Keynote - Hospitality Operators Beware: Converging Disruptive Trends Ahead
(Room Grande Ballroom)
27 Feb 18
9:15 AM
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10:00 AM
The U.S. restaurant market is evolving into a $799 billion mega-industry, spanning dozens of distinct segments – from table service and quick service restaurants, to institutional and military foodservice, to non-traditional locations and bars. A convergence of rapidly moving trends in technology, consumer demographics, labor-force composition, food, alcohol and economics is reshaping the historical restaurant model and altering future foodservice, supplier and alcohol markets. New data from the National Restaurant Association will offer strategic insights into the restaurant industry’s unique opportunities and challenges in meeting a growing demand for food and alcohol prepared away from home.