Attendees will also explore trends in ingredients, packaging and equipment, as well as the essential [image-nocss] business building blocks to a solid foodservice program.
After a golf outing and welcome reception on Wednesday, Thursday's schedule will offer "Full-Throttle Food Service Innovations" and three other concurrent workshops. Tom Hart of Targeted Solutions will discuss tuning up profits in tough economic times. Environmental attorney Gary S. Bowitch will help attendees avoid penalties from DEC inspectors. And Patrick Wilbur of Southern Tier Vending will explore PCI compliance and security.
Keynote speaker Fran Duskiewicz of Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes will offer a "Statistical Portrait of Today's C-Store Industry" after Thursday's workshops, followed by the opening of the trade show floor.
Attendees of the "Full-Throttle Foodservice Innovations" workshop will have the chance to win overnight accommodations for Fare magazine's Foodservice at Retail Expo (FARE), held August 17-19, 2009, in Schaumburg, Ill. For more information about FARE, which features more than 16 hours of on-the-go foodservice education, a trade show and networking events, visit www.foodserviceatretail.com.
Admission to the NYACS workshops and trade show is free for all retail personnel. Pre-register by visitingwww.nyacs.org or calling (877) 384-8829.
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