Location: the historic JW Marriott Theater, original home of the Cannes Film Festival

Join us for the highly anticipated debut of the Globie Awards at GRLC—a prestigious celebration of excellence in the global restaurant industry. Building on the legacy of the 2025 Global Restaurant Leader of the Year Awards (GRLOY), where we honored Five Guys for their remarkable achievements, this inaugural event will shine a spotlight on the visionaries, innovators, and trailblazers shaping the future of the restaurant world.

The Globie Awards will recognize outstanding accomplishments across key categories, including leadership, innovation, and growth. The 2026 honorees represent the best and brightest from around the globe, showcasing the creativity, resilience, and forward-thinking strategies that are driving the industry forward.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to get dressed up, witness history in the making, and celebrate the achievements that are setting the gold standard for global restaurant leadership.

Award Categories:

Tech Innovator of the Year

Recognizes a restaurant chain that has demonstrated exceptional innovation and impact using technology to enhance operations, customer experience, and/or efficiency.

Menu Innovator of the Year

Honors a restaurant chain that has excelled in creating groundbreaking menu items or limited-time offerings (LTOs) that resonate globally.

Global Growth Champion

Celebrates a restaurant chain that has achieved remarkable international expansion and growth, setting a benchmark for global success.

Franchise Excellence Award

Acknowledges a franchise group that has exemplified outstanding partnership, operational excellence, and brand representation on a global scale.

Global Restaurant Leader of the Year (GRLOY)

The highest honor, awarded to a visionary leader or restaurant chain that has made an extraordinary impact on the global restaurant industry.

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Wednesday, 4 NovemberWednesday, November 4, 2026