National Restaurant Association Show

Saturday, May 18, 2024

The National Restaurant Association Show offers attendees ideas and inspiration year-round. From menus to workforce to technology to operations. Restaurant Business will be covering the Show’s resources to bring you the latest updates, trends and insights. Stay connected here.

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Technology

10 tech takeaways from the NRA Show

By Sara Rush Wirth on May 21, 2015

Attendees learned how technology is changing the restaurant business in ways both subtle and profound.

9 ideas to steal from the NRA Show

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 22, 2015

Here are a few of the lightbulb moments that shined brightest during our go ’round at the NRA Show this year.

Food

Making sense of the wackiest food at the NRA Show

By Alaina Lancaster on May 24, 2016

One intrepid Restaurant Business editor eats her way through eccentric fare at the National Restaurant Association Show.

3 new phrases cool restaurateurs are using

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 31, 2016

Tote bags and food samples weren’t the only gems picked up on the floor of the National Restaurant Association Show. Here are a few new terms of the trade overheard at this year’s show from restaurant industry experts, insiders and observers.

What to eat at the 2017 NRA Show

By Lisa White on May 22, 2017

From savory to sweet, there's a bevy of delectable bites to enjoy at this year's annual industry gathering.

Food

7 menu trends spotted at the NRA Show

By Patricia Cobe on May 24, 2017

Here’s what’s happening in food and drink that can power your menu in the year ahead, as seen and heard at the sessions and in the aisles of this year's convention.

5 questions not to ask at the NRA Show

By Peter Romeo on May 01, 2014

The National Restaurant Association’s May convention is an ideal place to find answers to everyday dilemmas. Here's how to avoid being hissed off the trade-show floor.

Post-NRA Show attitude adjustments

By Peter Romeo on May 20, 2014

If colleagues attended the NRA Show and you didn’t, grant them some deep-thought time. They’re likely grappling with new necessities that mandate changes in their attitudes and ways of doing business. You may want to sit at their feet and get a download, Grasshopper.

Restaurant trends from across the pond

By Patricia Cobe on May 27, 2014

The British restaurant scene is booming, according to Peter Backman, an annual visitor to the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. Backman sat down with Senior Editor Pat Cobe to share some other insights into what's trending in the U.K. Did someone say "fast casual"?

Financing

5 things to expect after an equity recapitalization

By Peter Romeo on May 19, 2015

If a restaurant company opts to fund its growth by selling a piece of the operation to outside investors, there are some common experiences they should expect, speakers agreed at yesterday’s Restaurant Finance Summit during the NRA Show.

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