NACS Show 2025
  • McCormick Place Convention Center
  • Conference: October 14-17, 2025
  • Expo: October 15-17, 2025
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Transforming Your Menu like a Restaurant

We all know food is the future of convenience, but how do we scale our menus to meet the needs of diverse customers? Hear from restauranteur Stafford Shurden on the hundreds of convenience...

October 7, 2024
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
Foodservice
Format: Masterclass Masterclass

Winning the Dinner Daypart

According to Food Genius, 80% of Americans don’t know what they are having for dinner by 4:00 p.m. They also don’t particularly enjoy making dinner, which is an opportunity for convenience...

October 7, 2024
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
Foodservice
Format: Case Study Case Study

Foodservice Failures That Lead to Innovation

Embark on a journey through innovation in the foodservice industry, uncovering the stories behind transformative successes and the lessons learned from failures. This session is made to order...

October 8, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
Foodservice
Format: Case Study Case Study

Innovating Your Foodservice With Equipment and Packaging

 Discover the newest trends retailers and QSRs are adopting, from cutting-edge equipment to innovative packaging solutions that enhance convenience and efficiency. Explore topics such as to-go...

October 8, 2024
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PDT
Foodservice
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope

Sustainable Practices in Effectively Managing Food Service Waste

Through innovative and sustainable practices, we can significantly reduce the environmental impact of food service operations while benefiting the bottom line. This session is for store owners...

October 8, 2024
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PDT
Foodservice
Format: Case Study Case Study

Protecting Consumers and Your Brand With Food Safety Basics

Two retail leaders will share the common violations and key data necessary to help protect customers, your teams, and your brand. During this session, designed for those in food safety...

October 9, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
Foodservice
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert/Expert Interview
Format: Awards Awards
Awards announcements and presentation.
Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Panel Panel
Multiple presenters, experts in a certain field discussing and sharing expertise and experience with one another.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.
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