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2021 education sessions
tuesday | November 2, 2021
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Keynote Presentation: What is the Role of Restaurants in Mixed-use Retail Developments?
Mr. Steiner formed Steiner + Associates in 1993 with a vision of creating welcoming, sustainable, pedestrian-friendly, Town Center destinations— environments for people to not only shop, but also to live, work and play. Over the past 24 years, the company has turned that vision into reality by developing more than 7.4 million square feet of mixed-use space including retail, restaurant, residential, entertainment, hospitality and office uses.
Speaker: Yaromir Steiner, Steiner & Associates
Understanding the Impact of COVID on Your Recipe Costing
A journey of combining your passion of all aspects of the industry the food, beverage, and superior service and the critical understanding of all the numbers. Learn how to apply this unique methodology to discover what producing the menu items for the guest experience truly costs. Understand not only the impact on cost structure as volumes shift but how to respond to those changes to ensure profitability.
Speaker: Mark Kelnhofer, Return on Ingredients
Digital Evolution and The Great Resignation: How Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Will Save The Restaurant World
Session Copy: BYODTM (Bring Your Own Data) is the brainchild of long-time restaurant operator Dave Dittenber and technology pioneer Frank Luijckx. Frustrated by a complete lack of products that could help them deal with the myriad of operational issues they saw every day in their own restaurants, the two went to work on building something that could solve traditional operator issues in real-time. In this session, the founders discuss why BYOD’s Virtual Restaurant Assistant, MABELTM is the future of the industry.
Speakers: Dave Dittenber & Frank Luijckx, Co-founders, BYOD
COFTA Presents: Food Truck Operators Forum
One of the most popular sessions at the Expo each year, this panel is a great opportunity to hear from members of the Central Ohio Food Truck Association about they got started in the business and the ins and outs of operating a food truck. From business models to designing a floor plan and how to get through the winter, these owner/operators are the best in the biz!
Speakers: Jim Pasovich, Pitabilities, Enrico Margaroli, A Cut Above Schnitzel & More
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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