March 11-13, 2025 | Myrtle Beach, SC — Registration is open until March 7. Register Now

TESTIMONIALS

Arrival day was full of energy around connecting, having cool shared experiences, and meeting new people! The air is was electric with lots of cross collaboration and introductions to new peers.

Troy Hooper, Hot Palette America

Such an awesome event! Thank you for everything. We are so thankful to have been there this week!!

Joey Connaughty, Mitchell Private Holdings LLC (Culver’s franchisee)

There was lots of great content throughout the program and some meaningful moments of connection for our team.

Chad Offerdahl, The Big Biscuit

Had an incredible time in Kansas City for the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit! Made some amazing new connections, heard from inspiring industry leaders, and even got to share some insights about our growing catering business.

Jessica Leyva, Another Broken Egg Café

We had a fantastic time in Kansas City for Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit learning from industry experts and the fastest growing brands on the latest trends in the restaurant space. All this information enables our team to understand how to best support our customers, to customize beverage programs that meet their needs and drive value above and beyond just being a beverage provider. Thanks Cherryh Cansler for organizing a jam packed 3 days of fun, learning, and productive networking!

Allison Rook, PepsiCo

Thank you for hosting such a great event! And thanks to all for the learnings, discussions, and opportunities!

Don Schneider, Freezing Point

Thank you Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit for an amazing time to connect! SMG – Service Management Group was honored to be a sponsor especially the Giveback Party! Looking forward to continuing the relationships built in KC!!

April Bush, SMG – Service Management Group

What a great informative conference learning from the best franchised restaurant industry thought leaders at Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit.

Andrew Sternburg, Gong Cha

Always great to share and learn from peers at Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit! Best networking and so glad to catch up with so many longtime friends and meet fabulous new ones!

Donna Spangler-Josephson, Shipley Do-Nuts

The buzz is just so positive. I love coming to shows like this because the energy is just so high. I think everyone enjoys spending time together. And what’s better than talking about franchising and innovation?

Betsy Hamm, Duck Donuts

Had a blast connecting with other passionate members of the industry at this year’s Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit. Thanks to everyone who came out and participated — it was truly an experience!

Blas Escarcega, Pollo Campero

Thanks to the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit for another amazing event. It was great re-connecting with friends and colleagues, and most importantly making new connections!

Marcelo Butron Arnez, District Taco

Best part of #rfis is the ability to have those smaller conversations – the operator and supplier talent was amazing.

Samuel Stanovich, Big Chicken

This was an intimate show with very focused conversations filled with forward thinking topics from people who are in a growth mindset. In terms of content and connections this was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to! SO much value.

David “Rev” Ciancio, Crazy Pita

I thought the Summit was great! There was a ton of helpful information and great people to network with. The entertainment at Arrowhead was absolutely incredible, and it is so awesome that the Summit went that far with providing an experience like that!”

Nate Mitchell, Mitchell Private Holdings LLC (Culver’s franchisee)

Huge thanks to Cherryh Cansler and Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit for organizing another fun and amazing event.

Charlotte Mindus, V Modern Italian – Fast Fine Restaurant Group

Amazing event! The staff was incredible, hotel was great, and the attendees were fantastic. The overall event was an 11 out of 10.

Nate Michalic, TouchTunes

It’s been a great week at #RFISummit reconnecting with so many and having the opportunity to meet with the #restaurant industry’s innovative leaders. Beekeeper was proud to sponsor this year’s Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit!

Tyler Afflixio, Beekeeper.io

What an incredible event. It was an absolute pleasure being part of this summit and having the opportunity to speak about drive thru and signage in general. Sincere thanks to Cherryh Cansler and her team for organizing such an effective summit. Looking forward to Denver.

Shoukou Shafiei, DSA Signage

It was enlightening to engage with industry leaders and delve into the challenges they face, as well as their strategies for franchise success.

Kelly Griffin, Square

Amazing conference- couldn’t be more thrilled to have gotten to chat & listen to so many folks so passionate about the industry!

Caroline Gathagan, Hyperlocology

Had an incredible time at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit. It was inspiring to hear from executives of leading brands who are pushing the boundaries of innovation in the restaurant industry.

Brittney Yarbrough, Atmosphere

A great event learning from leaders across marketing, ops, and franchising on the most efficient ways to build their brands.

Abhinav Kapur, Bikky

The Botrista Technology team had a great time at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit this week! Loved meeting so many new folks and learning from our industry leaders!

Jordyn Hyden, Botrista Technology

So honored to represent Qu POS and meet so many great operators and tech partners at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit!

Michael Sien, Qu POS

Awesome event! Met a lot of great people and learned tons!

Arismun “Riz” Sengka, UMI

Always a great event and we met and saw so many amazing people who are truly innovating in the space!

Alisha Vento, Hyperlocology