Each year the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO) conference brings together industry leaders from the top 400 restaurant chains as well as emerging growth companies for three days of industry education and networking. Featured presentations include keynote speakers, general sessions and an interactive debate panel focusing on some of the most challenging issues facing restaurant operators. Adding to MUFSO’s value are the unparalleled networking opportunities you’ll find here. It is the perfect place for exchanging ideas and solutions with restaurateurs who share your concerns.
Who Attends MUFSO?
Continuous peer-to-peer learning and interaction are highlights of every MUFSO conference. Want to learn from the best? MUFSO attracts industry leaders, with over 80 percent of attendees being senior executives at restaurant organizations, including CEOs, Presidents, COOs, CFOs and Vice Presidents. From quick serve, casual and family restaurants to fine dining and on-site, you will meet operators who know your segment, your struggles and your competition.
Hot Button Issues Top MUFSO Agenda
“Capital Ideas in Challenging Times” is this year’s theme as our speakers and panelists examine top-of-mind issues, including:
Chris Matthews, Host of
“Hardball with Chris
Matthews” on MSNBC-TV
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Marcus Buckingham
Best Selling Author
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• Immigration Challenges
• The Cost of Doing Business
• Menu Labeling
• Sustainable Business Practices
• Recognizing & Retaining Your Talented People
• Supply Chain Processes
• Real Estate Occupancy Costs
• Shareholder Activism
• Rising Prices & Shrinking Margins
• Recipe Trends & Menu Innovation
Chris Matthews Talks Politics – With the November 4 general election just weeks away, politics will take center stage at MUFSO. Chris Matthews, one of the media’s sharpest political pundits, will analyze the current political landscape. Join us for this keynote address from the no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is host of “Hardball” on MSNBC-TV.
Marcus Buckingham Focuses on Leadership – A leading authority on employee productivity and the art of leading and managing, Marcus Buckingham will discuss “Leading from Your Strengths.” This keynote presentation is sponsored by the Women’s Foodservice Forum.
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2008 MUFSO KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Aria of Chris Matthews
NY TIMES ARTICLE
By MARK LEIBOVICH
Whenever Chris Matthews says something he likes, which happens a lot, he repeats it often and at volumes suggesting a speaker who feels insufficiently listened to at times. “Tim Russert finally reeled the big marlin into the boat tonight,” Matthews yelled — nine times, on and off the air, after a Democratic debate that Russert moderated with Brian Williamsin late February at Cleveland State University. Matthews believed that Russert (the fisherman) had finally succeeded in getting Hillary Clinton(the marlin) to admit that she was wrong to vote in favor of the Iraq war resolution in 2002. “We’ve been trolling for that marlin for what, a year now?” Matthews said to Russert......(click here to read more)
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Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
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