Power Your Growth with Restaurant365

Heading to the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago this May? Be sure to visit us at Booth 6027 to explore our latest back-office management solutions designed to boost your profits by automating accounting, controlling prime costs, and retaining top talent.

Join us at the biggest foodservice event of the year—we can’t wait to show you what we’re serving up!

If you’d like a peak before the show let’s chat:

TECH TALK

Predictive Models for Profitable Outcomes

Growing margins with intelligent, data-driven inventory management

Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 3:00 PM CST | Innovation Theater, North Hall, Booth 5577

Nearly half of all restaurants plan to invest in a combination of inventory technology and artificial intelligence in 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association.

Join Restaurant365 product experts and podcast hosts Marc Cohen and Rich Sweeney alongside data guru and Hawkers Asian Street Food CFO Ken Baker for a look at how predictive technologies are transforming restaurant inventory management, giving leaders real-time insight into costs, usage, item margins, and popularity to constantly fine-tune menus in pursuit of growth. Pair that with AI-driven sales and labor forecasting, scheduling, prep, and employee training, and restaurant operators have fast, actionable insight into operational challenges and opportunities, clearing the way to focus on guest experiences and strategic goals.

Product Features

Streamline operations, cut costs, and boost profitability with connected tools for inventory, labor, and compliance.

Manage Food Cost Volatility

Real-time inventory provides accurate insights into ingredient prices and stock levels.
Integrated purchasing eliminates guesswork, ensuring consistent supplies at the right prices while reducing waste.
Actual versus theoretical analysis reveals which items are dragging on margins, and where profitability can be maximized.

Retain top talent and optimize labor costs

Streamline onboarding and training ensuring all employees feel valued and empowered.
Data-driven scheduling and forecasting optimize labor costs and operations, while keeping employees informed and providing flexibility.
Reduce costly turnover by ensuring employees are paid accurately, on time, and in the way they prefer.

Ensure Compliance Across Finance, Operations, and Payroll

Integrate siloed systems and departments, putting everyone on the same page in pursuit of growth and profitability.
Stay audit ready and up-to-date with centralized financial data that eliminates the need to gather paper invoices, tax records, bank statements from multiple sources.
Eliminate potential payroll and tax errors that cost restaurants thousands of dollars annually.

R365's Solutions Bar

Back by popular demand our Solutions Bar will be open during all show floor hours! This is your opportunity to speak 1:1 with one of our R365 experts. Whether you’d like to dive deeper into a specific feature, discover best practices, or learn more about R365 we’re here and can’t wait to chat!

In-Booth Happy Hours

After a long day on your feet join us at booth #6027 Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the show from 3:00-5:00 PM!

Monday, 05/19
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Join Us

Learn

Dive into R365’s current product suite and hear about plans for the future, plus explore new releases.

Connect

Network with peers and R365 experts to exchange ideas and share best practices.

Be Inspired

Learn how R365 is helping restaurants nationwide drive profit, creating loyal customers along the way.

Have Fun

Grab some R365 swag, share a love of good food and enjoy Chicago.

KEYNOTE '24

A Discussion with Acclaimed Chef, Restaurateur and Humanitarian José Andrés

Monday, May 20, 2024 | 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST | Grand Ballroom, S100

KEYNOTE HEADLINER

José Andrés

Chef, Restaurateur & Humanitarian

KEYNOTE MODERATOR

Michelle Korsmo

President & Chief Executive Officer, National Restaurant Association

The 2024 Restaurant Show Keynote will feature a captivating discussion with acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and humanitarian, José Andrés. A true visionary in both the culinary and humanitarian realms, José will explore the profound influence food can have on communities and how his own culinary journey has intertwined with his philanthropic efforts.

Drawing on his extensive experience as a world-renowned chef and the founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that has provided millions of meals to those in need, José will share valuable insights on building sustainable food systems, empowering communities, and the crucial importance of giving back. His passion for using food as a tool for social impact aims to inspire positive change within communities.

The keynote session will begin with an introduction and presentation by Michelle Korsmo, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Show. Following the introduction, Michelle will moderate a discussion with José, delving into his experiences in the restaurant industry and emphasizing the importance of vision, culinary innovation, and the transformative power of food.

Presented by:

Profit Pros: Menu Engineer Your Way to Better Margins

Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 3:30 – 4:00 PM CT | South Hall: Discovery Stage

Aaron Alexander

Solutions Engineer

Rich Sweeney

Solutions Engineer

Restaurants have been caught in an economic whirlwind for too long, but there’s a lot owners, operators, and managers can do to control their destinies. With menu engineering, you can fine-tune your offerings with strategies that consistently grow margins alongside psychological and sales tactics that drive customers to order the dishes that add the most to your bottom line. In this session we’ll dive into the fundamentals of menu engineering, including identifying your most valuable dishes, how to diagnose and correct thinning margins, and how to adjust prices without repercussions from guests. We’ll also look at the softer yet still-scientific elements of menu engineering that the most successful restaurant operators use to drive diners’ eyes, tastes, and decisions.

FEATURED SESSION WITH TECHNOMIC

Journey to 2030 - Forecasting the Future of Foodservice

Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST | Grand Ballroom, S100

Joe Pawlak

Managing Principal at Technomic

Liz Moskow

Food Futurist

Voyage into the future of the restaurant industry and explore what lies ahead in this vast ever-changing landscape. Robots? We’d bet on it. Drone delivery? Most likely. Plant-based proteins? Here to stay. But what will be new in 2030? Take a deep dive with Technomic and industry experts as they navigate us through projected opportunities, obstacles and the unknown (because what’s a good voyage without the thrill of not knowing what’s around the corner?!), to guide your long-term strategy and set you up for future success.