Solution Stage Presentations
Come learn what items at the show you just can't miss! Discover new items (and their location at the show) that can help you move to the head of the class by building student participation in your cafeterias. You'll hit the mark when you see and taste healthy, nutritious products that meet the right price point. And take away popular school lunch ideas that have surpassed expectations in school cafeterias across the state! Let Gordon Food Service help you streamline your business operations by using our electronic Recipe Manager to create, maintain, store, report, and cost recipes. Get information at your fingertips by analyzing food-cost percentages, selling prices, and profit margins to drive sales and help you create a strategic approach to increased profits. Discover the secrets that most successful chains use to attract customers and increase sales. Custom Concepts helps create interest and excitement instantly and affordably. Receive customized creative services and advice from professionals with over 25 years of experience with brands like McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Subway, and more. This session will guide you through ideas, tools, solutions, and resources to help you market your foodservice operation. Gaining and retaining market share is critical to today's operators. E-mail marketing experts will discuss sales-building opportunities and present the tools, resources, and solutions to help you attract and retain customers when you make e-mail marketing an integral part of your overall marketing plan. Building sales is a top priority for operators. In this session, our experts will showcase the value and importance of gift cards to your operation's sales plan. Gift cards can help bring in new customers and assist in further penetrating your current customer business to maximize sales.What's New for Schools (10:30 a.m.)
A Stategic Approach to Creating Recipes and Increasing Profits (11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.)
Put the Power of Branding to Work with Custom Concepts (11:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.)
Email Marketing: High ROI with Targeted Customers (12:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.)
How Gift Cards can Build Your Sales (12:30 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.)


