A series of forums and demonstrations will be held at  the expo on the latest hot topics and industry issues. These are free of charge for visitors and will be held on the expo floor.

Key Speakers and topics include:

Tony Eldred Managing Director Eldred Hospitality Pty Ltd

Tuesday 12 noon, Wednesday 2pm and Thursday 1pm

Maintaining profitability in difficult times  

This session will examine the options that restaurateurs and café owners have to restore their profit margins despite the current lack of confidence and decrease in public and corporate spending. Attendees can expect to learn innovative ways to increase their sales, decrease their costs and maintain healthy cash flow.

Wednesday 12 noon

Marketing on a shoestring — making every dollar count in a difficult economy

This session will examine the inexpensive options that restaurateurs and café owners have to increase their customer numbers and customer average spend despite the prevailing negative spending patterns. Attendees can expect to learn inventive ways to strengthen their businesses by intelligent application of modern, proven marketing strategies.

Alan Wicks Director Thinking People Pty Ltd

Performance vs Potential    -   Tuesday 3pm and Thursday 2pm

People are a major investment and they welcome involvement, being listened to and having their views developed and implemented. A practical solution driven presentation with real take away value that will help you get the best from your staff.

Leon Bailey Lecturer Baking Studies TAFE SA Regency Campus

Artisan Baking 2009      -   Tuesday 1pm, Wednesday 4pm and Thur 12 noon

Over the past few years within the Australian Baking Industry there has become a re-awakening to traditional and time honoured Artsian Baking breadmakeing techniques.

This session will provide an overview or recent initiatives to continue to grow traditional baking and share with you the recipes or Artisan Baking success.

David Wasserman Managing Director Wasamedia Pty Ltd

Tuesday 2pm and Wednesday 3pm

How Restaurant and Food Brands can Adapt to and be Recession Proof

This session will include menu engineering, database development, enhancing your media marketing profile, online marketing and improving visual presence.

Ralph Plarre Ferguson Plarre Bakeries

The Green Way to Successful Growth  -    Wednesday 4pm

Hear how a traditional 4th generation family  bakery franchise   is experiencing unprecedented growth, & profitability, after building a new green bakery, & adopting sustainable principles through out the business.

Janet Clarkson Culinary Historian and Author

Taking inspiration from history: New ideas from Old.

Tuesday 4pm and Thursday 3pm

This talk will cover some historic aspects of the bakery trade (with particular reference to bread and pies) . It will discuss the ideas that there is really nothing new under the sun, and that inspiration for new ideas can come from looking into the past.

 

Seminar Schedule

Tuesday  23 June 

11am                 Rely Services               Blast Chillers - The final frontier

12noon              Tony Eldred                  Maintaining Profitability in difficult times

1pm                   Leon Bailey                  Artisan Baking 2009

2pm                   David Wasserman        How Restaurants & Food Brands Can Adapt                                                                  to be recession proof

3pm                   Alan Wicks                   You and your people performance vs potential

4pm                   Janet Clarkson             Taking inspiration from history: new ideas                                                                  from  old

Wednesday 24 June     

11am                  Rely Services               Blast Chillers - The final frontier

12noon              Tony Eldred                   Marketing on a shoestring

1pm                   Dean Gibson                 Artisan Baking 2009

2pm                   Tony Eldred                  Maintaining Profitability in difficult times

3pm                   David Wasserman        How Restaurants & Food Brands Can Adapt to                                                                  be recession proof

4pm                   Ralph Plarre                 The Green Way to Successful Growth

Thursday  25 June

11am                 Rely Services               Blast Chillers - The final frontier

12noon              Leon Bailey                  Artisan Baking 2009

1pm                   Tony Eldred                  Maintaining Profitability in difficult times

2pm                   Alan Wicks                   You and your people performance vs potential

3pm                   Janet Clarkson             Taking inspiration from history:new ideas                                                                 from old