There were 2,400 speakers, restaurant operators, finance pros and suppliers at the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference, November 10-12, 2014, at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. This year’s conference is November 9-11, 2015.Â
January 2015 - RFDC
Bonnie Riggs, The NPD Group, and David Palmer, RBC Capital Markets.
Brian Belski, BMO Capital Markets.
Candace Klein, Dealstruck, and Denise Thomas, ApplePie Capital, (left to right in all photos) spoke on a panel about crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending, a finance source newly available to restaurants.
Greg Vojnovic, Megan Lee and Tanya Mareno, Popeyes.
Jeff Kolton, Franchise Market Ventures.
John Hyduke and Julie Mitchell, Einstein Bros. Bagels.
Maura Tallini, Andrew Gelinas, Matt Goyette and Jacklyn Jacobson, Direct Capital.
Scott Arbuthnot, Hallrich, and Christi Hing, Kona Grill.
Sean Hart, Brian Sommers, Brian O'Hagen and Ed Yancey, Jersey Mike's.
Suzanne Tellis, RBS Citizens Restaurant Finance, and Lloyd Droller, Pacific Premier Franchise Capital.
Trey Brown, GE Capital, Franchise Finance, and Cristin O'Hara, Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Zach Jones and Mike Church, E La Carte.
