Restaurant Leadership Conference News
CEOs from Dunkin’ Brands, Brinker International, the National Restaurant Association and Outback parent Bloomin’ Brands, and their riffs will be different perspectives on the macro issues confronting all chain executives at RLC's general session—The Leadership Watch Power Panel.
If Marcus Luttrell had merely qualified to be a Navy SEAL, served in an Afghani hot zone or written two best-selling books, he'd have an inspiring story to tell. But the drama doesn't end there, as moviegoers are learning from the hit film based on his life, "Lone Survivor." It's the story attendees will hear from Luttrell himself at this year's Restaurant Leadership Conference.
The CEO of the company that operates Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's, Bonefish Grill and Fleming's will offer her perspective on key economic, government and consumer issues during a special session aimed specifically at senior restaurant executives.
Learn how some of the most successful restaurateurs are handling common challenges and opportunities.
Attendees who value networking opportunities at Restaurant Leadership Conference will find more occasions this year to connect with acquaintances.
At age 84, Bernie Marcus wonders if restaurateurs and other small-business operators will be denied the sort of Cinderella life he earned through sweat and smarts. That’s why the co-founder of The Home Depot plans to make an impassioned case during the Restaurant Leadership Conference for standing up to anti-business forces.
It’s been done with hamburgers, with cocktails, with Mexican QSR. Take a familiar concept, one with a degree of built-in familiarity and consumer acceptance, and differentiate it—around the ingredients, the menu, the presentation, the service model. Make it unique and craveable, make it stand out from the competition; just don’t make it so strange that customers don’t know what to make of it.