If there’s one thing we can count on when planning menus, it’s that tastes and trends of customers and guests are continually evolving. From demands for locally sourced and vegan to special meals for food allergic attendees, gone are the days of planning menus that you only have to ask, “Chicken, fish or beef?” Gluten-free, allergy-friendly, vegan and sustainable are all on the plate. How do you meet the needs of all your guests while not breaking the bank, but making a profit.
For your business to thrive in 2020, let’s take a deeper look at what the dietary needs are, how some of you have applied them to your business model and how others are too.
Fee includes buffet style menu. Come for the education, the food and to see the newest location of Boston-based Italian Steakhouse chain, Davio's. The new location, situated inside the 50 Liberty Tower at Fan Pier, boasts a massive 15,000 square foot floor plan.
More information on our speaker, Dame Tracy Stuckrath (Atlanta)
Founder and president of thrive! meetings & events, Dame Tracy Stuckrath has had a 29-year career in corporate, association and social event planning. In 2009, her personal health journey changed the trajectory of her career. She works with organizations worldwide to understand how food and beverage (F&B) affects risk, employee/guest experience, company culture and the bottom line and how to create safe and inclusive food experiences that deliver unrivaled participant experiences so everyone feels valued.
She has co-authored two books, published over 100 articles and is recognized as a meetings and event industry leader, including Top 25 Women in the Meetings Industry and Meetings Industry Changemaker.
Tracy has shared her passion for safe and inclusive food and beverage as a freelance writer and contributor for Allergic Living magazine, The Meeting Professional, Meetings Today, Restaurant Informer, Plan Your Meetings, BizBash, Meetings & Conventions, MeetingsNet, Convene and Special Events.
She's a graduate of North Carolina State University Poole College of Management and spends her spare time in Atlanta, Denver, and North Carolina with her nieces and nephew, 95 year-old grandmother, parents and/or friends.
