Sponsors

Champion is a fully integrated, omni-channel marketing agency powered by a team of 50 professionals who are experts in their respective fields and driven by a common purpose – to be an indispensable partner to our clients. From PR and digital media to franchise lead gen and crisis management, Champion is the agency of choice for America’s top restaurant brands.

direct2you helps fast casual and QSR brands turn direct mail into a data-driven customer acquisition engine. We don’t just drive traffic, we show you who responded, what offers work, and how to optimize your next campaign. Our Post Analytics platform delivers real insights on CPA, trade area, demographics, and physical address, so you can market smarter. For 30+ years, nationally recognized brands have trusted us to help them scale with precision.

Bikky is a customer data platform for multi-location restaurants. We help brands like Dave's Hot Chicken, Krystal, and Eggs Up Grill use customer data to understand the success of every marketing, menu, and operational decision. Brands on Bikky see double-digit same store sales increases after launch, driven by better decisions that improve profitability and the customer experience.

Marqii helps more than 12,000 restaurants manage their online reviews, menus, and listings. With one platform built specifically for hospitality businesses, Marqii has AI-powered review responses, automated menu updates via dozens of POS integrations, and easy listings updates for improved SEO.

Toast helps you improve your operations, grow revenue, and get more business insight. Toast’s mission is to create the best possible restaurant guest experience by partnering with our customers to tackle the unique challenges of the restaurant environment.

Hook + Ladder empowers restaurant brands with fractional marketing teams, driving scalable growth through strategic, high-impact solutions. We focus on boosting brand recognition, increasing local sales, and driving franchisee acquisition—all while seamlessly integrating with in-house teams and keeping costs manageable.

Fast Casual is the global online leader for news, analysis, blogs and research in the worldwide fast casual restaurant industry.

Food Truck Operator was launched in 2017 to meet the needs of the thriving food truck industry. The new digital property covers industry trends and news, profiles business owners, and explores the technologies and tools available to help operators grow their businesses.

Pizza Marketplace is the premier online destination for C-level pizza executive leadership seeking cutting-edge intelligence for their multi-unit restaurant concepts.

QSRweb delivers fast-breaking news, features and analysis on the quick-service restaurant industry.

Rewards That Matter brings awareness to consumers of the hundreds of loyalty programs available across markets in restaurants, retail, travel, banking, entertainment and more. The site offers insight on loyalty program news and rewards program updates. Brands can submit their loyalty programs for inclusion on RewardsThatMatter.com via a convenient online form.