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Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show
March 19-21, 2013 | Las Vegas Convention Center

Franchise Finance Conference
April 23-25, 2013 | Four Seasons, Las Vegas

Restaurant Leadership Conference 2013
April 21-24, 2013 | Westin Kierland Resort, Scottsdale

NRA Show 2013
May 18-21, 2012 | McCormick Place, Chicago

Franchise Leadership & Development Conference
October 3-5, 2012 | Intercontinental, Buckhead

The Restaurant Finance & Development Conference
November 12-14, 2012 | Bellagio, Las Vegas

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• Economic Outlook | Oct 26, 2012

This plodding economic recovery will rack up real annual growth of just 2% both this year and next as fiscal cliff fears and slower global gains counter consumers’ optimism and housing market improvement. We remain confident that Washington will resolve -- at least temporarily -- federal budget and tax issues, either in a lame-duck session of Congress or early in 2013.

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• Some Scary Signs For Restaurants | Oct 31, 2012

The restaurant industry is in a weak state. Comp sales reports from restaurant companies have been mixed, with a number of signs that the dining consumer is holding something back. And more operators told the National Restaurant Association that their traffic fell last month. The association’s monthly Restaurant Performance Index declined 0.3 percent last month. The index was still above 100, a level at which the NRA says is indicative of an industry in expansion mode.

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• Restaurants add 29,400 jobs in July | Aug 3, 2012

July's jobs report released today came out stronger than expected, including the growth rate of restaurant and foodservice employment. Restaurants added 29,400 jobs last month, marking more than 290,000 jobs added in the last 12 months.

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• Restaurant executives cautious on consumer, economy | Aug 3, 2012

Despite posting increased sales and profits in the second quarter, many of the restaurant industry's largest companies did not sound optimistic that strong trends would continue and were cautious on the economic and consumer environments for the second half of the year.