Before you plan anything, plan on IFMA's 2010 Foodservice Forecast & Outlook Seminar. Changes to the program ensure that you leave with not just the big picture but also with the details and insights you need to shape planning decisions.
Original research, topical deep dives, interactive round tables and live operator and distributor panels give you critical intelligence, peer interaction and customer perspectives.
To provide greater value, IFMA has engaged Technomic, Inc., the Chicago-based foodservice industry consulting firm, to develop and field a timely questionnaire covering key issues impacting foodservice manufacturers. Results will be reported during the seminar.
No matter what your job title or area of specialty, you'll benefit from IFMA's Forecast & Outlook Seminar.
Seminar panelists include:
Bill Day, EVP,Merchandising & Supply Chain, Sysco Corporation
Jim DeVos, Vice President, Marketing & Strategy, Morrison Management Specialists
Darius Gilanfar, Chief Operating Officer, Granite City Food & Brewery
Phil Keiser, President & COO, Culver's Restaurants
Ron Rech, Director, Food & Nutrition, Resurrection Medical Center
Frank Reda, Owner, Topo Gigio Ristorante
Richard Tracy, Vice President, Customer Development, Dot Foods
Pamela Yee, District Marketing Manager, Northwestern University and University Illinois Chicago, Sodexo
Arjun Chakravarti, Ph.D., Professor of Economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Stuart School of Business, exploring how the economy is expected to evolve over the next 18-24 months and what this means to foodservice.
Suggested Audience: Whether you work in foodservice marketing, sales, operations, finance or product development, Forecast & Outlook can help you succeed. Seminar sessions address topics vital to your success, including: distribution, the consumer, the macro environment and the operator situation.
