NRA Show 2008 Special Event Overviews
Ice Carving Competition
Watch the world’s finest ice-carving artists compete head-to-head, saw-to-ice, each day of the Show. Take home ideas to improve the ambiance of your operation. Be part of the audience that will judge the frozen artistic creations for a $2,500 winner-take-all grand prize.
Chef Day
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Join us Tuesday, May 20 and wear your chef coat for Chef
Day at NRA Show 2008. This is an outstanding opportunity to network with other chefs from
around the world, see cooking demonstrations and find the latest trends in food, beverages,
ingredients, equipment and food safety techniques.
Restaurant Executive Breakfast
Saturday, May 17, 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Open to multi-unit executives and the press, join industry peers at this exclusive, educational breakfast event. This year’s panel and topic will be a C-level forum of how to successfully manage profit margin squeeze. Click here for more information about this event.
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation 20th Annual Salute to Excellence
Saturday, May 17, 6:00 p.m.
Network and help honor industry leaders at the foodservice awards gala and banquet.
Call (312) 715-5384.
2008 Spirit Awards and FMP® Recognition Breakfast
Monday, May 19, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
For more information call (312) 261-5318.
2008 Hennessy/Hill Awards Breakfast
Saturday, May 17, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Sheraton Ballroom, Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers
Purchase tickets. For more information contact Lucy Alexander at (202) 331-5966.
Ask The Design Experts
Improve your operation’s front- and back-of-house décor and functionality with a FREE, 30-minute design consultation from leading consultants and designers. In cooperation with Foodservice
Consultants Society International (FCSI), leading front- and back-of-house designers and consultants will be available to meet with operators to explore design plans on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, click here.
Questions? Please e-mail the NRA Show Convention Office at nraregistration@restaurant.org (to attend NRA
Show 2008) or nraexhibitinfo@restaurant.org (to exhibit at NRA Show 2008)
or call (312) 853-2525.
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