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National Restaurant Association 2011 Trends Webinar

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 26, 2011)—The National Restaurant Association will hold a webinar to release its 2011 Restaurant Industry Forecast. The Association’s head of research will present the economic, workforce, consumer and menu trends that will shape the restaurant industry landscape this year. In addition to industry sales and workforce outlook, the report includes information on fullservice and quickservice business challenges and expectations, loyalty programs and frequent diners, social media-related trends, and food trucks.

WHAT:
National Restaurant Association releases its 2011 Restaurant Industry Forecast research

WHEN:
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
12:00 p.m. EST

WHERE:
National Restaurant Association webinar. Register at: https://nra.webex.com/nra/onstage/g.php?d=792913423&t=a

WHO:
Hudson Riehle, Senior Vice President of the Research and Knowledge Group, National Restaurant Association

 

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