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Recent franchise conferences: Our quick take

May 12, 2015 / 3 min read

Over the past few months, we’ve attended a number of franchise industry events, including the International Franchise Association (IFA) 2015 Convention and the 2015 Restaurant Leadership Conference. Both were full of great information for franchises. We thought we’d provide a brief overview here.  

Connect. Innovate. Evolve.

The theme of the IFA 2015 Convention was “Connect. Innovate. Evolve.” It was aptly named, as there were many connections made that will hopefully inspire and drive innovation and, eventually, evolution in those who attended. Some of our favorite key takeaways include:

New dynamics of growth

Given the reduction in gas prices, there’s been an upward trend of consumers spending their new found disposable income at restaurants. It makes sense, then, that the theme of the 2015 Restaurant Leadership Conference was “New dynamics of growth” because the restaurant space as a whole is flourishing.

Here are a few of our favorite takeaways:

For more information on any of these challenges or opportunities, give us a call. We’re here to help.

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