Learn how to increase profits and expand your restaurant business by joining the second edition of RESTOINVEST—the Philippine Restaurant Investment Conference on Wednesday, June 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City.
A much anticipated event in the restaurant and hospitality industry, the conference gathers diverse Food and Beverage Industry stakeholders to share their winning insights on the state of their respective categories—from fast-food, fast casual, casual dining, fine dining, commissaries, to hotel-based restaurants, and more.
Sharpen your knowledge on “Business-Building Strategies for Sustainable Growth.” The conference aims to bring on the discussion table, pressing issues on profitability, sustainability, and other challenges and opportunities that the industry faces.
Department of Tourism Undersecretary Art Boncato will be the keynote speaker. Ten of the country’s successful and well-respected industry practitioners are the featured thought leaders of the conference. They are:
1. Vic Gregorio, VP-Shakey’s Philippines, will talk about the challenges and opportunities for a chain that has withstood five decades in the food industry.
2. Pinky Yee, Marketing Director of Goldilocks, will tackle “The future of fast food.”
3. Eric Teng, CEO of Mango Tree, Genki Sushi, and Cocina Peruvia, will discuss “The state of the casual dining in the Philippines.”
4. Eileen Borromeo, Strategic Planning head of McCann Group, will focus her talk on “Branding and Identity: Key success factors in the food business growth.”
5. RJ Ledesma, co-founder of Mercato Centrale, book author, and motivational speaker, will talk about “Building an eco-system for food entreprenuers.”
6. Rhea Sycip, Director of F&B of Discovery Primea, will tackle “Growing the Hotel F&B Market share in dining.”
7. David Sison, president of Mama Lou’s Italian Kitchen, will speak on “Battling the restaurant giants.”
8. Joseph Hizon, president of Earth Kitchen and Hizon’s catering, will discuss “Sustainability and Community: Factors that affect profitability.”
9. Regina Katigbak, AVP of SM Malls, will talk about “The state of the country’s malls.”
10. Efren Pascual, CEO of Link, will speak on “The buying and selling of a food business.”
RESTOINVEST2 is on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at EDSA Shangri-la Hotel from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event is powered by Courage Asia and presented by Philippine Young Chefs Club. It is sponsored by SHATEC Singapore, Enderun Colleges and Breville/Misso s2o. Media partners include Manila Times, Food magazine, clickthecity.com, Interaksyon Lifestyle, Negosentro.com and dineph.com
For more information and registration please call (0917) 639-8089, (0917) 620-8418 or email [email protected]
