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Category: Food Service Industry
Speakers.com food service or catering industry speakers come from businesses, institutions, and companies including restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats. Our experienced restarant speakers offer real-life stories of restaurant brands he’s helped launch and reinvigorate. Hospitality speakers are expert at the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors and strangers. Our hospitality speakers can motivate their staffs to return to the friendly and generous reception will have an advantage over the competition. Aaron Allen shows you how in this tailored presentation. unique perspective on the inside workings of the industry, Aaron Allen knows which trends are worth your time and which are passing fancies, and he’ll show you how to tell the difference. Our keynote speakers have created dozens of new restaurant prototypes for leading restaurant and hospitality companies around the world, and engineered successful concept and design makeovers for independents and major chains. The understand the lifecycle of a restaurant and bake the marketing right into the design. Take a holistic approach that produces short and long-term success, improved sales and profits, and the ideal guest experience with a food service speaker from speakers.com today!
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Rich Dachman
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CEO of Brighter Bites and Former Sysco VP of Produce
CEO of Brighter Bites and Former Sysco VP of Produce Rich Dachman is the Chief Executive Officer of Brighter Bites. Rich comes to Brighter Bites with more than 40 years of experience in the produce industry, 28 of them at …
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Texas, United States
Joy Bauer
nutrition/health contributor for the TODAY show and best-selling author
Leading Nutrition and Weight Loss Authority Recognized as a leading nutrition authority, Joy has a clientele that includes high-profile professionals, celebrity actors, fashion models, and Olympic athletes (including Gold Medal winners!). She is the nutrition/health contributor for the TODAY show …
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New York, United States
Melissa Ben-Ishay
Baker, Entrepreneur, and Best-Selling Author
Baker, Entrepreneur, and Best-Selling Author Melissa Ben-Ishay is a mom, baker, and founder of Baked by Melissa, the New York City-based brand famous for its signature, bite-size cupcakes and treats. Passionate about baking since childhood and with the idea that …
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New York, United States
John Besh
Chef/Owner of Besh Restaurant Group, TV Personality and Award-Winning Chef & Cookbook Author
Chef/Owner of Besh Restaurant Group, TV Personality and Award-Winning Chef & Cookbook Author John Besh is a chef and a native son dedicated to the culinary riches of southern Louisiana. In his restaurants, entrepreneurial pursuits, and public activities, he preserves …
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Louisiana, United States
Ira Blumenthal
Highly Motivational Branding and Marketing Expert
Highly Motivational Branding and Marketing Expert Ira Blumenthal collects quotations. One of his favorites is “The true measure of a man is how many lives he can jam into one lifetime…” Ira has certainly jammed many lives into his productive, …
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Georgia, United States
Mitzi Dulan
America’s Nutrition Expert
America’s Nutrition Expert Mitzi Dulan, America’s Nutrition Expert, is a nationally recognized nutrition and fitness expert who has inspired millions to lose weight and get fit. With her high energy, down-to-earth charm, Mitzi passionately motivates all audiences to take action. …
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Unknown, United States
Amanda Freitag
World Renowned Chef, Food Network Personality, and Bestselling Author
World Renowned Chef, Food Network Personality, and Bestselling Author Amanda Freitag is a judge on Chopped, has battled Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America, and she competed for the title of America’s Next Iron Chef. Culinary School When she was …
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New York, United States
Kara Goldin
Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Hint Water
Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Hint Water Entrepreneur Kara Goldin is founder and CEO of hint inc., the San Francsico-based company which produces the leading unsweetened flavored water. hint® also recently launched a sunscreen spray that is oxybenzone and paraben-free …
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California, United States
Carla Hall
Chef, Best-Selling Author and Television Personality
Chef, Best Selling Author and Television Personality Carla first won over audiences when she competed on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and “Top Chef: All Stars” and shared her philosophy to always cook with love. Since then she has co-hosted ABC’s Emmy …
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District Of Columbia, United States
Doc Hendley
CNN Hero, Humanitarian, and Founder and President of Wine to Water
Founder of Wine to Water, Humanitarian, and CNN Hero Doc Hendley is proof that anyone, even a tattooed keg-tapper, can cure what ails the world. He is a 2009 CNN Hero. He is President/Founder of the organization Wine To Water …
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North Carolina, United States
Katie Lee
Host, Food Network's "The Kitchen"
Host, Food Network’s “The Kitchen” For Katie Lee, culinary personality and co-host on Food Network’s hit show The Kitchen, cooking wasn’t just a hobby growing up – it was a way of life. Raised in a modest, tight-knit West Virginia …
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Daniel Levine
Global Trends Expert
Global Trends Expert Global Editor of WikiTrend.org and the Executive Director of the Avant-Guide Institute in New York City, Daniel Levine helps international industry leaders reach their target markets by creating meaningful and profitable experiences for their customers. As a …
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New York, United States
Darren McGrady
"The Royal Chef" Personal Chef to Princess Diana
After 15 years of royal service to Queen Elizabeth II of England and Diana, Princess of Wales Darren now lives in Dallas, Texas where he works as a personal chef, author, culinary consultant, event planner and public speaker. His first …
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Texas, United States
Zev Siegl
Co-Founder of Starbucks
Co-Founder of Starbucks Zev Siegl is a leading keynote speaker, presenter, and the co-founder of Starbucks, one of the world’s most recognized brands. Along with starting Starbucks and various other coffee chains,Siegl also started his own consulting company that serves …
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Washington, United States
Curtis Stone
Host, Food Network's "All-Star Academy"
Host, Food Network’s “All-Star Academy” Curtis Stone is an internationally known chef, restaurateur, TV host and New York Times best-selling author. His philosophy to cook as Mother Nature intended inspires Curtis to cook with local, seasonal and organic ingredients and …
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Michael Symon
Co-Host, ABC’s The Chew, Best-Selling Author, and Chef
Co-Host, ABC’s The Chew, Best-Selling Author, and Chef Renowned in the culinary world and adored in his hometown of Cleveland, Michael Symon is the chef and owner of critically acclaimed Lola and Lolita restaurants in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael’s pedigree started …
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Ohio, United States
Fabio Viviani
Chef, TV Culinary Personality, Restaurateur, and Best-Selling Cookbook Author
Chef, TV Culinary Personality, Restaurateur, and Best-Selling Cookbook Author Chef Fabio Viviani has harbored a passion for food since his childhood growing up in Florence, Italy. Between training in Italian and Mediterranean cuisine at the top hospitality schools and working …
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California, United States
John Yokoyama
Former Owner of "World Famous" Pike Place Fish
Former Owner of “World Famous” Pike Place Fish John Yokoyama purchased Pike Place Fish in 1965. At that time, John was one of several employees of the quiet, unassuming little fish stand. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to sell the business, …
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Washington, United States
Geoffrey Zakarian
Internationally Renowned Chef and Restaurateur; Co-Host, Food Network's The Kitchen and Host, Cooks vs. Cons
Internationally Renowned Chef and Restaurateur; Co-Host, Food Network’s The Kitchen and Host, Cooks vs. Cons Throughout a career spanning 30 years, Geoffrey Zakarian has made his mark as a chef restaurateur known for his sophisticated taste and signature style. An …
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