Restaurant Industry Trade Shows: Where to Catch QSR in 2020
Disclaimer With so much developing around the COVID-19 Virus, many of these dates are subject to change. Visit the link below to stay updated on any cancellations, postponements, or re-schedules.We love to talk to people. That’s why every year, QSR Automations travels to as many restaurant industry tradeshows that we can so that we can connect with the people who matter most: our customers. That’s also why we’re hosting the Elevate 2020 Conference this September 23-25 in Dallas, Texas, so that we can connect our end users with our product specialists. We want to meet you! And the good news: there are a ton of chances to do that this year. Check out our list below to see what restaurant industry trade shows we’ll be at this year, and come talk to us!
Squirrel Sales Conference
Date: February 3-7 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
“An opportunity to talk about all things product, strategy, and sales with implementation experts and the go-to-market team at Squirrel.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Sponsorship level – Gold
- Speakers – Ty Reed
Agilysys Inspire 2020
Date: February 4-7 Location: Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, FL
“The three-day event will give attendees an opportunity to network with industry peers and share information about how to achieve success using Agilysys’ comprehensive end-to-end solutions for property management, point-of-sale, inventory and procurement, payments, document management, and related processes.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Sponsorship level – Bronze
- Booth/Stand # 17
- Event link: Agilysys Inspire 2020
Hospitality Innovation Planet 2020
Date: February 24-26 Location: IFEMA Feria de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
“Hospitality Innovation Planet is the annual innovation summit for the HORECA channel. A different and innovative platform to boost the business with a disruptive approach with trends, products and specific solutions for each segment of the industry: bar, restaurant, hotel, community, take away or services to the traveler.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Booth/Stand # Hall 14.1; Stand A104
- Event link: Hospitality Innovation Planet 2020
Oracle Food & Beverage Connect
Date: March 2-4 Location: Miami, FL
“Designed to provide insight into what Oracle is doing to help grow your business, Oracle Food, and Beverage Connect will be the most important event of the year for restaurant, coffee shop, bar, and venue operators around the world. Join us for this exciting three-day event.”What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Sponsorship level – Gold
- Event link: Oracle Food & Beverage Connect
Hotel Restaurant & Catering Show 2020
Date: March 3-5 Location: ExCel Hotel, London, England
“The event will bring together four shows covering everything from food, drink, catering equipment, interiors, technology alongside talks, masterclasses, panel debates and much more.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Booth/Stand # H221
- Event link: Hotel Restaurant & Catering Show 2020
Midwest FoodService Expo
Date: March 9-11 Location: Milwaukee, WI
“The Midwest Foodservice Expo provides the latest products, training, trends, and solutions, specifically for the restaurant and foodservice industries. Food, beverage and hospitality professionals unite with industry suppliers for new ideas and new products.”What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Event link: Midwest FoodService Expo
- Speakers – Manager of Training Shari McCauley with a talk on the past, present, and future of off-premise dining
MURTEC
Date: March 9-11 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
“The agenda is packed with subject matter experts, and the show floor features 75+ of the hottest technologies. We’re helping restaurants find the solutions they need to feed time-starved, convenience-hungry consumers with a hankering for exceptional experiences.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Sponsorship level – Platinum
- Booth/Stand # – 68
- Table topic – Essential Tech Features for Efficient Off-Premise.
- Event link: MURTEC 2020
IHOP Blue Roof Franchisee Association Annual Conference
Date: March 18-19 Location: Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
“The Member Meeting is an annual event where you can network with fellow franchisees and vendor partners, and learn important money-saving tips from top operators.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Sponsorship level – Bronze
- Event link: 2020 BRFA Member Meeting
Restaurant Leadership Conference
Date: March 22-25 Location: Phoenix, AZ
“The event for top executives from the restaurant industry’s leading chains and suppliers to network and gain important knowledge.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Sponsorship level – Gold
- Event link: Restaurant Leadership Conference
National Restaurant Association Show 2020
Date: May 16-19 Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
“The Show is serving up new sessions as well as a fresh offering this year with a deep dive on some specific key challenges in the industry. If you’re hungry for more information on the hottest topics in foodservice, like off-premise delivery, labor concerns, CBD, blockchain technology, and more.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Booth/Stand # – 7450
- Event link: National Restaurant Association Show
Heartland POS Conference 2020
Date: June 19-22 Location: Sheraton Hotel, Kansas City
“The event’s high-quality content and networking opportunities create an ideal environment for solution and service providers to spend productive one-on-one time to build relationships that produce results.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Info – TBD
Restaurant Bar Tech Live
Date: September 8-9 Location: ExCel Hotel, London, England
“The event’s high-quality content and networking opportunities create an ideal environment for solution and service providers to spend productive one-on-one time to build relationships that produce results.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Booth/Stand # – F28
- Speakers – Panel speaker TBA
- Event link: RBTL 2020
Elevate 2020 Conference
Date: September 23-25 Location: Gaylord Texan, Dallas, Texas
Elevate 2020 is a premier opportunity for ConnectSmart Kitchen and ConnectSmart Host customers and users to learn from industry leaders and share successes with peers in the restaurant technology industry!
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Sign up to attend here. You can submit a presentation and participate with us here.
FSTEC – Foodservice Technology Conference & Showcase
Date: October 25-27 Location: Dallas, Texas
“The FSTEC will discuss data ownership, as well as how data is parsed out and protected, touching on the construction of agreements to make sure the right information is captured and shared. Discover some of the industry’s latest innovations, mingle with peers and help us kick-off.”
What to Know and Where to Find QSR Automations
- Sponsorship level – Gold
- Event Link: FSTEC 2020
More To Come
We know there are plenty of restaurant industry trade shows to look forward to this year, beyond just the return to warmer weather in the northern hemisphere. Most importantly, whether it’s at Elevate 2020 or one of the other upcoming conferences this year, we’re excited to get out into the world and get to know our current and future customers. Stay tuned, as we’ll update this list throughout the year, as new opportunities to get to know each other materialize.
Subscribe to the blog for more interesting restaurant content!Amber Mullaney led all things marketing for QSR. A proud Texan native, she graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in Public Relations and spent her career in the healthcare industry before making the switch to QSR and beyond, saying she loves a good challenge. Amber has a long list of things she loves, including tacos (especially tacos), sweet tea, Texas, the outdoors, and traveling with her husband and two daughters.
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