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MenuDirections - Business Building Ideas

March 8-10, 2020 | Nashville, TN

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The only culinary-focused, business-building and networking event for all noncommercial foodservice segments.

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Thought leaders focused on the noncommercial foodservice segments will lead an agenda designed around the latest trends, data and solutions.

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MenuDirections is a must-attend event for leading foodservice directors and executive chefs looking to take their business to the next level. Our educational workshops, culinary demonstrations, vendor fairs and general sessions are designed to help you find solutions to overcome your day-to-day challenges.

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Need your supervisor’s permission to attend MenuDirections 2020? Download and customize our predrafted approval letter.

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Gain Continuing Education Credits

Looking for a way to gain Continuing Education Credits in 2020? See all the credits that MenuDirections has to offer.

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40+Speakers
400+Attendees

Speakers

Marla
Cushing

VP, Commercial Foodservice
Brill, Inc.

Michael
Thrash

Corporate Executive Chef
Simplot

Pat
Cobe

Senior Editor
Restaurant Business Magazine and FoodService Director Magazine

Amber
Johnson

Manager of Foodservice Marketing
Lentils.org

Orlando
Apodaca

Corporate Executive Chef
Nestlé Professional

James
Bickmore-Hutt

Chef
Lentils.org

Josh
Diekman

Corporate Executive Chef and Culinary Sales Manager
Land O'Lakes Foodservice

Kelsey
Nash

Editor-in-Chief
FoodService Director

Jeff
Wirtz

Chef, Vice President of Culinary Innovation
Blount Fine Foods

Lawrence
Wright

Director of Foodservice
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

Peter
Romeo

Editor-at-Large and Vice President of Content Innovation
Restaurant Business

Adam
Millman

Senior Director
Yale Hospitality

Anna
Veselovsky

Commercial Strategy Manager, Healthcare
Kellogg's Away From Home

Lauren
Hallow

Manager of Consumer Insights
Technomic

Joe
Pawlak

Managing Principal
Technomic

Rosalyn
Darling

Associate Culinary Director
Sterling-Rice Group

Lisa
Tucker

Culinary Specialist
Brill, Inc.

Gary
Corbin

Chef
Tyson Foods

Angela
Serna

Marketing Manager
National Mango Board

Frank
Dominguez

Corporate Chef
Smithfield Culinary

Christie
Wood

Senior Account Director
Sterling-Rice Group

Kathryn
Fenner

Principal
Technomic

Timothy
Beerup

Foodservice Business Development
National Mango Board

Kat
Martin

Content Manager
Winsight, LLC

Jason
Hernandez

Chef
National Mango Board

Juliet
Greene

Consulting Innovation Chef
California Walnuts

Benita
Gingerella

Editor
FoodService Director

Andrew
Hunter

Foodservice and Industrial Chef
Kikkoman Sales USA, Inc.

Nikki
Green

National Accounts Sales Manager
Garner Foods - Texas Pete®

Thomas
Thaman

Director of Food & Nutrition
Eskenazi Health

Emily
Nordee-Rogers

Foodservice Communication Director
California Walnuts

Josh
Hasson

Director, Food & Nutrition Services
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Jimmy
Lentz

Associate Sales Manager
Garner Foods - Texas Pete®

Dan
Plunkett

Vice-President of Foodservice Sales
Garner Foods - Texas Pete®

Oona
Settembre

Executive Chef
Kellogg's Away From Home

Rahul
Shrivastav

Executive Director of IU Dining
Indiana University

Maneet
Chauhan

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Author, Television Personality and Founding Partner & President
Morph Hospitality Group

Pat
Cobe

Senior Editor, Restaurant Business and FoodService Director
Winsight Media

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