BONUS: The can’t-miss restaurant industry event right around the corner

Take-Away with Sam Oches

Nation's Restaurant News

Business, Entrepreneurship

2.5 • 15 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode of Take-Away, NRN editor-in-chief Sam Oches talks with Chris Keating, EVP of Conferences for NRN parent Informa Foodservice. Sam and Chris talk about the upcoming Restaurant Leadership Conference (RLC), held April 14-17 in Phoenix, and why restaurant leaders should plan to attend this influential annual event. Chris shares more details on RLC’s program and speakers, how attendees can get the most out of the event, and why he’s particularly excited for keynoter Martha Stewart.

Want to attend Restaurant Leadership Conference? Visit restaurantleadership.com and click “Request an Invitation.”

Contact Sam Oches at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hey there, welcome to Takeaway with Sam Ocas, a podcast from Nation's Restaurant News.
0:10.6	I am Sam Ocas editor-in-chief here at NRN, and this is the show where I give you an all-access
0:15.3	pass to the restaurant industry's most influential decision makers.
0:19.3	Today, I'm sharing a very special bonus episode of
0:22.2	takeaway, and I am very excited to be talking with one of my colleagues. Chris Keating, he is the
0:28.1	executive vice president of conferences for Informa Food Service, which is the group that
0:33.1	Nation's Restaurant News belongs to. We are very excited to now be a part of this group, which puts on
0:38.3	restaurant leadership conference, a must-attend event for the restaurant industry that is coming
0:43.6	up. It is April 14th through 17th in Phoenix, Arizona. You've probably heard of RLC. If you
0:50.8	have not heard of RLC, this is really one of the biggest events for restaurant
0:55.5	brands out there every year, brings together some of the biggest and most exciting restaurant
1:00.2	chains to have networking, to have programming, to have exciting conversations. If you want to be
1:06.9	a part of the conversation in restaurants, if you want to connect with some of the most
1:11.0	influential people in this industry, restaurant leadership conference is the place to be. Chris and I
1:17.2	sat down to talk about why RLC is such a great event, why it's something you should consider
1:22.2	going to this year. We talked about the best ways to get a lot out of RLC.
1:28.0	I know some of these events can be intimidating.
1:29.8	It can be big and scary.
1:31.5	If you've not been before, you don't know what to do.
1:33.7	Chris breaks that down really excellently and I think helps to give you the confidence of knowing that RLC is really an event that's very accessible and very exciting and something that you should attend.
1:44.5	Also, I should point out the keynoteer for this year's RLC is none other than Martha Stewart.
1:50.6	Yes, the Martha Stewart is keynoting this year's RLC.
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