and sales metrics. Scala solutions increases sales, improves brand loyalty, optimizes customer experience, and reinforces business objectives. Scala is headquartered near Philadelphia, Pa., and has subsidiaries in The Netherlands, France, Norway, Germany, Japan and India, as well as more than 500 partners in more than 90 countries. Find out more at scala.com.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • Server Products is a leader in portion controlled dispensing and point of use holding of ambient, chilled and heated food products. More than just a manufacturer of high quality food serving and dispensing equipment, Server Products is a food serving solution provider that works with operators and chains to help them save money, improve product quality and improve operational efficiency. From pumps that ensure precise portion optimization to space saving countertop warmers and chillers, Server has been proudly helping their customers serve better for 65 years.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • SinglePlatform provides restaurant groups and franchises a single place to update their critical information, by location, on the top search engines, review sites and mobile applications. We make listings more than just an address and phone number. By adding the rich content that consumers want when they are searching for a dining destination, SinglePlatform will drive more traffic to your website and more importantly into your doors! The information includes menus, nutritional information, photos, specials, promotions, pricing and much more. SinglePlatform’s publisher network reaches more than 200 million consumers per month, and it includes key sites and apps like Yelp, Yahoo, Facebook, TripAdvisor, YellowPages, Urbanspoon, Allmenus, and dozens more.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • Give your brand large brand purchase leverage. SCS’s shared savings business model is the answer to increasing purchasing power without adding G&A expenses. Because of our clients’ and parent company’s annual purchasing power ($3Billion), SCS has contacts and leverage to which most evolving brands can only aspire. We have expertise in food service distribution management and purchasing of food, packaging, smallwares, stainless, millwork, furniture, fixtures, equipment and signage. With an office in Hong Kong we have opportunity to leverage Asia resources to our clients’ advantage in the U.S. Give us a call 305-442-6600, or visit us on the web at www.SCSWeb.net.
  • Gold Sponsor
    • SinglePlatform provides restaurant groups and franchises a single place to update their critical information, by location, on the top search engines, review sites and mobile applications. We make listings more than just an address and phone number. By adding the rich content that consumers want when they are searching for a dining destination, SinglePlatform will drive more traffic to your website and more importantly into your doors! The information includes menus, nutritional information, photos, specials, promotions, pricing and much more. SinglePlatform’s publisher network reaches more than 200 million consumers per month, and it includes key sites and apps like Yelp, Yahoo, Facebook, TripAdvisor, YellowPages, Urbanspoon, Allmenus, and dozens more.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • For those who want to deliver a great guest experience, AirTight Networks provides “Experience-Defined Wi-Fi” with fully integrated visitor analytics and guest engagement services. We offer the industry’s only top rated Wi-Fi security & PCI compliance scanning, with deployment and management so simple, both can be done via smartphone.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • Allure Global Solutions, Inc. is a digital signage, software, Point-of-Sale, and performance analytics company leading the digital communications market by engaging and influencing consumers as they make retail purchase decisions. In a decade-plus of serving retail environments, we have provided digital products and service offerings specifically tailored for stadiums & arenas, restaurants, theatres, theme parks, convenience stores, and many other high traffic retail spaces. Allure Consumer Engagement Strategies (ACES), Digital Signage, and Point-Of-Sale work together gracefully to optimize your menu/merchandising messaging, engage your consumer as they make purchase decisions, and simplify order processing in your specific environment.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • No one grows ketchup like Heinz. Every red, ripe tomato is grown only from Heinz seeds. And ketchup isn’t all we grow... From condiments, to soups, to sauces, Heinz is your go-to-partner in all things culinary. Whether choosing from our thousands of branded products or creating custom, proprietary offerings, Heinz meets your needs. Heinz also provides creative and unique marketing programs – such as our “Talking Label” program which engages your consumer at the table and occupies them in a fun fashion while waiting for their meal. We provide you with valuable consumer insights needed to drive your entire menu.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • Heritage Parts is North America’s leading distributor of 100% Genuine OEM replacement parts for commercial kitchen equipment. To fulfill the company’s continued mission of providing the right part, at the right time, every time, Heritage offers single source access to parts and technical information from more than 800 foodservice manufacturers, including hot side, cold side, beverage and warewashing equipment. With a Best-in-Class team of 130 parts specialists, Heritage ensures dedicated one-to-one customer care, accurate parts identification, 24/7 online storefront, and same day shipping. Heritage Parts provides the logistical support customers require to maximize uptime making Every Part a Hero ™.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • HME Wireless, Inc. offers a complete line of reliable onsite paging and computerized messaging solutions to improve restaurant efficiency, staff communication and customer service – ranging from table locator solutions, guest and server pagers, table and seating management systems, push-for-server paging, and more. HME Wireless’ Vuze Table Location, GuestCall, ServerCall, Push Button Paging, and TableScout systems all help streamline restaurant operations and improve guest experience. The results are quicker service and table-turns, increased productivity, satisfied repeat customers, and overall increased sales and profit margins. HME Wireless is a subsidiary of HM Electronics, Inc.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • Litehouse Foods is an international food manufacturer that offers a complete business solution for its customers. Known for award winning dressing, Litehouse continually launches innovative products to an ever changing market landscape. With a strong focus on customer service Litehouse strives to provide full service business solutions to its customers from market research to product development. Litehouse’s customer stretches across a variety of operator segments looking to provide products made with higher quality ingredients, fresher taste, and deliver ‘on trend’ innovative flavor profiles to their patrons.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • McLane is a highly successful $45 billion supply chain services company, providing foodservice and grocery supply chain solutions for more than 20,000 restaurant locations as well as thousands of convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores and military locations. To learn more about McLane, visit www.mclaneco.com.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • Powers Agency builds traffic and same-store sales for franchise and multi-unit restaurants. Whether for franchisors or master franchisees or individual owners, we help restaurant chains navigate the changing consumer landscape. By redefining your strategy and aligning marketing spend on activities that build AUV’s we make a measureable impact.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • With a 60+ year history of success, Simmons has grown from a regional provider of fresh chicken to a diversified global company with a large portfolio of products and services for private label food service and retail. At Simmons we deliver customized products, from the ideation through development, design, brand positioning, production and logistics. In fact, all our jobs are custom-made. Whether product matching or developing a secret signature taste, we pride ourselves in offering tailor-made poultry products to meet your customers’ palates and price points.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • SMG (Service Management Group) is the leading international customer experience research firm. Driving business results by partnering with brands to improve customer loyalty and employee engagement, SMG provides actionable insights and recommendations at both the front-line and senior executive levels. SMG has developed a proprietary suite of research services combining world-class technology with unmatched industry expertise. Each year, the firm evaluates over 100 million customer experiences in 90 countries and 41 languages for more than 300 brands
  • Silver Sponsor
    • SVS is a global provider of gift card and stored value services. We are committed to be the best at measurably increasing client sales with superior stored value products and services. Our team has cultivated expertise in retail gift cards, promotional cards, consumer engagement strategies, mobile interactivity and eCommerce solutions. We offer flexible technology and superior analytics that enable clients to achieve maximum sales along with customer acquisition and retention for long-term business growth.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • TDn2K (Transforming Data into Knowledge) is the parent company of People Report, Black Box Intelligence and White Box Social Intelligence. People Report provides service-sector human capital and workforce analytics. Black Box Intelligence provides weekly financial and market level data and insights. White Box Social Intelligence delivers unparalleled consumer insights and reveals online brand health. Together they report on over 32,000 restaurant units, one million employees and 55 billion dollars in sales. TDn2K is also the producers of two leading restaurant industry conferences: Summer Brand Camp and the Global Best Practices Conference, each held annually in Dallas, Texas.
  • Silver Sponsor
    • Trendgistics™ sells and supports effective enterprise learning and employee engagement platforms that drive operational excellence, leadership development, unit profitability, guest satisfaction and market competitiveness. Trendgistics platforms are  especially targeted to the needs of the service-oriented field operations found in Quick Serve and Casual Dining food service segments. These tend to be high intensity; high stress work environments employing large numbers of employees with exceptionally high turnover. Our clients are able to drive training interventions in “real time”, as audits and other performance data are leeraged to help determine shortcomings in employee experience or processes. 
  • Silver Sponsor
    • Many companies will tell you they “think outside the box.” But that’s not us – we never fit in the box to begin with. Founder Winston Shelton left GE in the late 60s because of his entrepreneurial spirit. Colonel Sanders came to him looking for a better way to fry chicken, and Winston designed a pressure fryer unlike anything else. Later, Winston invented a new class of hot food holding equipment that others still try to copy. We know we’re a little different in our approach. Some have even called us a cult. We don’t mind. In fact, we’re sort of proud of it.
  • Wi-Fi Sponsor
    Wi-Fi Sponsor
    • Splick.it powers some of the best restaurant chains in the business with easy to implement tools for mobile and online ordering and marketing. Our robust platform provides our brands continuous innovation in a fast changing mobile landscape. We differentiate ourselves from the competition by giving your consumers a great mobile and online ordering experience. The apps we develop for our brands average 4.5 OUT OF 5 STARS as rated by consumers in both app stores. Bottom line- WE FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE!! We invite you to learn more about Splick.it and our formula for brand success.
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • For over 60 years, Custom Culinary, Inc. has been perfecting the art of flavorful food. Custom Culinary® draws on this experience to deliver the most authentic flavor systems for our National & Regional Chain partners. Our broad range of capabilities includes everything from liquid sauces, gravies and marinades to fully particulated chutneys, entrees and sides. We leverage our proprietary customization process, FlavorIQ™, to help our partners taste success faster than ever before. Our industry leading team of experts delicately balances culinary arts with food science to quickly and accurately translate your vision into creative menu concepts. We pride ourselves on Innovation without limitations!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • GSP helps consumer facing businesses transform their growth strategies into store-level results. Our site profiling technology and survey capabilities enable flawless site-specific execution. Our design team creates award-winning graphics and restaurant environments. And our point of purchase management team leverage G7 certified production facilities and store-specific fulfillment capabilities to maximize return on your POP marketing efforts. For more information, visit gspretail.com
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • PlayerLync is the only automatic content delivery and control platform for tablets that let's your restaurant instantly push and pull high quality videos and documents right into the hands of your team – no matter where they are or how much bandwidth they have. PlayerLync’s native offline access allows your employees to instantly and easily watch, read and collaborate on new training content, recipes and policies and procedures from anywhere in your facilities. With this accelerated learning, restaurants and food services teams drive rapid onboarding, and talent development and retention. Additionally, PlayerLync’s tablet-based user app empowers your team to capture video and photos for sharing best practices from the front line across the organization.
  • VIDEO
    Video Sponsor
    • Hughes’ HughesON™ high performance network & digital media solutions enable restaurant operators to securely and cost-effectively drive customer loyalty & employee satisfaction. HughesON gives you the agility to leverage mobile with Wi-Fi, increase employee effectiveness with video, and streamline operations while increasing revenues without overwhelming your network or staff.
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • For over 60 years, Custom Culinary, Inc. has been perfecting the art of flavorful food. Custom Culinary® draws on this experience to deliver the most authentic flavor systems for our National & Regional Chain partners. Our broad range of capabilities includes everything from liquid sauces, gravies and marinades to fully particulated chutneys, entrees and sides. We leverage our proprietary customization process, FlavorIQ™, to help our partners taste success faster than ever before. Our industry leading team of experts delicately balances culinary arts with food science to quickly and accurately translate your vision into creative menu concepts. We pride ourselves on Innovation without limitations!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • GSP helps consumer facing businesses transform their growth strategies into store-level results. Our site profiling technology and survey capabilities enable flawless site-specific execution. Our design team creates award-winning graphics and restaurant environments. And our point of purchase management team leverage G7 certified production facilities and store-specific fulfillment capabilities to maximize return on your POP marketing efforts. For more information, visit gspretail.com
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • PlayerLync is the only automatic content delivery and control platform for tablets that let's your restaurant instantly push and pull high quality videos and documents right into the hands of your team – no matter where they are or how much bandwidth they have. PlayerLync’s native offline access allows your employees to instantly and easily watch, read and collaborate on new training content, recipes and policies and procedures from anywhere in your facilities. With this accelerated learning, restaurants and food services teams drive rapid onboarding, and talent development and retention. Additionally, PlayerLync’s tablet-based user app empowers your team to capture video and photos for sharing best practices from the front line across the organization.
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • For over 60 years, Custom Culinary, Inc. has been perfecting the art of flavorful food. Custom Culinary® draws on this experience to deliver the most authentic flavor systems for our National & Regional Chain partners. Our broad range of capabilities includes everything from liquid sauces, gravies and marinades to fully particulated chutneys, entrees and sides. We leverage our proprietary customization process, FlavorIQ™, to help our partners taste success faster than ever before. Our industry leading team of experts delicately balances culinary arts with food science to quickly and accurately translate your vision into creative menu concepts. We pride ourselves on Innovation without limitations!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • When it comes to food safety, PURE Bioscience is PURE GENIUS. We are focused on providing our proprietary products that address a range of food safety challenges, with one of the most effective antimicrobial disinfectants. The patented, environmentally friendly Silver Dihydrogen Citrate (SDC) molecule eliminates microorganisms and food borne pathogens. We currently manufacture and distribute SDC-based disinfecting and sanitizing products, which are registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Our PURE® Hard Surface food contact surface sanitizer and disinfectant is designed for food process and preparation facilities, as well as restaurant operations. Preventing the smallest things from damaging your biggest asset . . . Your Brand!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • Surlean Foods has been providing the foodservice industry with customized products since 1979. As a trusted custom-food manufacturer and partner to leading restaurant chains, Surlean Foods understands how to drive value with culinary solutions, unmatched industry sourcing and manufacturing expertise.
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • SCA and its Tork brand offers professional hygiene products and services to customers ranging from restaurants and healthcare facilities to offices, schools and industries. Products include dispensers, paper towels, toilet tissue, soap, napkins, and industrial and kitchen wipers. Through expertise in hygiene, functional design and sustainability, Tork has become a market leader. Tork is a global brand of SCA, and a committed partner to customers in over 80 countries. To keep up with the latest Tork news and innovations, please visit: www.torkusa.com or www.tork.ca
  • Registration Sponsor
    • At Unilever Food Solutions, we help chefs all over the world serve tasty, wholesome meals that keep guests coming back. We create ingredients that save precious prep time in the kitchen, without compromising on flavor or flair. We’ve been in food since the 1880s and are home to some of the world’s favorite brands including Knorr®, Hellmann’s® and Lipton®. We work closely with chain restaurants to help drive guest traffic and revenue. We understand the critical balance between impressing your guests and making a profit, and how to keep your menus fresh and exciting, as times and tastes change.
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • For over 60 years, Custom Culinary, Inc. has been perfecting the art of flavorful food. Custom Culinary® draws on this experience to deliver the most authentic flavor systems for our National & Regional Chain partners. Our broad range of capabilities includes everything from liquid sauces, gravies and marinades to fully particulated chutneys, entrees and sides. We leverage our proprietary customization process, FlavorIQ™, to help our partners taste success faster than ever before. Our industry leading team of experts delicately balances culinary arts with food science to quickly and accurately translate your vision into creative menu concepts. We pride ourselves on Innovation without limitations!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • GSP helps consumer facing businesses transform their growth strategies into store-level results. Our site profiling technology and survey capabilities enable flawless site-specific execution. Our design team creates award-winning graphics and restaurant environments. And our point of purchase management team leverage G7 certified production facilities and store-specific fulfillment capabilities to maximize return on your POP marketing efforts. For more information, visit gspretail.com
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • PlayerLync is the only automatic content delivery and control platform for tablets that let's your restaurant instantly push and pull high quality videos and documents right into the hands of your team – no matter where they are or how much bandwidth they have. PlayerLync’s native offline access allows your employees to instantly and easily watch, read and collaborate on new training content, recipes and policies and procedures from anywhere in your facilities. With this accelerated learning, restaurants and food services teams drive rapid onboarding, and talent development and retention. Additionally, PlayerLync’s tablet-based user app empowers your team to capture video and photos for sharing best practices from the front line across the organization.
  • APP SPONSOR
    Mobile App Sponsor
    • MasterCard is a technology company in the global payments industry. We operate the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard’s products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone. Follow us on Twitter @MasterCardNews, join the discussion on the Cashless Pioneers Blog and subscribe for the latest news on the Engagement Bureau.
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • For over 60 years, Custom Culinary, Inc. has been perfecting the art of flavorful food. Custom Culinary® draws on this experience to deliver the most authentic flavor systems for our National & Regional Chain partners. Our broad range of capabilities includes everything from liquid sauces, gravies and marinades to fully particulated chutneys, entrees and sides. We leverage our proprietary customization process, FlavorIQ™, to help our partners taste success faster than ever before. Our industry leading team of experts delicately balances culinary arts with food science to quickly and accurately translate your vision into creative menu concepts. We pride ourselves on Innovation without limitations!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • GSP helps consumer facing businesses transform their growth strategies into store-level results. Our site profiling technology and survey capabilities enable flawless site-specific execution. Our design team creates award-winning graphics and restaurant environments. And our point of purchase management team leverage G7 certified production facilities and store-specific fulfillment capabilities to maximize return on your POP marketing efforts. For more information, visit gspretail.com
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • PlayerLync is the only automatic content delivery and control platform for tablets that let's your restaurant instantly push and pull high quality videos and documents right into the hands of your team – no matter where they are or how much bandwidth they have. PlayerLync’s native offline access allows your employees to instantly and easily watch, read and collaborate on new training content, recipes and policies and procedures from anywhere in your facilities. With this accelerated learning, restaurants and food services teams drive rapid onboarding, and talent development and retention. Additionally, PlayerLync’s tablet-based user app empowers your team to capture video and photos for sharing best practices from the front line across the organization.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • AccuStore helps multi-unit, consumer-facing companies reduce spend and accelerate growth through customized site-level data management, mobile photo captures of store walk insights, smart notifications that alert above-store personnel about store-level opportunities, and an enhanced store profile technology that allows restaurant chains to keep store data accurate without bothering restaurant staff. AccuStore’s technology features a built-in survey and task management tools for quick, easy access to store data. AccuStore also provides a team of professional site profiling experts that collect site data through store surveys. For more information, visit accustore.com
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Established in 1977, CMA provides comprehensive architectural services specifically tailored to the fast-casual restaurant industry. Whether we’re tasked with a new fast-casual dining concept or asked to implement the roll out of an established brand, our team provides customized environments that function well and are designed to the specific needs of the client.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • We work in close partnership with our customers, and we have extraordinary insight into the challenges they face. With on-site presence and the latest technology, we can capture and analyze data from multiple systems, see how processes interact and impact each other, and use this in-depth understanding to solve problems and find opportunities. We work together to develop clean, safe and sustainable practices.We have hundreds of scientists researching food safety problems and water and energy solutions -studying the viruses and bacteria that can make people sick – and how to destroy them. Investigating how a new technology can impact, and be impacted by, the efficient use of natural resources
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Groupon’s National Brands team collaborates with tier-one national brands seeking a fully developed mobile and online marketing platform. Groupon national programs drive in-store and online traffic, promote new customer acquisition, motivate repeat business and increase customer engagement and awareness. Groupon has more than 160 million unique visitors each month and nearly 105 million people worldwide have downloaded the Groupon Mobile app.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Imagine! Print Solutions is a full-service printer of visual marketing products for Fast Casuals. Imagine! provides solutions such as store profiling, store fronts, creative services, localized marketing and campaign management along with print, kitting and fulfillment services. Imagine! produces in-store signage, promotional displays, menu boards on virtually all substrates.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • InMoment helps businesses improve customer retention and increase profits through listening, understanding, and sharing customer stories. Our Voice of Customer (VoC) solutions arm brands with real-time, actionable insights for customer experience (CX) improvement at all organizational levels. We are a full-service partner, providing leading-edge technology, strategic guidance, market insights, predictive analytics, dashboard reporting software, and an unparalleled social media advocacy solution to more than 300 top brands. Our international presence covers more than 90 countries and 45 languages.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • KME Salas O’Brien is a Consulting Engineering firm specializing in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems design. They have extensive experience in new and renovation construction and have completed a broad range of projects in the following fields: food services, K-12 education, universities, commercial, critical facilities healthcare, retail, municipal/institutional, industrial, entertainment, and places of worship. The firm remains current with innovative techniques and designs in Communications, Energy Management, Technology, Thermal Storage and Fire Safety, allowing them to meet client needs. KME Salas O’Brien has a growing team of LEED AP-accredited engineers, and are a supporting member of the United States Green Building Council.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • One2Team is the cloud collaborative project & operations solution for retail, merchandising, restaurants and franchising. One2Team helps retailers achieve real-time, unified visibility of projects and operations, anticipate problems before they occur, accelerate growth initiatives and increase profit margins. With 13,000 users in 50 countries and $130 billion in project assets managed, One2Team is the retail end-2-end solution for program strategy, planning and execution. Based in San Francisco and Paris, One2Team counts Bruegger's, Starwood, Orange, TOTAL convenience stores-gas stations, Monoprix and Carrefour among its customers and has been recognized as visionary vendor in Gartner's Cloud PPM Magic Quadrant for the last 4 years.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • OpenMarket, a division of Amdocs, provides mobile engagement solutions for organizations to optimize their operations and enhance relationships with their customers and employees. Enterprises choose OpenMarket for our domain expertise, service flexibility, demonstrated performance and reliability, global scale, and corporate maturity. We enable businesses to engage with nearly every mobile user around the world.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Ping HD is a full service digital signage company. Whether you are looking for digital menu boards, digital information boards or digital signage kiosks for touch-screen solutions, Ping HD can provide a customized solution specific to your requirements. Ping HD provides flexible, scalable and affordable digital signage solutions. We will assist with everything from strategy, content design and implementation, to monitoring and support on a cloud-based software platform called Engage PHD. Content changes can be made immediately from any computer, tablet or smart phone with an internet connection with no onsite servers needed.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Punchh works for both restaurants and customers. For restaurants, Punchh provides an easy way to engage customers – we provide restaurant customers tools to spread the word of mouth, and reward them for repeat visits and referrals. Most important, restaurants can track and measure what’s working and what’s not; and run campaigns to keep customers coming back.For customers, Punchh puts the punch cards of all their favorite restaurants on phones so that they never have to carry stacks of them. And unlike other loyalty programs, Punchh provides customers rewards when they eat at their favorite restaurants and when their friends show up to eat.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Since 1992, RBG has measured the customer experience from an objective point of view for some of the worlds most respected brands, across over 10 industries. We are passionate about what we do and we take pride in our approach to evolving the customer experience. Our programs are designed to deepen customer loyalty while simultaneously increasing profitability. We offer a broad range of services, which includes written and video mystery shopping, customer satisfaction surveys, manager audits, merchandising audits, competitive pricing audits, and training programs. Reality Based Group is your partner in evolving the customer experience. Join the (r)evolution!
  • Associate Sponsor
    • SpenDifference is a full-service, customized supply chain management partner that provides the infrastructure, scale and buying power of a co-op. Through us our customers gain access to the leverage of more than $7.8 billion in annual purchasing as well as programs that cover more than 60% of their foodservice budget. Our team of 25+ industry experts delivers supply chain support and services including annual food cost forecasts, negotiation and management of RFP programs, commodity intelligence and risk management and monthly invoice accuracy verification. And unlike some third-party purchasing partners, our programs are based on landed costs, so there are no hidden fees.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • SpenDifference is a full-service, customized supply chain management partner that provides the infrastructure, scale and buying power of a co-op. Through us our customers gain access to the leverage of more than $7.8 billion in annual purchasing as well as programs that cover more than 60% of their foodservice budget. Our team of 25+ industry experts delivers supply chain support and services including annual food cost forecasts, negotiation and management of RFP programs, commodity intelligence and risk management and monthly invoice accuracy verification. And unlike some third-party purchasing partners, our programs are based on landed costs, so there are no hidden fees.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Stealz is a digital platform that drives customer-to-customer marketing and takes your business’s social media presence to a new level. The mobile application serves as a tool for incentivizing customers to share photos in exchange for fun rewards. The technology automatically “tags”/associates your business with every photo your customers upload on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram at your restaurant. Not only does the “tag” link directly to your social media pages and give you the opportunity to start a conversation, but it also exponentially grows your social reach, and targets your marketing to those most likely to visit your business.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Thermodyne is a worldwide supplier of patented cook & hold cabinets designed to sustain food quality, reduce food waste and employee error. A family owned business with all manufacturing in the USA, Thermodyne products are built to exacting quality and performance standards. Using our Fluid Shelf technology, units deliver exact temperature through every shelf in the cabinet. Temperatures are accurately sustained, even with multiple door openings; providing the perfect atmosphere for slow cooking, holding and rethermalizing. With the ability to isolate moisture only to specific pans, users can literally create the perfect holding environment specific to a given menu item.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Tundra Restaurant Supply is the leading distributor of food service equipment, supplies and parts to innovative restaurant concepts. For over 20 years, Tundra has cultivated and nurtured lasting relationships with prominent and respected industry leaders by helping brands build long-term growth strategies. Through a powerful network of logistics, services and technology platforms—thoughtfully managed with a personal touch—Tundra is equipped to creatively tackle the challenges of today’s restaurants. Get more from your supply partner—grow and thrive with Tundra Restaurant Supply.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • SpenDifference is a full-service, customized supply chain management partner that provides the infrastructure, scale and buying power of a co-op. Through us our customers gain access to the leverage of more than $7.8 billion in annual purchasing as well as programs that cover more than 60% of their foodservice budget. Our team of 25+ industry experts delivers supply chain support and services including annual food cost forecasts, negotiation and management of RFP programs, commodity intelligence and risk management and monthly invoice accuracy verification. And unlike some third-party purchasing partners, our programs are based on landed costs, so there are no hidden fees.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • Our software product, MONKEYTM, is the #1 cloud platform for takeout, delivery and catering. Starting with one deli back in 1997, we’ve since grown to serve some of the largest restaurant brands, with our software now operating in over 4500 locations. To learn more, or to book a demo, please visit us online.
  • Associate Sponsor
    • SpenDifference is a full-service, customized supply chain management partner that provides the infrastructure, scale and buying power of a co-op. Through us our customers gain access to the leverage of more than $7.8 billion in annual purchasing as well as programs that cover more than 60% of their foodservice budget. Our team of 25+ industry experts delivers supply chain support and services including annual food cost forecasts, negotiation and management of RFP programs, commodity intelligence and risk management and monthly invoice accuracy verification. And unlike some third-party purchasing partners, our programs are based on landed costs, so there are no hidden fees.
  • Room Drop Sponsor
    • Brandify is an industry-leading provider of location-based digital marketing solutions that provides brands with a better understanding of their connection to their customers. We do this by capturing data as well as providing strategy and customized services to help brands maximize their online presence and drive customers to their locations. Established in 1997, Brandify (formerly known as Where 2 Get It) powers more than 500 brands and serving more than 4.5 million brick and mortar locations. Brandify has channel strength that reaches millions of consumers around the world.
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • For over 60 years, Custom Culinary, Inc. has been perfecting the art of flavorful food. Custom Culinary® draws on this experience to deliver the most authentic flavor systems for our National & Regional Chain partners. Our broad range of capabilities includes everything from liquid sauces, gravies and marinades to fully particulated chutneys, entrees and sides. We leverage our proprietary customization process, FlavorIQ™, to help our partners taste success faster than ever before. Our industry leading team of experts delicately balances culinary arts with food science to quickly and accurately translate your vision into creative menu concepts. We pride ourselves on Innovation without limitations!
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • GSP helps consumer facing businesses transform their growth strategies into store-level results. Our site profiling technology and survey capabilities enable flawless site-specific execution. Our design team creates award-winning graphics and restaurant environments. And our point of purchase management team leverage G7 certified production facilities and store-specific fulfillment capabilities to maximize return on your POP marketing efforts. For more information, visit gspretail.com
  • Culinary Sponsor
    • PlayerLync is the only automatic content delivery and control platform for tablets that let's your restaurant instantly push and pull high quality videos and documents right into the hands of your team – no matter where they are or how much bandwidth they have. PlayerLync’s native offline access allows your employees to instantly and easily watch, read and collaborate on new training content, recipes and policies and procedures from anywhere in your facilities. With this accelerated learning, restaurants and food services teams drive rapid onboarding, and talent development and retention. Additionally, PlayerLync’s tablet-based user app empowers your team to capture video and photos for sharing best practices from the front line across the organization.