Meet the five up-and-coming fast casual brands vying to win the 2020 Perfect Pitch during the virtual Fast Casual Executive Summit Oct. 20-21. After sifting through nearly 50 nominations from fast casual brands around the world, FastCasual has selected entrepreneurs of five brands to pitch their brands to not only the attendees of this year’s […]
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Networld Media Group announces a new virtual summit focused on innovation and the customer experience in self-service, kiosk and vending solutions. Networld Media Group, publishers of VendingTimes.com and KioskMarketplace.com, announce a new virtual summit called the Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit. The event will take place December 8-9, 2020. “The Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit is designed […]
Networld Media Group, a leading business-to-business (B2B) media communications company, has announced the acquisition of Vending Times, a leading publisher in the self-service vending space. Networld Media Group announced the acquisition of Vending Times, a leading media publisher in the self-service vending space. The Vending Times website boasts more than 15,000 qualified, opt-in subscribers and provides original […]
Louisville, Kentucky brand, Royals Hot Chicken managed to burn up the competition as the winner of this year’s Perfect Pitch — the first in the Fast Casual Executive Summit’s history to not only feature a $5,000 prize, but a hefty half-dozen emerging brands. When it comes to chicken, Louisville, Kentucky — a.k.a. that string-tie-wearing white-haired […]
Karen Kelley, chief restaurant operations officer of Panera, will deliver a keynote on how important innovation is for Panera as well as how other restaurant brands can implement similar strategies at Networld Media Group’s annual Fast Casual Executive Summit in Austin. Panera Bread knows a thing or two about innovation. After all, it was the […]
Six operators will pitch their concepts Oct. 15 to attendees and a panel of advisers at Networld Media Group’s annual Fast Casual Executive Summit in Austin. Six concepts, three advisers, 500 colleagues. That’s the recipe for the 2019 Perfect Pitch, a contest held at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in October in Austin. After sifting through […]
The ICX Association recognized the agencies, technology suppliers and brands changing the face of the customer experience with its annual Elevate Awards at the opening night of this year’s ICX Summit. Interactive customer experience technology is changing the face of brand-consumer interactions across the full spectrum of customer verticals. Online tools help shoppers design, order […]
Networld Media Group’s Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Summit and CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit will be co-located in Dallas on June 4-6. Networld Media Group, has announced the addition of three keynote speakers to the agenda of the Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Summit and CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit, to be held at the Omni […]
Networld Media Group’s annual Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit, March 11-13 in Louisville, includes restaurant executive panels that will focus on the topics most relevant to today’s franchise owners. Customers are high-maintenance these days; they expect affordable, yet high-quality food and super quick service in an upscale, trendy environment. Easier said than done, which is […]
Networld Media Group’s annual conference brings restaurant chain executives together for three days of networking and educational sessions on how to leverage innovation to power franchise growth. Louisville-based Networld Media Group will hold its fourth annual Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit at the Omni Louisville Hotel on March 11-13. Networld is the publisher of several online […]
