Sponsors

HigherMe is an all-in-one hiring software that gives businesses the tools and technology to easily find, screen, interview, and onboard employees. Founded by a former multi-unit franchisee, HigherMe reduces the time and cost of hiring with automated interview scheduling, a mobile-first applicant tracking system, Text-to-Apply technology, paperless onboarding, and more.

Since 2010, InMarket has connected brands and customers when and where it matters most. Through InMarket's industry-leading real-time marketing and measurement platform, brands can drive growth, optimize spend, and close the loop between consumer intent and purchase with unique, real-time, actionable intent, location, and item-level commerce data.

Exponent combines loans, credit cards, and cash flow management restaurant groups, franchisees, and small business owners. We focus on multi-location or multi-entity portfolios tailoring technology and capital to your structure to help businesses scale smarter, spend efficiently, and fuel growth.

Win the war for talent with a platform that measurably improves your employee’s financial wellbeing. By reducing financial stress in the workplace, ZayZoon makes employees happier, more productive and likelier to stick around. When workers know you've got their back, they'll give you their best. ZayZoon's financial empowerment platform helps you prioritize employee financial wellbeing and prove you care.

Jeff’s Bagel Run is a fast-growing, founder-led bagel brand known for small-batch, scratch-made bagels baked fresh in every store. With more than 100 units open or in development, Jeff's Bagel Run is redefining the neighborhood bagel shop through joyful hospitality, innovative tech built in-house, and a simple, scalable model that delivers exceptional consistency and craveable quality.

Incentivio helps restaurants turn guest data into measurable revenue. Our all-in-one platform unifies loyalty, personalized marketing, and online ordering—powered by deep insights and POS integration. By engaging guests with the right message at the right moment, we turn one-time visitors into loyal regulars and passive data into profit.

MediaDex is a media buying agency. We make our impact by focusing on strategy, buying and reporting remarkable results across all channels. Headquartered in Cincinnati, with offices across the country, MediaDex has been achieving efficient growth for our clients, in more than 150 U.S. markets, for over 25 years. Our mission is to move growing companies to the next level through more affordable, and smarter, media buying decisions. Media moves that matter.

PepsiCo Foodservice leverages the best of PepsiCo to drive what is next with food and beverage experiences. We strive to build a competitive advantage for our customers with proprietary consumer insights, best-in-class service and equipment, world-class marketing, and an unparalleled portfolio led by Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Lipton Iced Tea, Aquafina, Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Quaker, and Tropicana.

Top 2 Bottom Business Solutions helps franchise brands and franchisees achieve financial clarity through standardized bookkeeping and payroll services. We align with each brand’s chart of accounts, deliver clean and consistent monthly financials, and provide the insights franchisors need to support system growth and franchisee success.

Fast Casual is the global online leader for news, analysis, blogs and research in the worldwide fast casual restaurant industry.

Food Truck Operator was launched in 2017 to meet the needs of the thriving food truck industry. The site covers industry trends and news, profiles business owners, and explores the technologies and tools available to help operators grow their businesses.

Pizza Marketplace is the premier online destination for C-level pizza executive leadership seeking cutting-edge intelligence for their multi-unit restaurant concepts.

QSRweb delivers fast-breaking news, features and analysis on the quick-service restaurant industry.

Rewards That Matter brings awareness to consumers of the hundreds of loyalty programs available across markets in restaurants, retail, travel, banking, entertainment and more. The site offers insight on loyalty program news and rewards program updates. Brands can submit their loyalty programs for inclusion on RewardsThatMatter.com via a convenient online form.