Join the Restaurant Brokers along with founder of Taste of Atlanta and featured Head Chef as they give listeners an overview of Atlanta’s premier food festival. Listeners learn how the Festival contributes to the city of Atlanta's restaurant scene, how the Festival remains “fresh” every year, and the different industry trends Taste of Atlanta features this year.

Join the restaurant brokers along with the President and CEO of Bennigans Franchising Co, President of EHA Consulting Group and Founder of the PWC Training Center as they discuss Restaurant Regulation Nation. Topics discussed are food safety compliance, employee education, and crisis management. Listeners will learn how an operator can stay up to date on excessive regulations.

Join the restaurant brokers as they take listeners on the floor of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show. The hosts are discussing food and technology trends, cost savings techniques and the Affordable Healthcare Act in relation to the restaurant industry. Special guests include Emily Ellyn of Food Network, Don Fox, CEO of Firehouse of America, and Mathew Mandeltort, the Managing Consultant for Technomic.

Join the restaurant brokers along with Steve Caldeira, President and CEO of the International Franchise Association and David McDougall, President & CEO of Backyard Burgers, Inc as they discuss franchise associations. We’ll be discussing organizations that every restaurant owner should be aware of. We’ll talk about the networking, training and resources offered to restaurants to assist in their growth and success. In addition, we’ll cover associations that lead the industry with education, meetings and resources to power success as an operator.

Join the restaurant brokers along with Founder of Digital Coco and Editor of Foodable Network as they discuss food technology. Topics discussed will be the impact social media has had on the restaurant industry and what operators should know to stay ahead of this fast paced digital technology era.

Join the restaurant brokers along with President of Institute of Culinary Education and the Founder/ Principal Recruiting Partner for TalentServed as they discuss Careers and Training in the Hospitality industry. The experts discuss the advantages and disadvantages of attending a culinary school, expected growth in the restaurant industry and Food Network’s glamorization of chefs and how it has affected culinary schools ability to attract and retain students

Restaurant Brokers, Robin and Eric Gagnon are joined by President of LossBusters and Restaurant Consultant for Sysco Atlanta as they discuss “Controlling Food Costs.” The panel discusses techniques used to lower food costs such as targeted goals, proper inventory, and controlling the back door. Listeners learn how to keep food costs in line and deliver more profit to the restaurant’s bottom line.

Restaurant brokers along with Founders of Tom+Chee and Co-Founder of Modmarket discuss "Hot" Concepts in the Restaurant Industry. Experts will discuss how to create a “hot” concept and what operators should know to keep that concept relevant in the future.

Restaurant Brokers, Robin and Eric Gagnon will be joined by Senior Food Editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and CEO of Bevintel as they discuss Restaurant Beverage Programs. The panel will discuss the importance of beverage programs and how to achieve a balanced alcohol inventory.

The experts will discuss new trends in the beverage industry such as craft beers, flavored vodkas and mixology.

The Editor of Franchise Times and Leading Restaurant CPA provide their input on the state of the Restaurant economy. The experts look back at the first half of 2013 performance and give their thoughts on performance by segment for the restaurant business.