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Restaurant Leadership Conference
April 4-7, 2027
Coming Soon

Rich Shank
Senior Principal and Vice President, Innovation at Technomic
Speaker

Profile

Rich leads Technomic’s restaurant advisory practice and innovation teams, focusing on building actionable research programs for clients. With more than 20 years of professional research experience, Rich has spent the past decade focused on brand and customer strategy, menu optimization, opportunity segmentation, demand planning, new product feasibility and pricing analytics. He has been a featured speaker at numerous industry events, including the Restaurant Leadership Conference, National Restaurant Association Show and numerous national franchisee conferences, as well as Technomic’s Foodservice Planning Program events.

Agenda Sessions

  • Pouring Profits: Maximizing Revenue Through Beverage Strategies

    1:15pm
  • Technomic State of the Industry: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in the Evolving Marketplace

    10:05am