7shifts

7shifts is an employee scheduling and workforce management platform designed specifically for restaurants and QSRs. We help managers, operators, and chains automate staff scheduling and team communication to standardize & streamline operations, dramatically reduce labor costs and provide the actionable business insights that helps hospitality professionals thrive.

Kitchen United

Kitchen United is a commercial kitchen company that provides restaurant operators with a value-driven, low-risk way to enter into new markets, grow revenue through off-premise dining and expand delivery reach by removing barriers such as capital, real estate, or technology challenges. Each Kitchen United kitchen center is home to approximately 10 to 15 restaurant members who leverage the company’s expertise to grow their business.

Omnivore

Omnivore empowers restaurants to digitize their experience in a meaningful way. We deliver a suite of solutions that help optimize the elements of the restaurant experience; online ordering, delivery, payments, kiosk/digital menu, reservations, loyalty, inventory, labor, and analytics. All integrate into the POS for operational efficiency, future agility and leveraging of data.

Buxton

Buxton is the industry leader in customer analytics. We help restaurants understand who their customers are, where their potential customers are located, and the value of each customer. Select the right sites, optimize markets, plan franchise territories, and execute local store marketing. Visit www.buxtonco.com to learn more.

Chowly

Chowly integrates third-party online ordering platforms such as Grubhub, UberEats, Doordash, Caviar and more with your restaurants point of sale (POS). This lowers staffing costs, increases revenue, and reduces errors making your customers happier so you can spend more time on your business and less time manually entering orders.

Heritage Parts

Heritage Parts is North America’s leading provider of 100% Genuine OEM repair and replacement parts for commercial and institutional kitchens. From hot side to cold side and all equipment in between, count on Heritage Parts to stock the replacement parts you need to maximize equipment uptime.

Henny Penny

Henny Penny provides premium foodservice equipment solutions in more than 100 countries to the world’s most demanding commercial kitchens, including QSR, casual dining and supermarket chains. Products include pressure and open fryers, combi ovens and heated holding. Founded in 1957, Henny Penny became an employee-owned company in 2014.

Kitchen United

Kitchen United is a commissary kitchen concept providing food entrepreneurs, restaurant owners and operators 24/7 access to a one-stop shop venue, and the resources to reach more consumers. With KU, restaurant owners/operators have a value-driven, low-risk way to expand into new markets, grow revenue through off-premise dining and expand delivery areas.

Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potatoes, sweet potatoes, and appetizers to restaurants and retailers around the world. For more than 60 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation and making things more delicious for their customers. Because, when we look at a potato, we see possibilities.

Messner Reeves

Messner Reeves LLP is truly a full-service law firm. From corporate compliance to crisis management and food safety, real estate to labor & employment, franchising to intellectual property, we love our restaurant and hospitality clients. Whether a corner hotdog stand, a locally loved chain, or an international brand, we can help!

Mobivity

Mobivity provides a platform to connect national restaurants, retailers, and personal care brands with customers to increase retention, visits, and spend. Mobivity’s re•currency suite increases customer engagement and frequency by capturing detailed POS transaction records, analyzing customer habits, and motivating customers and employees through data-driven messaging applications and rewards.

Oracle Food and Beverage

Oracle Food and Beverage offers point-of-sale software, hardware and back office solutions, designed specifically for the foodservice industry. With over 40 years of experience in developing restaurant technology, Oracle Food and Beverage offers best in class solutions that enable restaurant operators to streamline operations, increase customer loyalty, and elevate profitability.

PAR

PAR is a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. Today, with 40 years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise.

Paytronix

Paytronix is the only all-in-one platform for best-in-class loyalty, CRM, payment, and order & delivery solutions. More than 400 restaurant and convenience brands including Panera, Peet’s Coffee, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, and Raising Cane’s use Paytronix to drive high-impact guest experiences. For more information, visit www.paytronix.com.

PlayerLync

PlayerLync is modern learning software that integrates mobility, digital forms, content distribution, and daily performance management into a single solution that helps operational teams deliver exceptional customer experiences. Create and publish digital content and videos to mobile devices securely, without impacting network bandwidth or requiring user downloads.

Rakuten Ready

Rakuten Ready is an end-to-end eCommerce solution for merchants. By leveraging our SaaS platform, brands can connect their local brick & mortar locations to mobile-first consumers, with seamless shopping and fulfillment experiences. Rakuten Ready’s merchant solutions include: mobile app storefront development, fulfillment solutions, and proprietary arrival technology.

Ritual

Ritual helps restaurants and cafes drive off premise pickup sales through our marketplace of high value customers. Ritual integrates alongside your first party digital ordering and delivery solutions for seamless operations.

Thanx

Thanx is an automated customer engagement platform delivering insights, loyalty, feedback, and personalized marketing tools. As the system-of-record for customer data, Thanx captures spending information and builds detailed customer segments in order to re-engage customers personally with the right message at the right time through the right channel, measuring success in incremental revenue.

Toast

Toast helps you improve your operations, grow revenue, and get more business insight. Toast’s mission is to create the best possible restaurant guest experience by partnering with our customers to tackle the unique challenges of the restaurant environment.

Yext

Yext puts businesses in control of their facts online with band-verified answers in search. Yext delivers authoritative information straight from the business itself no matter where or how customers are searching. Yext’s mission is to provide perfect answers everywhere.

SILVER SPONSORS

AdTheorent

AdTheorent uses advanced machine learning technology and solutions to deliver real-world value for advertisers and marketers. AdTheorent’s industry-leading machine learning platform powers its predictive targeting, geo-intelligence, proprietary relationship graph and in-house creative capability, Studio A\T. This product suite allows advertisers to identify the most qualified individuals coupled with the optimal creative experience to drive campaign performance.

Chase

Chase franchise and restaurant bankers understand the unique objectives of your business and have long-term experience serving restaurant clients with innovative products and solutions. Our dedicated team leverages expertise from across the firm to provide actionable insights and decades of experience to help you anticipate and capitalize on dynamic consumer preferences.

Clear Channel Outdoor

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. is one of the world’s largest outdoor advertising companies, reaching millions of people monthly, including consumers in 44 of the top 50 U.S. markets. Clear Channel Outdoor is pioneering the integration of out-of-home with mobile and social platforms, and the company’s digital platform includes more than 1,200 digital billboards across 28 markets in the U.S.

Controlant

Controlant provides real-time temperature monitoring, produce movement traceability, and food safety compliance solutions, delivered as a turnkey service. We help restaurant operators achieve end-to-end visibility over their temperature-controlled products moving from farm to fork, manage supplier and partner relationships, and support safe and high quality food products across the supply chain.

Dinova

Dinova is an innovative, proprietary marketplace connecting expense account diners to quality restaurants nationwide. Dinova influences $6B annually in business meals and entertainment expenses. Participating companies range from more than a million SMBs to hundreds of Fortune 500 enterprises, and its 14,000+ restaurant network includes local independents, national full-service and limited-service brands, encompassing all price levels and cuisines.

Flipp Corporation

Flipp is a retail technology company reinventing the way people shop. We work with North America’s leading retailers and restaurants to build and broadcast digital sales content that reaches millions of active shoppers to drive your highest ROI channel, on premise sales. The Flipp app is the destination for millions of shoppers who use the app each week to plan their meals and shopping trips.

GetUpside

GetUpside is focused on strengthening communities with technologies similar to those used in online retail, enabling local businesses to treat each customer individually in real time, significantly increasing retailer profitability, consumer satisfaction, and improving local sustainability.

ItsaCheckmate

ItsaCheckmate is Making Delivery Easy by integrating over 30 online ordering platforms such as Postmates, UberEats and many others directly into a restaurant’s POS system. This integration enables restaurants to save on labor, reduce order errors and increase revenue potential. We offer a free trial, no long-term contracts, and dedicated customer support.

Postmates

Postmates enables you to get anything you want on-demand. Launched in 2011, Postmates led the creation of on-demand delivery in the U.S and has grown to be the #1 platform in Los Angeles, amongst other markets and has the most merchant selection in the country, including hundreds of exclusive LA merchants such as Sugarfish, Salt + Straw and Trejos Tacos.

Sift

Sift, formerly Sift Science, is the leader in Digital Trust & Safety, empowering companies of all sizes to unlock revenue without risk. Sift prevents fraud with industry-leading technology and expertise, an unrivaled global data network, and a commitment to building long-term partnerships with our customers. Twitter, Airbnb, and Twilio rely on Sift to stay competitive and secure.

Square

Jack Dorsey’s Square (NYSE: SQ) offers businesses of all sizes a modern, cloud-based commerce platform. Today, Square has over 2.5M active businesses using its platform, processing over $80B annually. Beyond payments, Square’s integrated Order Manager for Restaurants provides operators access to the largest network of online delivery services and diners in all 50 states, with direct integrations.

Touchpoint Restaurant Innovations

Located in Palo Alto California, Touchpoint is the technology partner that creates adaptable, buzz-worthy, Everywhere-Commerce solutions for innovative QSR & Fast Casual restaurant chains. At the heart of the Touchpoint team, we strive to enrich hospitality and human interactions by creating compelling Everywhere-Commerce experiences. And it’s through these captivating experiences that we drive easy and effective local marketing.

Agilence

Agilence is the industry leader in vertical-focused business intelligence for restaurant and retail organizations. Agilence develops 20/20 Restaurant™, a highly flexible and powerful cloud-based reporting solutions. 20/20 provides restaurant operators with a complete view of their chain, empowering them to make informed decisions faster, increase efficiency, and improve performance.

Appetize

Appetize is a leading Point of Sale company transforming how enterprise businesses manage customer transactions at scale. Our revenue-generating platform includes fixed and portable terminals, self-serve kiosks, handheld devices, and a branded mobile application. All of which seamlessly sync with an easy-to-use Kitchen Display System. Advanced analytics and inventory management give powerful insights into your operations.

Betsy’s Best

Betsy’s Best, maker of nutritious Gourmet Nut and Seed Butters, was founded by Registered Dietitian Betsy Opyt. The company seasons its Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Sunflower Seed Butter and Cashew Butters with unique flavors and superfoods to create products that are nutritious, delicious and different. The sweet and salty spreads are Non-GMO, all natural, gluten-free and palm oil free.

Dot It Restaurant Fulfillment

Dot It Restaurant Fulfillment is a specialized restaurant distributor. We source, stock, pack and ship all of a restaurant’s branded products and restaurant supplies. This includes all FOH and BOH products that don’t fit into broadline distribution, such as labels, signage, menus and apparel. Visit us online at brand.dotit.com.

Forter

Forter’s End-to-End identity-based fraud prevention solution protects e-commerce merchants and marketplaces during every stage of the customer lifecycle.

Genpak

Genpak, a leading manufacturer of single-serve, disposable food packages in North America, is headquartered in Glens Falls, New York. Genpak has nineteen state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada, producing a wide range of industry leading products for the Foodservice, processor and consumer markets.

iSpot.tv

iSpot is a TV advertising measurement company that brings transparency, digital-like precision, and control to disruptive brands. The real-time platform empowers marketers with a complete view of advertising impressions, engagement, attention conversion across all forms of TV, and connect those analytics to business outcomes.

Long Range Systems

LRS is dedicated to developing technologies that help businesses provide a better customer experience with 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.

Novo Labs

Novo Labs creates digital solutions for a verbal world. We turn voice interactions into digital transactions that can be personalized and optimized using our artificial intelligence platform. Our service integrates with your POS to seamlessly handle conversational voice orders via phone, an app or digital assistant, or other voice channels.

Olo

Olo is the on-demand interface for the restaurant industry, powering digital ordering and delivery for over 250 brands. Olo works across every stage of digital restaurant transactions to help brands integrate orders from channels like branded websites and apps, marketplaces, social media, and personal assistant devices like the Amazon Echo.

Qu

Qu, formerly Gusto, is an enterprise-scale, cloud-based point of sale solution that’s going beyond the traditional POS of the past. With an API-first philosophy and a core suite of omni-channel ordering solutions, Qu helps clients move faster, stay nimble, and increase profits. Learn more at qubeyond.com or email sales@qubeyond.com.

Rockless Table

Rockless Table solves one of the hospitality industry’s biggest problems – wobbly tables. With the patented pendulum technology, every base automatically adjusts to almost any surface with no maintenance required. The bases are customizable and available in bar, counter, and dining heights. Rockless Table is the last table base any owner will ever buy.

Stratix

As the largest pure-play enterprise mobility specialist in the U.S., Stratix is dedicated to guaranteeing nonstop mobility. The company leverages 35+ years of expertise and experience to accelerate and inspire business mobility transformation for some of the world’s most iconic brands. Their SmartMobile programs ensure each client has the right technology, tools and support programs in place to stay ahead.

Winmark Franchise Partners

Winmark Franchise Partners assists entrepreneurs and emerging franchisors who can benefit from our experience in establishing, growing and managing successful franchise businesses. As a subsidiary of Winmark Corporation, a publicly traded franchisor of 5 brands, 1,200 locations and over $1B in sales, we have the experience, resources and capital to help clients succeed in franchising their business.

Zivelo

As a public computing pioneer, ZIVELO has quickly emerged as a market leader in the self-service technology landscape. At its core ZIVELO is a full service design agency with the capabilities to design, engineer, manufacturer and take cutting edge products from conception to completion.

BCS Financial

BCS Financial has 70+ years of experience delivering insurance and financial solutions, including a limited benefit product designed specifically for part-time, hourly workers. Through its subsidiaries, BCS Insurance Company and 4 Ever Life Insurance Company, BCS is licensed in all 50 states and is rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best.

Budderfly

Budderfly is a revolutionary Energy Efficiency as a Service company, offering 100% free funding of upgrades to lighting, HVAC and control systems for operational improvements and ongoing energy savings to your business. Your restaurant pays nothing and is a guaranteed a lower monthly energy bill, while we monitor, manage, improve, and maintain energy usage and new technology throughout your facility.

Chobani

Chobani was founded on the belief that people have great taste, they just need great options. That’s why Chobani is America’s No. 1-selling Greek Yogurt brand; is a versatile ingredient and a great flavor carrier in both sweet and savory applications. Find innovative foodservice recipes at www.chobanifoodservice.com

Cognetik

Cognetik is an analytics and data science company. They empower digital leaders with insights to accelerate decision-making, improve customer experiences, and advance business transformation. Their team partners with Fortune 1000 clients to help them chart a clear, confident, and data-driven path to gain a competitive advantage and increase revenue.

Crew

Crew is a communication app that keeps everyone, from leaders to the frontline of your business, on the same page. Crew helps businesses drive productivity and improve employee engagement & retention through real-time communication, mobile calendaring, shift coverage, and instant access to company information.

Currency

At Currency, we believe buying equipment should be as easy as buying a book. We have developed the industry’s only platform of its kind to do just that. Our technology makes it easier than ever to access capital for your next restaurant purchase across all credit grades. Our technology enables fast, easy, paperless, unsecured transactions with rates starting at 5.99% in as little as 3 minutes.

FoodLogiQ

FoodLogiQ is the leading SaaS provider of traceability, food safety and supply chain transparency solutions. FoodLogiQ Connect is the most comprehensive, data-driven software solution that enables supplier management, food safety compliance, quality incident management, recall management and whole chain traceability – all on a single platform built exclusively for the food industry.

Grubhub / LevelUp

Grubhub is the country’s leading digital food-ordering and delivery marketplace with thousands of restaurant partners and 20+ million diners across 2,200 cities. LevelUp, Grubhub’s digital agency, designs, develops, and powers branded app and web experiences that blend analytics, loyalty and rewards.

MomentFeed

Helping multi-location brands drive more consumers from their mobile device into your store. MomentFeed’s Mobile Customer Experience (MCX) management platform is modular software that empowers multi-location brands to continuously and predictably capture more sales through mobile.

NEC Display Solutions of America

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading designer and provider of innovative displays, offers the widest range of products on the market, such as commercial- and professional-grade large-screen LCD displays, desktop LCD monitors, direct view LED displays, a diverse line of multimedia and digital cinema projectors, and integrated display solutions.

Norton Creative

Norton is a full-service creative shop specializing in the restaurant and hospitality industry. We strategically blend art and science to identify, amplify and advertise what sets a brand apart through branding, menu design, web & social media, interiors, broadcast, campaign and more.

Plate IQ

Plate IQ is an invoice processing and accounts payable automation software. We extract data from uploaded invoices to save time, increase accuracy, and provide real-time insights into expenses across all your locations. Plate IQ integrates with top accounting and inventory software, virtually eliminating data entry from the AP process. Learn more at www.plateiq.com!

Punchh

Punchh is the leader of digital marketing products for physical retailers. The Punchh Marketing Cloud features a combination of AI and machine learning technologies, mobile-first expertise and omnichannel communications designed to build 1:1 customer relationships. 160+ global enterprises use the Punchh platform to drive sales and customer lifetime value.

Red Bull

Red Bull is a CPG product available in 171 countries with over 75 billion cans consumed since 1987. From day one, Red Bull has been giving wings to people and ideas, setting many milestones in sports and culture. As of the end of 2018, Red Bull has employed 12,239 people in 171 countries.

Restaurant 365

Restaurant365 is the world’s only all-in-one, cloud-based accounting, operations and reporting solution developed specifically for restaurants. Connectors and open APIs enable Restaurant365 to “talk” with other systems. The result is real integration of transactional and detailed information that provides a clear view of your business.

Revel Systems

Revel Systems powers the ambitions of restaurants and retailers with a robust cloud-based Point of Sale and business management system. Improving day-to-day operations and fueling merchant growth, Revel’s streamlined ecosystem helps customers seize their future by pairing an intuitive POS with powerful management tools on a single platform

SMG (Service Management Group)

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.

ShiftPixy

ShiftPixy is a disruptive human capital management platform, revolutionizing employment in the Gig Economy, delivering a next-gen mobile engagement technology helping businesses with shift-based employees navigate regulatory mandates, minimize administrative burdens and better connect with a ready-for-hire workforce. ShiftPixy adds a needed layer for addressing compliance and continued demands for equitable employment practices.

Smart.Market

Explore the power of personalization and relevancy! Pinpoint exactly who your customers are, where to find them and appeal to them in a way that drives results. It’s personalized marketing with real-time benefits in just three steps, it’s Simple. Smart. Done.

Sotos LLP

Sotos LLP is Canada’s leading and largest franchise law practice. The firm works with many leading American restaurant chains and franchise systems to enter as a success in the Canadian market, often as a first step to broader global expansion.

SpenDifference

SpenDifference partners with restaurant companies providing customized supply chain solutions. Our “Better Together” approach provides leverage, expertise and transparency to ensure your supply chain delivers maximum value. With services tailored to meet your needs, SpenDifference manages costs, risk and business intelligence, for a stronger bottom line while supporting brand growth.

Sunny Sky Products

American-based, lean, nimble and fast-moving manufacturer and distributor of beverages, syrups, sauces, powders, and solutions customized for our partners. We are an innovative leader in the specialty frozen, non-frozen and dispensed beverage categories and look forward to working for you.

TDn2K

TDn2K (Transforming Data into Knowledge) is the parent company of People Report™, Black Box Intelligence™ and White Box Social Intelligence™. Together they report on 43,000+ restaurant units, 2.6 million employees and $72 billion in sales. They are also the producers of leading restaurant industry conferences including the Global Best Practices Conference each held annually in Dallas, Texas.

The Dairy Alliance

As a part of the National Dairy Council and funded by US dairy farmers, The Dairy Alliance provides resources to restaurant chains to assist in the development and promotion of innovative menu items containing dairy.

ToGoTechnologies

ToGo creates the world’s most powerful and customer intuitive custom online ordering platforms for restaurants and hospitality groups of all sizes. With ToGo, own the customer journey and ensure your customers experience the essence of your brand whether on the go, in-store or from the comfort of their own home.

Waze

Waze Local is our ad solution for businesses who strive to reach local customers on the road. Waze turns your location into a destination. Our ads help businesses meet two goals: Increase awareness of store locations and drive in-store traffic.

bag sponsor

7shifts

7shifts is an employee scheduling and workforce management platform designed specifically for restaurants and QSRs. We help managers, operators, and chains automate staff scheduling and team communication to standardize & streamline operations, dramatically reduce labor costs and provide the actionable business insights that helps hospitality professionals thrive.

Chepri

Chepri provides custom guest experience software development for the fast casual industry. We build frictionless web UI/UX, e-commerce, mobile, and kiosk apps for restaurant brands, chains, and franchisors. We increase revenue with seamless, scalable digital experiences that give customers what they crave.

registration sponsor

Consolidated Concepts

Consolidated Concepts is the industry leader in cost reduction solutions for multi-unit restaurants. Our approach focuses on helping our clients maximize profits by providing a clear road map to savings, including a consultation, observations, opportunities and solution. Consolidated Concepts is manufacturer and distributor neutral, offering total transparency with no hidden agendas.

lanyard sponsor

Diversey

Diversey has been, and always will be, a pioneer and facilitator for life. We constantly deliver revolutionary cleaning and hygiene technologies that provide total confidence to our customers across all of our global sectors. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, Diversey employs approximately 9,000 globally, generating net sales of approximately $2.6 billion in 2016.

video sponsor

Hughes Network Systems

Hughes’ HughesON™ high performance network & digital media solutions enable retailers & restaurants 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.

mobile app sponsor

Rakuten Ready

Rakuten Ready is an end-to-end eCommerce solution for merchants. By leveraging our SaaS platform, brands can connect their local brick & mortar locations to mobile-first consumers, with seamless shopping and fulfillment experiences. Rakuten Ready’s merchant solutions include: mobile app storefront development, fulfillment solutions, and proprietary arrival technology.

wifi sponsor

RetailMeNot

As a trusted restaurant marketing partner, RetailMeNot connects 1,000+ restaurant partners with millions of ready-to-dine consumers through the RetailMeNot app and website. We make meal decisions easy by aggregating promotions, LTOs, new items and more in one place.

room key sponsor

Tundra Restaurant Supply

Tundra Restaurant Supply is your dedicated restaurant supply and equipment partner. We’ve grown our business since 1993 by helping our fast casual customers grow theirs. Our mission is to provide our customers with the best experience so they have more time to focus on their business. Partner with Tundra today!

PARTNERS

Fast Casual

Fast Casual is the global online leader for news, analysis, blogs and research in the worldwide fast casual restaurant industry.

Food Truck Operator

Food Truck Operator was launched in 2017 to meet the needs of the thriving food truck industry. The new digital property covers industry trends and news, profiles business owners, and explores the technologies and tools available to help operators grow their businesses.

Pizza Marketplace

Pizza Marketplace is the premier online destination for C-level pizza executive leadership seeking cutting-edge intelligence for their multi-unit restaurant concepts.

QSRweb

QSRweb delivers fast-breaking news, features and analysis on the quick-service restaurant industry.