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Summer may be coming to an end... but with all we've got on tap this fall – TBH, we're not too bummed, read to find out what's in store!

Thinking back on the NGS/QSR Evolution/Pizza Power conference in Atlanta last week, where I got to hang with some clients, see friends old & new, & get perspectives from across the industry. Highlights included: Dinner with the COJE Management Group team at Warhorse Investments. From a panel on AI: ‘The computer always wins. It’s not an if, it’s a when. We’re not going to be guessing how much dough to prep or having humans take phone orders.' Aaron Nilsson, Jets Pizza Pretty much everything that came out of Peter Kiley's mouth at the panel on Global Menu Inspiration, but especially this gem: "One if the most important ingredients is storytelling. If someone wants to come up with a new recipe I tell them to write a press release first—you need to be able to sell it." AMEN! Like I said, pretty much everything - although this one I could've done without: "Every time we lose $ I call it a marketing cost. No ROI." Replace "marketing" with "branding" and I'll give it to him but I know we've proven time and again to our clients that marketing done well CAN deliver serious ROI! Panel education, including learning the secret behind Sweet Basil's signature pesto (a dull blade!), the mixology mindfulness that is shared by both jackson cannon & Raymond Tremblay, and being in awe of Christopher P. Jamison's knowledge of lighting. Other things I loved: Ginger Flesher Sonnier, M.Ed. badassness, Melissa Del Savio's savvy brand color selections, catching up with Anthony Valletta, Neil Newcomb and Rakesh Chauhan over wine & sushi in Buckhead. Kudos to Danny Klein, Callie Evergreen and the entire team at QSR & FSR magazines for putting on another great event!

Orient Express returns to Italy, Relais & Châteaux celebrates 70 years, have your wedding at Taco Bell, perks of third-party subscription services, the tiniest hotel rooms, cracker innovation and more in this week’s #IndustryInsights Restaurant Business Online | Food & Wine | CNBC | Food Business News | Food Dive | Progressive Grocer | Robb Report | Uncrate | The Sun | Hospitality Design | Travelweek | BBC | Jonathan Maze | Jelisa C. | Natalie Rice | Eric Schroeder | RXBAR | Chris Casey | Amanda Buonopane | Rachel Cormack | Alia Akkam | Marriott International | Marriott Hotels #portugal #orientexpress #traintravel #luxurytravel #foodtrends #snacks #snacktrends #protein #proteinbars #avocado #tacobell #tacobellcantina #hospitalityindustry #hospitality #restaurantindustry #restaurants #hospitalitymarketing #hospitalitynews #cpgindustry #cpgbrands #travelandtourism #travelindustry

Pumpkin spice trash bags, air cruising is luxury travel’s hottest trend, the “proteinization” of food, cultivated foie gras, two-story Chik-Fil-A, the future of deli meat, and more in this week’s #IndustryInsights Food & Wine | Forbes | Restaurant Business Online | FoodNavigator | Food Business News | The New York Times | Modern Retail | Nation's Restaurant News | QSR | Microsoft | Robb Report | Fortune | Walmart | Korin Miller | Gabriela Barkho | Roni Caryn Rabin | Alicia Kelso | Boar's Head Brand | Rebecca Ann Hughes | Airbnb | Mark Ellwood | Lewis Nunn #ireland #UK #luxuryhotels #internationaltravel #aircruise #wine #italianwine #prosecco #boarshead #deli #delimeat #drivethru #newyorktimes #heartdisease #UPF #UPFtax #ultraprocessedfoods #sugar #aspartame #grocery #chikfila #foiegras #cultivatedmeat #pumpkinspice #fall #hospitalityindustry #hospitality #restaurantindustry #restaurants #hospitalitymarketing #hospitalitynews #cpgindustry #cpgbrands #travelandtourism #travelindustry

The world’s greatest places of 2024, impact of a bill on NYC restaurants, any alcohol may not be good, Mars Wrigley acquires Kellanova, Los Angeles can get robot delivery, total hotel buyouts growing in popularity, and more in this week’s #IndustryInsights

Safety concerns around non-alcoholic beer on draft, the Spanish fight back against record tourism, why OJ is so expensive, how weight loss drugs are shaking up the snacking industry, celebrity coffee is the next tequila, cultured foie gras, Nestlé gets into honey, Pete Wells’ last essay as The New York Times restaurant critic and more in this week’s #IndustryInsights Food Dive | Food & Wine | CNBC | VinePair | Food Processing | Microsoft | Elizabeth Flood | Priya Krishna | Nespresso Professional | Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner | Andrea Miller | Evan Rail | Nick Beake #tourism #spain #nonalcoholic #nabev #grocery #groceries #supermarket #foodcost #inflation #wegovy #coffee #nestle #foiegras #culturedmeat #ozempic #restaurants #dining #finedining #casualdining #hospitalityindustry #hospitality #restaurantindustry #restaurants #hospitalitymarketing #hospitalitynews #cpgindustry #cpgbrands #travelandtourism #travelindustry

Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks seriously ups its event game this month; roller skating is back in a big way in Kendall Square; and, as you start to plan your European getaway for 2025 after seeing all things Italia over your friends' Insta feeds these past few months, you'll definitely want to be in the know about Affresco Events Group. 

Paris travel impacted because of Olympics, food & bev innovation down, Gen Z snacking trends, adults only in Jackson Hole, what athletes will be eating in the Olympic Village, fast food no longer seen as cheap and more in this week’s #IndustryInsights Shauna Golden | Mintel | Food Business News | Jeff Gelski | Aneurin Canham-Clyne | Restaurant Dive | Jonathan Maze | The New York Times | Priya Krishna | Joe Guszkowski | QSR | Joanna Fantozzi | Nation's Restaurant News | Bloomberg News | Angelina Rascouët | Travel + Leisure Co. | CoStar Group | Trevor Simpson | Microsoft | Gustaf Kilander | Evie Carrick #jacksonhole #wyoming #maralago #charleston #loyalty #loyaltyprograms #fastfood #france #paris #olympics #parisolympics #genz #genztrends #snacks #upcycling #upcycled #innovation #foodandbeverage #marketresearch #hospitalityindustry #hospitality #restaurantindustry #restaurants #hospitalitymarketing #hospitalitynews #cpgindustry #cpgbrands #travelandtourism #travelindustry

Taxes on ultra-processed foods, the air-fryer revolution, food more important than games in Paris, Pete Wells steps down, staying at Atlantis Resorts the Royal, hot dog martinis, Tock sold to American Express, saying goodbye to the Mirage, The MICHELIN Guide goes to TX and more in this week’s #IndustryInsights CNBC | DeLon Thornton | Salon.com | Joy Saha | Eater | Amy McCarthy | Andrew Adam Newman | Retail Brew | The New York Times | Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner | Food & Wine | Priya Krishna | Squarespace | Tock | TechCrunch | Paul S. | Robb Report | Sarah Khan | Dawn Gilbertson | The Wall Street Journal | Marriott International | Marriott Hotels | Christina Jelski | Travel Weekly #martini #foodandbeverage #olympics #icecream #frozenfood #airfryer #sugar #sugartax #fastfood #fastcasual #ai #aiautomation #grocery #hospitalityindustry #hospitality #restaurantindustry #restaurants #hospitalitymarketing #hospitalitynews #cpgindustry #cpgbrands #travelandtourism #travelindustry

"Many people think marketing is one-size-fits-all, when it's not." Just one of the truths our founder, Marlo Fogelman, shares in the latest Ovation podcast. Give it a listen for more of the conversation on all things hospitality marketing with 🍽️Zack Oates🍕.