TRA 2018

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100 Restaurant Marketing Ideas (Room Big Bend Big Ideas Stage)

15 Jul 18
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Speaker(s): Hunter Townsend ; Kendra Shier ; Stacey Kane
Get ready for a fast-paced, idea-rich, exciting hour of restaurant marketing. Restaurant marketers at the top of their game will share their wins, ... More...

Wasted: Feed Your Customers, Not the Landfill (Room Panhandle Culinary Theatre)

15 Jul 18
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Speaker(s): Amy Stansbury ; Darien Clary ; Jason Sabala ; Nadine Thomas ; Ryan Beard
There's no question that recycling, composing and organic diversion waste disposal options are good for the enviroment and for our future. This pan... More...

Reimagining Foodservice Through Innovation (Room Silicon Hills Tech Stage)

15 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Lauren Taylor
Technology like waitlist apps, table turning software are changing table management as we've histroically known it. Our panel of tech experts discu... More...

Solve Your Biggest Problem: Recruit & Retain (Room Big Bend Big Ideas Stage)

15 Jul 18
11:00 AM - 11:45 PM
Speaker(s): Brian Medina ; Jim Jordan ; Madhav Mehra ; Pete Cortez
The restaurant industry is notorious for employee churn... but you can buck the trend. This group of seasoned HR veterans from some of the top bran... More...

Food for Thought: Broadening Concerns in Security (Room Silicon Hills Tech Stage)

15 Jul 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jeff McKissack
This program looks at the growing areas of liability facing all restaurants. From cash couriers to delivery drivers; from threats posed by former e... More...

At the Head of the Table: Women in Foodservice Leadership (Room Big Bend Ideas Stage)

15 Jul 18
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Carin Stutz ; Diana Barrios Trevino ; Tracy Vaught
Some of our restaurant industry's most powerful female leaders come together to discuss the current and future state of the service industry, gende... More...

Food + The Future: The Virtualization of Hospitality (Room Silicon Hills Tech Stage)

15 Jul 18
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Speaker(s): George Miliotes ; Jack Serfass ; Rafael Frederick Texas
Virtual experience enable restaurants to make and save real money in ways never before possible.Learn how Darden/The Capital Grille and Shula's Ste... More...

Ingredients for Food Service Management (Room Panhandle Culinary Theatre)

15 Jul 18
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Speaker(s): Mark Gaskamp ; Pete Bassett
The revolving door of employment and inexperienced workers in the industry creates significant issues related to safety education and safe work pra... More...

Keynote: GJ Hart, Torchy's Tacos (Room Big Bend Ideas Stage)

15 Jul 18
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): David Cantu ; GJ Hart
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Our Favorite Restaurant Disruptions (Room Silicon Hills Tech Stage)

15 Jul 18
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker(s): Anna Tauzin Rice ; Chris Tripoli ; Robert Hale ; Thomas Nguyen
Kiosks, contactless payments, robotics, and other emerging technologies are already changing the foodservice industry. Is your restaurant ready fo... More...

Startup Showcase Pitch Session (Room Big Bend Big Ideas Stage)

15 Jul 18
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Hear from this year's participants in our inaugural Startup Showcase. Get excited about their drive and entrepreneurship that will doubtlessly ... More...

Build, Adapt, Optimize: A Fresh Approach to Franchises (Room Silicon Hills Tech Stage)

15 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Mike Feinman
Franchise owners face a unique set of challenges within their business model - challeneges that range from inspiring employeesto standing out from ... More...

Building a Better Drink Menu (Room Panhandle Culinary Theatre)

15 Jul 18
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Charlie Moore Texas
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15 Effective Incentive Ideas to build Sales, Profits and employee loyalty (Room Big Bend Big Ideas Stage)

16 Jul 18
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Speaker(s): T.J Schier
This tactic-packed session will provide 15 selling and cost-reduction incentive ideas to ensure employees are building your sales and increasing yo... More...

Make Those Pics Pop: A Food Photography Workshop (Room Panhandle Culinary Theatre)

16 Jul 18
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Jessica Giesey
Food Photography - much like food itself - is somewhere between an art and a sciende. Learn how to find a perfect lighting, frame your shot, and ma... More...

Everyday I'm Hustling: A Conversation with Industry Giants (Room Silicon Hills Tech Stage)

16 Jul 18
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Speaker(s): Creed Ford Texas ; Matthew Mabel ; Russell Ybarra Texas ; Skeeter Miller
Legendary leaders in the Texas restaurant industry will be led in a moderated discussion about why they got into the business and what they've lear... More...

What Makes Me Stay: Restaurant Employees Speak Up (Room Big Bend Big Ideas Stage)

16 Jul 18
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Amanda Rose ; KC Hensley ; Nicole Palmer ; Philip Coggins
Why Speculate about employees wants and needs when you can hear it directly from them? A panel of long-term service industry employees get real on ... More...

Restaurants & Third Party Delivery (Room Silicon Hills Tech Stage)

16 Jul 18
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Speaker(s): JB Mason ; John Moore ; Kelly Stoker ; Trent Patterson
Show me the…plastic? This panel for the cashless-curious will address everything from the big picture reasons why to the finer, more tactiful point... More...

You're Not Immune: Understanding and Addressing Employee Harassment and Misconduct (Room Big Bend Big Ideas Stage)

16 Jul 18
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Juliette Gust
Allegations of harassment are a daily challenge. Acknowledging, swiftly investigating and resolving employee concerns has an exponentially positive... More...

Become Socially Savvy: A Four Step System for Your Restaurant Business (Room Silicon Hills Tech Stage)

16 Jul 18
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Speaker(s): Geoffrey Brown
You don’t need to be told that content marketing is just one more "to do" item in a restaurant owners list. Main Street Hub will walk you through a... More...

Keynote: Chefs Johnny Hernandez & Hugo Ortega (Room Big Bend Big Ideas Stage)

16 Jul 18
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Hugo Ortega ; Johnny Hernandez
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Increase your revenue, employee retention, & repeat customers by delivering an extraordinary customer experience (Room Big Bend Big Ideas Stage)

16 Jul 18
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Carol Huntsberger ; Jill Raff ; Kevin Fink ; Mariam Parker
The collective experience of these members of the culinary community - over 100 years in total- has shown that a company's ability to grow is direc... More...

Industry Compliance: Labor, Wage, and Insurance (Room Big Bend Big Ideas Stage)

16 Jul 18
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Efrain Contreras Texas ; Erica Holder ; Gene Umana ; Marycela Padgett
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Restaurant Data for those who hate data (Room Silicon Hills Tech Stage)

16 Jul 18
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Brian Wayne
Whether you track it or not, a restaurant constantly generates data. Knowing how to obtain that data, and how to understand it, is crucial in helpi... More...