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The National Restaurant Association Show is here

Follow along with Restaurant Business for top coverage of updates and insights. By Sara Rush Wirth on May 18, 2018

As the 2018 National Restaurant Association Show approaches, Restaurant Business will bring you all the coverage you need on the latest trends, insights and innovations.

This year, we’re building on our regular coverage by adding podcasts, recorded straight from the show floor. Restaurant Business editors will be talking with operators and other industry executives about ideas, ongoing issues and developments.

Interested in joining us on our podcast, "A Deeper Dive"?  Contact us.  

Also be sure to follow us throughout the Show on a special section of our website, Facebook (@RestaurantBusiness) and Twitter (@RB_magazine). For even more, follow along with the whole team.

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Sara Rush Wirth is the former Content Director for Winsight Media's Foodservice group.
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