IDEAS Conference 2009

Jon Luther Executive Chairman Dunkin' Brands

Jon Luther Executive Chairman Dunkin' Brands

Jon Luther Executive Chairman Dunkin' Brands

Michele Schmal Vice President, CREST Product Management The NPD Group, Inc.

Networking at sponsor tabletops

Networking at sponsor tabletops

Networking at sponsor tabletops

Networking at sponsor tabletops

Victor Gielisse, CMC, CHE Associate Vice President, CIA Consulting, The Culinary Institute of America

Victor Gielisse, CMC, CHE Associate Vice President, CIA Consulting, The Culinary Institute of America

Victor Gielisse’s Exploring the Language of Flavor & Taste session

Victor Gielisse’s Exploring the Language of Flavor & Taste session

Chef Chet Holden prepares Allens frozen vegetables with a variety of different spices

Arlene Spiegel, President, Arlene Spiegel & Associates

Arlene Spiegel, President, Arlene Spiegel & Associates

Arlene Spiegel, President, Arlene Spiegel & Associates

Angelo Mojica, MPH, RD, CEC, Director of Food & Nutrition Services, University of North Carolina Healthcare

Mary Kate Harrison, General Manager, Hillsborough County School District

Dean Wright, Director, Dining Services, Brigham Young University

FM’s editor-in-chief, John Lawn, moderates “The Battle for The Customer’s Mind: Case Studies for Market Positioning” panel session with (l-r) Angelo Mojica, Mary Kate Harrison, and Dean Wright

Mary Kate Harrison, General Manager, Hillsborough County School District

Dean Wright, Director, Dining Services, Brigham Young University

Dean Wright, Director, Dining Services, Brigham Young University

Networking at sponsor tabletops

Networking at cocktail receptions

FM’s Best Concepts Award Ceremony: Best of Show - Brigham Young University (accepting award -Leone Douma – Senior Manager)

FM’s Best Concepts Award Ceremony: Best Sustainability Initiative - Bon Appetit Management Co. (accepting award - Maisie Greenawalt – Vice President)

FM’s Best Concepts Award Ceremony: Best Unit/Station Concept – University of Miami (accepting award - Nancy Heidtman – Director of Dining Services and Karen Recker – Manager of Culinary Services)

FM’s Best Concepts Award Ceremony: Best Wellness Initiative – Humana, Inc. (accepting award - Patty Guist – Associate Programs & Services)

FM’s Best Concepts Award Ceremony: Best Management Company Concept – Morrison Management Specialists (accepting award - Chef Cary Neff – Vice President of Corporate Culinary Services)

FM’s Best Concepts Award Ceremony: Best Convenience Retailing Concept – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr. (accepting award - William Baglione – Gift Shop Manager)

Fedele Bauccio, CEO, Bon Appetit Management Co.

Fedele Bauccio, CEO, Bon Appetit Management Co.

Fedele Bauccio, CEO, Bon Appetit Management Co.

Fedele Bauccio, CEO, Bon Appetit Management Co.

Lenny Condenzio Principal Ricca Newmark Design

Networking at sponsor tabletops

Frank Miller, Director, Hospitality Services, The University of Western Ontario

Mary Angela Miller, MS, RD, LD, FADA, Administrative Director, Ohio State University Medical Center

FM’s editor-in-chief, John Lawn, moderates “Generation Next: Onsite Succession Planning” panel session with (l-r) Mary Angela Miller, George Maciag, and Pat Bando

Pat Bando, Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services , Boston College

George Maciag, Founder, Gem Enterprises

Ralph Johns, President, Johns Associates

Ralph Johns, President, Johns Associates

Kim Jarobe LaPean, Communications Manager, University of California, Berkeley

Views from cocktail receptions

Networking at cocktail receptions

Networking at cocktail receptions

Networking at cocktail receptions

Networking at cocktail receptions

Networking at cocktail receptions

Networking at cocktail receptions

Views from cocktail receptions

Networking at cocktail receptions

Networking at cocktail receptions