Thursday, June 11, 2026 - CT (Central Time, GMT-06:00)

Loyalty dynamics. Economic anxiety. Standards like speed and value being redefined.

Mastering your menu is table stakes.

David Portalatin, Circana’s SVP and Industry Advisor Food and Foodservice, plunges into the intensifying pool of QSRs, beverage-led concepts, and digital-first models that continue to redefine speed and value.

From there, Portalatin challenges whether your business model – from rewards to delivery to urgent trends like GLP-1 to leveraging convenience’s inherent strengths – is meeting today’s needs or still operating under yesterday’s assumptions.

Retailers will walk away with a clear perspective on the future convenience value proposition and the operational and strategic levers that matter most in the battle for the next trip.