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Restaurant Show set to be BIG this year! Get FREE ADMISSION courtesy of Flhip! |
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Friday, 07 September 2012 14:03 |
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FLORIDA’S RESTAURANT INDUSTRY SET TO CONVENE AT THE FLORIDA RESTAURANT & LODGING SHOW IN ORLANDO STARTING ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND
ORLANDO, FL September 10, 2012 – Since 1946 thousands of restaurant and food service industry professions have gathered for the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show. There will be dozens of educational programs, special events and thousands of new food products, equipment and services from more than 400 exhibiting companies. This trade show is taking place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL from Saturday, September 22nd through Monday, September 24th. The event is sponsored by the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, a partner of the National Restaurant Association and produced and managed by Reed Exhibitions. Event highlights include:
CLICK HERE FOR FREE ADMISSION! Be sure to add "PASS" in the priority code for your free registration!
- Trends in Dining Panel: Is the concept of "Fine Dining" gone or has it been totally redefined in this new economy? On Saturday, September 22 at 3:00 pm come hear what some of the top chefs and restaurateurs are successfully doing right now. Panelists include Chef Louis Perrotte, Former Owner of Le Coq Au Vin Restaurant in Orlando; Chef de Cuisine Gregory Richie from Emeril’s Tchoup Chop; Heather McPherson, Orlando Sentinel Food Editor and Restaurant Critic and Master Chef Ferdinand Metz, Dean Le Cordon Bleu & Former President of Culinary Institute of America.
- Celebrity Chefs: Food Network Stars, Chef Josh Lyons, and Chef Emily Ellyn will be conducting cooking demonstrations and will be joined by Season 5 finalist Jen Isham for a panel discussion. In addition Joshua Bartram, Executive Chef at Greek Island Spice, Inc. and instructors at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts including Chef Peter Vossenberg and Chef Enrique Diaz will be doing culinary demonstrations.
- The 2012 Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum: Ferdinand Metz is a Certified Master Chef, Dean for Le Cordon Bleu and the past President of the World Association of Chefs Societies, has handpicked industry experts to educate all those part of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show. These industry leaders will be delivering the latest information on trends, applicable business lessons, and their opinions on what generates success.
- Food Trends Experience is a tasting adventure providing direct access to products, flavors and ingredients driving the most recent trends in the market – healthy, organic, sustainable, ethnic, artisanal, etc. Foodservice professionals’ will discover and learn about the new culinary innovations that will inspire creative and fresh menu ideas, drive profits, and delight customers.
- Meals of Hope: The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association is joining Meals of Hope to build 100,000 meals for local families in need. Meals of Hope is a non-profit organization that was started in 2007 by Executive Director Steven Popper in order to end hunger. The second annual food packing event will take place Sunday, September 23 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm.
- American Culinary Federation Competitions – US Foodservice Presents: The 2012 American Culinary Federation Culinary Arts Competition. Chefs will compete in the R.L. Schreiber Apprentice/Jr. Member Florida State Championship Team Skills Competition, Taste of Elegance Pork Signature Recipe Competition, the USA Culinary Cup Team Competition, and the Pastry Challenge. Many of the award winning meals will be served during the Chef's Table Luncheons, a four-course surprise lunch prepared by the participating chefs.
- US Pizza Team Trials: Some of the country’s best dough acrobats will compete against each other in high-flying, dough spinning action! Competitors compete in several events such as, Fastest Pizza Maker, Largest Dough Stretch, Box Folding, and Freestyle Acrobatics. Each competitor will prepare a 3-minute acrobatic routine set to fast-paced music in hopes to secure a spot on the U.S. Pizza Team.
The 2012 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show will be held Saturday, September 22 through Monday, September 24, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center. For more information on exhibiting or attending future events, call (888) 372-3976 or visit the official Show website at http://www.flrestaurantandlodgingshow.com/ |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:22 |
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Darden Suit could reach tens of millions of dollars! |
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Thursday, 06 September 2012 23:29 |
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Another lawsuit has the potential to cost the Darden group many millions of dollars. The issue is based on the claims that Darden has underpaid their employees on a regular basis for years. Darden stands by their practices as consistent with their values and legal. Check it out! |
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Restaurant owner forgot to pay $126,000 in sales taxes last year! |
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Thursday, 06 September 2012 22:29 |
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A Clearwater restaurant owner is in hot water for conveniently forgetting to pay the state about $126,000 in sales taxes last year. They have a funny way of not forgetting those kind of things. Continue |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 06 September 2012 22:34 |
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Mandalay Bay Restaurant receives 2nd employee lawsuit! |
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Thursday, 06 September 2012 11:47 |
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The popular tourist destination in Las Vegas, Mandalay Bar, had just settled a sexual harassment lawsuit when they were hit with another suit. This time it all about the way their employee tip pool is handled! Continue |
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Restaurants cracking down on Drinking on the job! |
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Thursday, 06 September 2012 11:36 |
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After a drinking binge by a restaurant employee that ended in a fatal accident resulting in a lawsuit of over a million dollars many restaurants are reevaluating their policy relating to drinking on the job. What are your policies? Continue |
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Urban FLAT BROKE stiffs employees for wages & closes. |
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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 22:09 |
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Urban Flats gives a new meaning to the term Dine and Dash. The company has been in the headlines over the past couple of years for bankruptcy issues. But employees didn't see this closure coming so soon. Continue |
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DARDEN! Are they biting off more than they can chew? |
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Tuesday, 04 September 2012 22:12 |
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Darden Restaurants wrapped up its latest purchase of another chain last week, but some analysts are starting to wonder whether the world's largest casual-dining company is getting too big for its own good.
"They are trying to be all things to all people, and the reality is that they can't," said Howard Penney, a restaurant analyst for more than 20 years and managing director of investment-research company Hedgeye Risk Management. Read more!
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:21 |
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Manager stages robbery in front of his wife to get girlfriend out of jail! |
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Sunday, 02 September 2012 21:35 |
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Restaurant manager stages robbery with the help of two buddies to get bail money to help get his girlfriend out of jail. He conveniently arranged to have witness watch the robbery, including his wife. Normally this type of action occurs at a McDonald's but this time Burger King got into the action. I guess the manager was trying to "Have it HIS way". Read more. |
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Car Crashes into restaurant just before Lunch time! |
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Saturday, 01 September 2012 14:24 |
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Luckily only three people were injured as a car comes crashing through a restaurant just before lunch time. Kind of a new meaning for a drive through restaurant! Continue |
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Masked Obama Robber arrested! |
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Friday, 31 August 2012 14:00 |
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Authorities say they've arrested a man for robbing a South Florida McDonald's while wearing a mask of President Barack Obama. His Comment was, "What Obama is doing to the whole, country I'm only doing it to one store". Continue
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