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W hat happens when you bring thousands of the restaurant industry’s top leaders together for four days in Arizona? A whole lot of game-changing education, idea sharing, deal making and networking. And some pickleball, too. We recently wrapped the 2024 Restau- rant Leadership Conference, the premier event for restaurant industry leaders, and it was arguably our best ever. After a lit- tle R&R — golf, pickleball, hiking and jeep tours — it was time to get down to busi- ness. Leaders from the biggest brands and most innovative suppliers tackled the most important issues of the day, including artificial intelligence, $20 mini- mum wage, consumer sentiment, real es- tate and growth trends, and much more.
Whether you were there and couldn’t take it all in, or you want a peek at what you missed, we’ve got you covered. The teams from Restaurant Business and Na- tion’s Restaurant News were there, cap- turing the biggest trends and insights directly from leading executives. In the following pages, you’ll find video, photos, podcasts and exclusive data from the event, plus insights from our award-win- ning editors. There is no shortage of challenges facing operators today — rising costs, consumer pullback and tech integration hiccups, to name a few — and RLC is de- signed to send attendees home brimming with innovative ideas for how to navigate them. We hope this report provides you with a few new ideas of your own. We’ll see you back in Phoenix in 2025.
Chris Keating EVP, Conferences, Informa Connect Foodservice
COVER PHOTO CREDIT: W. SCOTT MITCHELL PHOTOGRAPHY
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