Sponsors

Instacart Business offers a suite of products dedicated to helping businesses and restaurants save time, save money, and stay focused. From stocking up on snacks in the office break room, getting last-minute ingredients delivered to a family-owned restaurant same-day, supplementing supply chain gaps and more - our affordable, convenient and flexible marketplace and technology connects businesses to the retailers that they know and love but with new updates tailor-made for business purchasing.

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.

Square helps businesses turn transactions into connections and businesses into neighborhood favorites. Whether independently run or a global chain, Square understands that sellers succeed when they have the freedom to focus on the experiences that keep customers coming back. From point of sale and payments to online commerce, staff management, banking, and more, Square brings together the tools sellers need to run and grow on one intelligent platform. For more information, visit squareup.com.

TrueMeter cuts your utility costs and eliminates manual AP work. Our AI audits every utility bill, selects the lowest rates for each location, and automates all utility accounting.

Stop sending static messages that get ignored. Blings turns QSR customer communications into hyper-relevant, personalized video that adapts to every guest the moment they open it. Create your template once, and it personalizes forever using your existing CRM data. Our approach is proven: we helped McDonald's drive a 350% increase in app opens and 320% more sales. With secure, on-device generation, we make every guest feel seen, turning loyalty programs into revenue engines.

Bikky is a customer data platform for multi-location restaurants. We help brands like Dave's Hot Chicken, Krystal, and Eggs Up Grill use customer data to understand the success of every marketing, menu, and operational decision. Brands on Bikky see double-digit same store sales increases after launch, driven by better decisions that improve profitability and the customer experience.

Cait™, powered by Amp11, is the AI shift manager for restaurant operations. From pre-shift planning through end-of-shift read-outs, Cait provides on-demand guidance, captures critical shift insights, and surfaces early coaching and retention signals. The payoff: Better shifts. Stronger teams. Lower turnover.

HigherMe is an all-in-one hiring software that gives businesses the tools and technology to easily find, screen, interview, and onboard employees. Founded by a former multi-unit franchisee, HigherMe reduces the time and cost of hiring with automated interview scheduling, a mobile-first applicant tracking system, Text-to-Apply technology, paperless onboarding, and more.

Kraft Heinz Away From Home (AFH) is the foodservice division of The Kraft Heinz Company. We’re on a mission to grow with taste, flavor, and experience wherever people eat, and to be a trusted partner for businesses across the US—helping them serve the brands and products patrons love.

Kutlerri.ai builds AI agents that take on the revenue and cost work most restaurants never have the headcount to do, across three levers: revenue growth, cost control, and new-store expansion. Each agent works like a dedicated hire at a fraction of the cost, and serves operators of every size, from independents to multi-unit groups. The AI catering sales agent is live today, the first of a growing team.

Locala helps global brands adapt media strategy to the reality of every market. As the operating layer for Adaptive Advertising, Locala combines granular market intelligence, omnichannel activation, measurement, and AI-powered agents to help marketers plan, activate, learn, and continuously adapt campaigns market by market.

Momos Guest AI is the leading AI platform built for multi-location brands. We help restaurants, QSRs, retail, and hospitality teams deliver better guest experiences across every location by unifying customer service, operations, and marketing into a single end-to-end platform - turning one-time customers into repeat guests. Trusted by 30,000 locations and global leading brands, Momos drives higher customer satisfaction, repeat revenue growth, and stronger customer loyalty at every location.

The National Pork Board (NPB) was established by the 1985 Pork Act as one of 22 research and promotion boards that are overseen by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to help strengthen the future of American agriculture. Money that pork producers pay into the Pork Checkoff is used by the National Pork Board to fund research, promotion, and education to strengthen the pork industry and expand markets for pork.

Ovation is the AI-first guest experience platform for restaurants, helping brands serve exceptional experiences that fuel real restaurant growth. From collecting guest feedback to real-time recovery, AI-powered recommendations, improved team performance, and a stronger online reputation, Ovation gives restaurants everything they need to run their entire guest experience in one place. Trusted by brands like Dave's Hot Chicken, Taziki's, Newk's, and Swig.

Paperchase is the finance team behind the hospitality industry's success stories. For 35+ years, we've built accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory services made exclusively for restaurants and hotels. Today we support 3,000+ locations worldwide, helping operators of every size and segment make confident financial decisions, from day-to-day bookkeeping to growth advisory, fundraising, and M&A support.

Qvinci, the leader in franchise financial performance, helps restaurant brands effectively measure, monitor, and communicate financial performance in a manner location owners can understand, make sense of, and act on. Qvinci solves the 3 main challenges faced by restaurant franchises: 1. Near real-time access to location data mapped to a brand-defined standard. 2. Advanced coaching for performance tools. 3. Brand compliance and expansion solutions. Onboarding is simple, ROI is immediate!

Restroworks is a leading cloud-based restaurant technology platform powering 25,000+ restaurants across 52 countries. Built for multi-location and Fast Casual restaurant brands, it offers an integrated suite including POS, Inventory, Kitchen Management, Self-Ordering Kiosk, and Analytics. Trusted by global brands like Taco Bell, Starbucks, and Subway, Restroworks helps restaurants streamline operations, enhance guest experiences, improve profitability, and scale efficiently.

Trabon is the go-to print production partner for the restaurant industry, trusted by 90+ national brands from QSR and fast casual to fine dining. For over 50 years, we’ve helped brands bring menus, LTOs, and marketing materials to life with unmatched speed, quality, and precision. Powered by smart technology and decades of print know-how, Trabon makes it easy to version, produce, and deliver the right materials to every location - so brands look sharp and stay consistent everywhere they show up.

Training Simplified partners with hospitality brands to build leadership from within. With a system proven by our experience leading learning at Chipotle and across multiple brands, we blend your unique culture with best-in-class industry standards. Whether partially or fully customized, we create training across four key intervals: new hire orientation, new shift leaders, new managers, and new store openings, so your leaders deliver the results that drive growth while maintaining your culture.

Appetronix, builds fully autonomous robotic restaurants that cook made-to-order meals with zero on-site employees. A perfect fit in any real estate that has a captive audience for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner.

Bounti is an AI-powered all-in-one platform for frontline teams. We help decentralized, multi-location operators in restaurants and hospitality centralize training, communication, checklists, audits, and daily operations in one platform — so teams can consistently execute operational standards across every location, shift, and role.

Consolidated Concepts optimizes the foodservice supply chain and provides savings and solutions for multi-unit restaurants and their partners. Clients leverage our contract negotiation, spend management, and supply chain expertise to reduce costs and gain valuable insights into their business. Our data and technology are designed to identify areas where emerging, growing, and established restaurants may unlock additional opportunities to save money and increase profitability.

Delightree is an all-in-one franchise management software platform that simplifies every stage of franchise management. From helping franchisees launch new locations to ensuring brand consistency and operational efficiency across all locations, Delightree streamlines the entire process. Learn more at Delightree.com.

Media that performs. Powered by Nexus, our proprietary data and activation ecosystem, we unify audience intelligence, cross-platform expertise and analytics to create a clear line from media to business growth. Built for challenger agencies and brands, our sweet spot is delivering the sophistication, partners and results accessible to the industry leaders, with the agility, attention and efficiency of an experienced and nimble team.

Opus is the training operations platform for restaurant and hospitality brands, built for the frontline first. Standards get set in training, reinforced on the job, and verified by audits and guest feedback, so the food and service hold at every location. Trusted by hundreds of brands including Craveworthy Brands, Bonchon, and José Andrés Group.

100,000+ restaurants worldwide trust Otter to power their business. We offer tools for managing multi-channel orders, integrations, financials, uptime, reporting, analytics and more, helping restaurants increase results, improve efficiency and eliminate chaos. Otter partners with hundreds of leading restaurant apps, tools and services bridging the physical and digital infrastructure for food to partners including DoorDash, UberEats, Google, Grubhub and more!

RE BackOffice Inc. (REBO) is a global boutique firm specializing in real estate marketing and lease services. Through REBOlease.com, our Lease Services Group delivers Lease Administration, Lease Abstraction, CAM Reconciliation, and Recovery Audit solutions across industries and all lease types on any platform. Since 2006, we’ve served 1000+ clients, combining deep expertise with proprietary lease abstraction technology to deliver strong strategic and financial value.

LOOMIS is a leading challenger brand advertising agency based in Dallas, TX specializing in campaign development, digital, social, mobile, and user experience. As part of Meet The People, an international network of independently operated agencies, LOOMIS offers clients access to specialized talent, technology, and capabilities across the network.

TOPPAN Packaging partners with the world’s largest food brands in the consumer-packaged goods and food service industries to provide plastic trays and bowls for frozen and ready meals. We provide both custom and stock trays applicable for frozen meals, chilled prepared meals, case-ready meat trays, bakery products and the food service industry.

C3 is a Kansas City-based marketing and activation agency that brings brands to life for families with children, creating experiences, entertainment and more. C3 uses insights, strategy and guidance to design award-winning programs and products to help major restaurant and hospitality partners in the US and abroad improve their business with families, whether in restaurant, off premises, or in the community at large with philanthropic efforts.

Central Restaurant Products is a leading wholesale distributor of commercial foodservice equipment and supplies. We help operators save time, reduce stress, and grow their businesses through expert support, competitive pricing, and access to the products they need. From first-time restaurateurs to experienced operators, we deliver personalized service, fast shipping, and solutions that keep foodservice operations running efficiently.

Incentivio is the AI-powered guest engagement platform helping multi-unit restaurant brands turn customer data into measurable revenue. Our unified platform combines intelligent loyalty, personalized marketing automation, and seamless online ordering with direct POS integration. By delivering the right message at the right time, restaurants increase guest engagement, drive repeat visits, and grow revenue through smarter, data-driven decisions.

Kaléo is a leader in auto-injector innovation, leveraging its patented Aerio™ platform and human factors engineering expertise to help advance public access emergency preparedness. Our technology powers drug-delivery solutions designed to support appropriate use during severe allergic reactions. Through efforts across community settings, Kaléo is helping to broaden access to emergency response solutions and to increase readiness where allergic emergencies may occur.

Palmer Digital Group specializes in custom indoor and outdoor digital kiosks, display enclosures and drive thru digital menu boards. We can also install every product that we manufacture including indoor displays. We handle high voltage, low voltage and all the needed concrete work. For more information, please visit https://www.palmerdigitalgroup.com.

Paytronix enables restaurants and convenience stores to create personalized, seamless, and delightful digital experiences for their customers. Our innovative, unified platform provides loyalty programs, online ordering, gift cards, and mobile applications for over 1,800 prestigious brands. For more than 20 years, Paytronix has delivered actionable insights and strategic support to ensure our clients form strong and lasting relationships with their guests.

Reality Based Group (RBG) partners with leading brands to measure, analyze, and improve customer experience through video-based mystery shopping, analytics, and consulting. RBG has provided these services across industries for over 2 decades. Our GameFilm platform transforms how companies see and coach customer interactions — just like reviewing game film in sports. We exist to give you the reality of your business. We don't tell you what you want to hear. We show you what you need to see.

Vanteo is the trusted partner for organizations seeking international hiring, workforce mobility, and cultural exchange. We deliver end-to-end talent acquisition services through legally compliant and ethically managed programs, working closely with federal and state governments to ensure seamless execution. Vanteo transforms workforce challenges into competitive advantages by integrating regulatory advocacy, cultural intelligence, and operational excellence.

VGS is a single-source leader in design, fabrication and implementation rooted in over 40 years of craftsmanship, creativity and innovation. We excel at working with entrepreneurs, regional and/or expanding brands at creating scale, by utilizing an existing program and VE ing or refining for expansion, or designing a new one, we can create a flexible, value-driven visual communication package that can easily be duplicated, kitted and rolled-out—effectively setting you up for continued growth.

DeliverThat is a full-service delivery management company redefining off-premise fulfillment for restaurants and retail. With a nationwide fleet of professional drivers and a proprietary logistics platform, DeliverThat enables enterprise brands to manage every delivery, from catering to groceries to alcohol, with ease, consistency, and care. We go beyond logistics to deliver peace of mind, combining people-first service, real-time technology, and strategic consulting to make delivery a profitable and scalable channel. Backed by a highly accessible support team, DeliverThat empowers brands and drivers alike to thrive in the delivery economy.

dlivrd is the catering delivery solution trusted by restaurant brands in more than 200 markets across the U.S. and Canada. Backed by a network of thousands of professional drivers, we combine a proprietary driver app, data-driven order assignments, and our powerful delivery management platform, Expedite, to provide end-to-end support for catering operations. Together with Nibble and Fulflld, dlivrd helps restaurant brands streamline every stage of the catering journey, from order acquisition and operational management to reliable last-mile execution.

faSHOW delivers Full-Cycle Trade Show Advisory for Hospitality Tech. We plan, run, and measure your conference presence end-to-end — so every dollar of show spend is tied to a lead, a meeting, and a deal.

Foodbuy Foodservice is a leading procurement organization serving restaurants, hospitality, healthcare, education, and other foodservice operators across North America. Leveraging the scale and expertise of Compass Group, Foodbuy Foodservice delivers competitive pricing, strategic sourcing, market insights, and supplier partnerships that help operators reduce costs, improve efficiency, and drive sustainable growth.

Hook + Ladder empowers restaurant brands with fractional marketing teams, driving scalable growth through strategic, high-impact solutions. We focus on boosting brand recognition, increasing local sales, and driving franchisee acquisition—all while seamlessly integrating with in-house teams and keeping costs manageable.

KPS Commercial Construction is a nationwide general contractor and one of America’s leaders specializing in new rollouts and remodels of multi-site Fast Casual locations. “Building on a Foundation of Trust” is how we earn long-term business relationships. We have experience in all aspects of Fast Casual construction and our total-solutions approach guarantees quality and consistency.

PepsiCo Foodservice leverages the best of PepsiCo to drive what is next with food and beverage experiences. We strive to build a competitive advantage for our customers with proprietary consumer insights, best-in-class service and equipment, world-class marketing, and an unparalleled portfolio led by Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Lipton Iced Tea, Aquafina, Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Quaker, and Tropicana.

Science On Call is an AI-powered support tool for restaurants, backed by a team of 20+ subject matter experts. Our holistic platform solve things like 86'ing, password resets, printer troubleshooting, and more. We fill in the gaps between IT and Operations!

Stella Trainer is a restaurant-focused training agency specializing in online training platforms (LMS). We bridge the gap between training goals and current performance, helping restaurants achieve their desired training outcomes. With our expert guidance, comprehensive process, and user-friendly platform, we empower restaurants to create a more enjoyable, efficient, and guest-centric work environment. Let's build a better restaurant together.

Vistify transforms menus into smart, data-driven growth engines. Create stunning digital menus in under an hour—no code needed. Update in real time, launch promos fast, and keep branding on point. With POS integration and powerful data tools, Vistify helps you manage content, optimize performance, and boost sales across every screen.

CORE is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) that supports the families of food and beverage employees in crisis. They provide financial support when an employee, spouse/domestic partner or child faces a medical crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. A grant may cover rent/mortgage, utilities. medical devices, funds for basis necessities, child care, expenses related to a funeral and more. CORE also serves as a resource and benefit for operators across the country.

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

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

Join the IFA World Franchise Show, September 25–26, and meet 300+ leading brands from across the globe, all under one roof. Discover how you can become your own boss and find the right franchise opportunity for you. Discover opportunities across sectors, from food and fitness to education and health, alongside 5,000+ prospective franchisees all looking to take the next step in their franchise journey.

The International Franchise Show is the UK's largest franchise exhibition,designed to help hospitality professionals like you turn hard-earned restaurant expertise into successful. Taking place on 17th & 18th April 2026, at Excel London, you'll meet 250+ franchise brands including established names like McDonald's and hundreds of food & beverage opportunities built for your success. The event provides everything you need to find and evaluate franchise opportunities, all in one place.

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

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

The Restaurant Catering Workshop is a hands-on event that equips you with the tools and strategies needed to build a winning catering operation. Learn from industry experts how to choose the right platforms and seamlessly integrate them into your business model for maximum impact. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your catering game, this workshop is your key to success.

Formed in 1937, the TRA serves as the advocate and indispensable resource for the foodservice industry in Texas. As a leading business association, the TRA represents the state’s $138 billion restaurant industry, which encompasses more than 57,000 locations and a workforce of over 1.4 million employees. Along with the Texas Restaurant Foundation, the workforce development arm of the TRA, the association proudly continues to protect, advance, and educate a growing industry.