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AAK Foodservice is a global manufacturer with a regional focus, offering a broad portfolio ranging from sauces, dressings, mayonnaise and margarine to specialty fats and oils with plant-based and sustainable options. With a dedicated cross-functional team, we specialize in co-development to create custom products and packaging solutions. Our customer-centric approach emphasizes culinary, marketing and customer innovation to determine the best for your business needs.

ASMI is a public-private partnership between the State of Alaska and the Alaska seafood industry established to foster economic development of a renewable natural resource. Its work to boost the value of Alaska’s seafood product portfolio is accomplished through partnerships with retail grocers, foodservice distributors, restaurant chains, foodservice operators, universities, culinary schools, and the media.

Created in 2013, the objective of this non-profit marketing organization is to promote the product of its two founding avocado organizations: MHAIA (Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association), which represents hundreds of importers and distributors in the United States and APEAM (Association of Avocado Exporting Producers and Packers of Mexico) that represents more than 28,000 small avocado growers and 62 packers.

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Black Box Intelligence™, the leading provider of restaurant performance benchmarking, has officially introduced its experience management platform, GuestXM.™ The GuestXM™ platform provides a new way for hospitality brands to deliver best-in-class experiences by capturing omnichannel guest feedback with an extensive natural language processing (NLP) model, transforming every interaction into the right action to help your brand reputation and performance grow.

BML Public Relations specializes in a variety of PR services, including brand management, media relations, events and promotions, product launches, social media, cause marketing, crisis communications and more. Our hardworking, fun, scrappy and easy-to-work-with team of PR pros provides big-thinking strategy, unparalleled creativity and amazing results for all of our clients.

Butterball helps consumers celebrate traditional holidays and every day meal occasions with its branded line of products. As the most recognized name in turkey, the brand represents more than 60 years of cherished memories by providing quality, great tasting products that make meals something to celebrate every day.

Local farmers have been selling their maple syrup to the Marvin family of Butternut Mountain Farm for forty years. Butternut Mountain Farm in Morrisville, Vermont is one of the largest maple processors and distributors in the United States. Our team of eighty plus employees steward maple syrup's transformative journey from local trees to food ingredient manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers worldwide.

Coco is a robotic delivery service that deploys remotely piloted sidewalk vehicles to make last-mile deliveries more affordable, reliable and sustainable. Our robot fleet serves thousands of customers per week across Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Austin and Houston, creating a more optimistic future of delivery that nourishes local communities.

As a leading advisory, assurance, and tax firm, CohnReznick helps forward-thinking organizations achieve their vision by optimizing performance, maximizing value, & managing risk. Clients benefit from the right team with the right capabilities; proven processes customized to their individual needs; & leaders with vital industry knowledge & relationships.

Consolidated Concepts is a data ingestion machine! Every time a multi-unit restaurant makes a purchase, data is generated. That data is the key that unlocks contract savings, price insights, operational metrics and KPIs, product compliance, and sourcing opportunities.

GROWERS OF GOOD® Being Del Monte® means not only growing nutritious and great-tasting food, but also taking care of what’s good: our customers, our team members, our growers, our communities, and our planet. That approach has helped us become one of the country’s largest producers and distributors of premium-quality foods.

The DRA is a non-profit 501(c)6 membership organization dedicated to helping restaurants thrive in the digital world. The DRA strives to be the premiere restaurant industry resource for profitable online revenue generation, innovation & public policy. Led by an advisory board of leading restaurateurs & a staff with digital operations expertise, the DRA leverages the power of the collective voice of the restaurant industry to advance policies that will protect digital restaurant business.

Diversey’s purpose is to go beyond clean to take care of what’s precious through leading hygiene, infection prevention, and cleaning solutions. We develop and deliver innovative products, services, and technologies that save lives and protect our environment.

Dreambox is a digitally-inspired, full-service advertising agency that has worked with over one hundred restaurant brands in the company’s twenty-two years including Habit Burger, Round Table Pizza, Velvet Taco etc.

Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services., Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, & improve operational efficiencies and sustainability.

At Energy Solutions we focus on big impacts. For over 25 years we’ve designed and led programs that leverage the power of the market to deliver large scale carbon, energy and water use savings.

The Everybody Water brand launched in 2019 and is a WBENC-certified women-owned business selling premium water in a 16.9 oz. carton, supporting clean water projects that bring running water and sanitation directly into homes for the first time, impacting especially women and girls.

EW Grobbel specializes in whole muscle meat proteins and pickle products. The company gained a national following with its "Grobbel's" brand of products. We are best known as "America’s Oldest Corned Beef Specialist". Recent expansions include acquisitions of the Detroit processor, Sy Ginsberg's Meat & Deli (est. 1982) along with produce specialist, Topor's Pickle Company (est. 1960).

Ferrero is a manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, and the second biggest chocolate producer and confectionery company in the world.

FGF Brands is a proud maker of both Stonefire® and ACE Bakery®: Stonefire® is one of North America’s leading brands of authentic Naan, Flatbread and Pizza Crust. Made with traditional recipes in patented high-heat ovens, Stonefire® provides true menu solutions that work across dayparts from dine-in to take-out to meal kits. Stonefire.com/Foodservice. ACE Bakery® is a renowned Artisan bakery.

The Girard’s brand of food service dressings was born from a fascination for flavor. Today, as an entity under HACO Foods Company, we craft our dressings, sauces, dips, and marinades with that same enthusiasm. It’s a culinary curiosity best gratified by bringing fresh tastes to your kitchen, your menu, and every bite your customers come back for.

Heritage Premium Meats is rooted in tradition and ready for the future. Customers want unique, time-intensive proteins and flavors. We make finding solutions it easy. Our portfolio brings the best of sous vide style and authentic pit-smoked together to provide one-of-a-kind flavor. Taking a people-first philosophy, we believe that no matter your size or need, you deserve a real partner. We’ll go the distance to bring you reliable, premium meats that meet today’s demands.

Our mission is to give people the freedom to enjoy eating the foods they love, without the negative consequences. We're focused on cultivating a happier, healthier future with unbelievably tasty bread, that doesn't compromise.

Leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to accept orders and payments via phone or text with HungerRush’s OrderAI – the phone bot experience that feels anything but robotic. OrderAI never gets sick, never puts customers on hold, and is always happy to hear from guests. You can’t afford to be less convenient than your competition.

At Ivey Talent Partners it is our mission to work with Restaurant, Retail, Hospitality and Technology clients and candidates that are energetic, driven, and intellectual in their approach. This allows a true partnership in leading and nurturing the growth of both the individual and the organization.

Jarritos is a brand of soft drink in Mexico, founded in 1950 by Don Francisco "El Güero" Hill and now owned by Novamex, a large independent bottling conglomerate based in Guadalajara, Jalisco, property of the Hill & ac. Co. It is also distributed in some areas of Mexico by the Pepsi Bottling Group and Cott.

Jensen Meat Company, founded in 1958 by Reggie Jensen, is a leading processor of quality ground beef products for the Food Service Distribution, Restaurant, Retail and School markets. Our commitment is to provide the best looking, best cooking, and best-tasting ground beef products to our customers and consumers.

For more than 70 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for our customer and make things more delicious for their customers. Lamb Weston is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, with manufacturing operations focused in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in the world’s best potato-growing region, the Columbia River Basin.

Sprouting from our farms in Australia near where the macadamia tree originated, milkadamia cracked the code on preserving the subtle flavor, milky creaminess & health benefits of macadamia nuts into a delicious plant-based milk made with care & flair.

Olo is a leading open SaaS platform for restaurants that enables hospitality at every guest touchpoint. Millions of orders per day run on Olo’s on-demand commerce engine, providing restaurants a single source to understand and serve every guest from every channel, whether direct or third-party.

Opus is the restaurant training platform purpose-built for the frontline. Train 100% of your team in 101 languages on-the-job to get them up the productivity curve quickly. With full visibility across all training, restaurants get the frontline business intelligence they need to drive their company forward. We work with hundreds of growing, multi-unit brands including Hart House, Hopdoddy, Ford's Garage, and Shipley Do-nuts.

Our Restaurant Operating System helps restaurants make more money, delight guests, and navigate the ever-changing world of food—all in one place.

PathSpot is the leading health & safety operating system for smart restaurants, delivering clear results with their patented solutions and real-time hand hygiene management system. With 24/7 data monitoring and white-glove onboarding and support, PathSpot helps operators protect their patrons and employees from illness and outbreaks.

Pioneer Meats is an innovator, marketer and manufacturer of superior quality meat products, serving all classes of trade. Pioneer Meats has been providing its clients with top quality meat products and services for over 18 years and is dedicated to giving its customers not only high quality products and services, but also value through innovation.

Reser’s is the leading provider of fresh refrigerated deli salads, side dishes, and prepared foods for the supermarket, club store, and food service industries. Family owned and operated, Reser’s has been a proud sponsor of good times at racetracks, picnics, BBQs, music festivals, and affordable family meals since 1950.

Seascape develops value-added seafood and vegetable products for restaurant concepts nationwide. We emphasize collaboration with chefs. We work together with our customers to create fresh, new items that guarantee profitable outcomes.

Solink is a subscription-based software that connects your camera footage with your POS data to give you the insight you need to increase your profits, reduce theft, and help you reclaim your time. Solink reviews all of your POS transactions and pairs them with the corresponding real-time video, creating a dashboard of searchable moments. These moments allow you to filter by specific incidents like movement in a room, particular purchases, and unusual staff behavior.

Southern Visions, LLP is a leading innovator for beverage products in the food service industry. Founded in 2003, the family owned and operated business services some of the largest food service distributors in the country. Since inception, Southern Visions has primarily focused on the fresh brewed beverages category, with ground breaking innovations for preparing sweetened teas and lemonade.

Sunny Sky Products produces a wide variety of on-trend, high-appeal, and easy-to-execute beverage solutions offered as core “everyday” products as well as seasonal LTOs. The company’s products include cappuccinos, hot chocolates, iced and cold brew coffee, creamers, fountain drinks, slushies, bar mixes, smoothies, frappes, energy drinks, juices, teas, sweeteners, flavored syrups, sauces, and toppers.

Superorder is an all-in-one software platform for restaurant chains and groups to drive operational efficiency and profitability in delivery and takeout. Superorder’s AI solutions help restaurant chains and groups to optimize their digital business such as AI-powered chargeback, financial, and performance management tools. Superorder has a robust network with thousands of partner restaurants across 180+ cities.

For nearly 50 years, Tampa Maid Foods has been an industry leader in manufacturing and marketing innovative frozen coated foods. Our expanding portfolio of delicious products is served in restaurants and other foodservice outlets, and in grocer’s freezers throughout the U.S. Tampa Maid’s proprietary coatings and processing methods add flavor, texture, and creativity to seafood, vegetables, and more. Tampa Maid is headquartered in Lakeland, FL and is owned by Watkins Associated Industries, a family-operated U.S. company with holdings in food processing, real estate development and more.

Bring the speed and simplicity of QR code payments to your restaurant. Millions of guests and tens of thousands of restaurant staff rely on and love Up 'n go for a frictionless checkout experience that’s as easy as scan-pay-go. Guests scan a QR code that’s automatically printed at the bottom of guest checks to quickly settle-up at the table.

The USA Rice Federation is the global advocate for all segments of the U.S. rice industry with a mission to promote and protect the interests of producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses.

Wisetail Learning Management System (LMS) and Learning Experience Platform (LXP) support and strengthen every learner to ensure your brand promise is delivered to your people, and to the world. We view learning as the path to a stronger culture, a greater brand, and vital to building communities of employees, customers, and partners.

Zerega, a wholly owned subsidiary of Philadelphia Macaroni Company, is the leading supplier of dry pasta to the foodservice industry. We offer the largest selection of shapes and can also work with your team to help customize our pasta to your most exacting demands. With 6 manufacturing plants across the country as well as a milling operation in Minot, ND we are well-positioned to service your business.