Fast Casual Executive Summit 2011
October 23 - 25, 2011
Chicago

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This unique gathering will bring together a select group of top executives from the fast casual segment for two and a half days of networking and work group sessions designed to foster the exchange of ideas and innovations covering the industry’s top strategic issues. Fast casual executives will have the opportunity to further establish segment best practices through peer collaboration and executive education in a fun and relaxed environment.

For more information, to register to attend or inquire about sponsorships, visit the Fast Casual Executive Summit website.

Platinum Sponsors:

MonkeyMedia Software (monkeymediasoftware.com) specializes in web-based operation solutions for the foodservice industry. With strong roots in catering and food production and a proprietary, flexible and scalable web-based platform, MonkeyMedia Software delivers the next generation of enterprise-class management solutions for foodservice companies. MonkeyMedia Software's flagship solutions include: MonkeyCatering, MonkeyOnlineOrdering (MOO) and MonkeyFoodFactory.

NEC Display Solutions is a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, with an acute focus on digital signage. As a leader in this market, NEC powers VUKUNET, a universal ad serving and distribution platform that connects digital out-of-home networks with advertising revenue. Learn more at www.vukunet.com.

Gold Sponsors:

Boyd Coffee Company produces and distributes distinctive specialty coffees, hot and iced teas, cappuccinos, frozen beverages, food products and equipment.

Established in 1900 in Portland, Ore., and continuously led by the Boyd family, Boyds® is the Pacific Northwest's longest-operating coffee roaster and North America's first certified organic roaster. Boyds sources much of its coffee from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ and Q-Graded farms to encourage sustainable farming and to improve the quality of life in coffee-growing communities.

Boyds products are available in 24 Western states through Direct Sales Distribution, and available across the U.S. and Canada through distributors, direct shipment and select grocery stores.

Integrated Control Corporation (ICC) is a global leader in the field of foodservice technology solutions, helping restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals and quick serve restaurants achieve consistent daily kitchen operations. The company designs, manufactures and installs innovative, easy-to-use and affordable devices for non-technical personnel to monitor time, temperature, cleanliness and product management that can increase food safety, food preservation, HACCP compliance, and productivity, while minimizing food loss. ICC's leading equipment brands, which have been translated into more than 38 different languages and installed in as many countries, include Product Quality Timers™, Kitchen Minder™, Temp Minder™, and Wash Minder™.

PeopleMatter is a talent management solution for the service industry.  We help companies like restaurants and C-Stores and other service-industry employers hire dependable employees, ignite their passion and inspire enduring loyalty by providing a comprehensive suite of HR tools including hiring, learning, scheduling, performance management, rewards and recognition and workplace social media collaboration.  Our mission is to transform the workplace by providing managers and employees with tools that catalyze the innate human drive to make a difference -- because happy, engaged employees and managers lead to exemplary customer service. PeopleMatter. The name says it all.

Philips Commercial Signage delivers 24/7 performance along with the only standard advanced exchange warranty in the business. We focus on one thing, display; front of screen optimization as well as control and asset management. See why we are the choice of the biggest retail and Airport deployments in the US.

Questar is a leading survey research organization dedicated to helping restaurants and retailers drive sales through improved customer loyalty.

Questar pioneered the "sales receipt survey" nearly 25 years ago and has collected over 150 million surveys in 40 languages across 25 countries. Today, our client list includes restaurants such as Wendy's, Buca di Beppo, Moe's Southwest Grill, Schlotzsky's Deli and Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill.

We understand the importance of building trust with store managers and field personnel. As such, Questar's customer feedback programs are built around providing real-time data that is linked to sales, action-oriented and easy to use.

Truitt Bros., located in Oregon's Willamette Valley, is a family-operated company committed to doing the right things.

Truitt Bros. understands what people have an appetite for, and can help deliver the unique food experiences consumers expect.

Understanding that the challenges facing today's operators go beyond just food, Truitt Bros. is a visionary resource for operational solutions.

From savory beef stews, to fruits and vegetables, to comfort foods, Truitt Bros. prepares and packages all certified sustainable products with the greatest possible care, delivering an experience that beats expectations every time!

Extraordinary taste, on-trend culinary, and innovative packaging. That's Truitt Bros.

For over 20 years, Vendor Safe Technologies has been a leader in providing secure networks across widely distributed enterprises. Founded in 1989, Vendor Safe has earned the trust of customers for the unfailing ability to manage the business environment while delivering unsurpassed levels of data reliability and security. Today our primary focus is providing secure networks and credit card data security services. Vendor Safe specializes in providing Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) solutions. Due to our scalability, we deliver a solution that meets and exceeds many of the requirements for Level 1 through Level 4 merchants. Vendor Safe continues to provide Managed Virtual Private Networks (VPN) for enterprises, as well as deploying a proprietary platform enabling end users to deploy networks in an effortless fashion. www.vendorsafe.com

Silver Sponsors:

BrandStand Group (www.brandstandgroup.com) has advised over 50 restaurant chains with marketing strategy and integrated campaign management for over ten years. Having worked with emerging, regional, and national fast casual clients, BrandStand takes a unique approach to identify the best customers to target, develop campaigns with a high ROI, and drive new trial and increased frequency. Through strategic planning and marketing measurement, BrandStand helps its clients execute integrated campaigns leveraging digital, social, local, direct, and media campaigns to achieve high ROI. For more information, please call Joe Saunders, SVP, at 703-424-2905

CSM Bakery Products, based just outside of Atlanta in Tucker, GA, manufactures a wide range of bakery products and ingredients for in-store and foodservice markets as well as artisan and industrial bakeries. One of the largest bakery manufacturers in North America, CSM Bakery Products' brands consist of some of the industry's most trusted including Brill, Henry & Henry, Multifoods and Fantasia. For more information, visit www.csmbakeryproducts.com.

Fishbowl is a leading provider of online marketing software and services for restaurants. Fishbowl’s solutions help manage critical guest marketing services, including Email Marketing, Social Media, Guest Database Management, Analytics and Local Store Marketing. Fishbowl supports 40,000 restaurant locations and manages the industry’s largest database, with over 60 million members.

McLane is a highly successful $34 billion supply chain services company, providing foodservice and grocery supply chain solutions for more than 18,000 restaurant locations as well as thousands of convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores and military locations. To learn more about McLane, visit www.mclaneco.com.

Culinary Sponsors:

Wireless Ronin is a turn-key provider of the RoninCast digital signage software with solutions, such as digital menu boards, designed specifically for the QSR industry. RoninCast allows clients to manage a digital signage network from one central location using features such as playlist creation, line-item updating and daypart scheduling. Wireless Ronin offers end-to-end service solutions such as creative development, installation, hosting and training. Through our Network Operations Center we offer the ability to monitor the health of your network, schedule content, verify updates, and service your needs 7/24/365. In December 2008, Wireless Ronin's digital menu board application for KFC was named one of the Best New Products of 2008 by VMSD magazine.

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