RFMA 2018 is the premier annual event for

restaurant facility professionals to gather with

peers, vendors and other industry-shapers

under one big roof. It’s three days of building

relationships, learning from speakers and

education sessions, sharing knowledge,

networking, and gathering new resources.

All in a fun-filled setting surrounded by the

restaurant industry’s best and brightest.

In some cities a giant concrete box passes for

a convention center. Not in Phoenix. Inspired by

the red-rock walls and turquoise waters of the

Grand Canyon, the Phoenix Convention Center

is one of the most beautiful and sophisticated

convention centers in the United States.

When you step out of the Phoenix Convention

Center, you enter the heart of downtown

Phoenix. From the doors of the center, you’re

just steps away from the comforts of your hotel,

the cuisine and cocktails of nearby restaurants,

and the nightlife of Phoenix’s urban core.

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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT

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JOIN UP WITHRESTAURANT

PEERS

MEET VENDORS

LEARN NEW TIME-AND-

MONEY-SAVING PRACTICES

SEE THE LATESTNEW TECHNOLOGY

AND TRENDS

PHOENIX CONVENTION

CENTER

PHOENIX, AZ | MARCH 4-6

WHAT IS RFMA 2018?

DECEMBER 15Register by

ATTENDEEPROSPECTUS

$125$125$125$125

OVERVIEWOVERVIEWOVERVIEW

Total registration cost

to Restaurant Members

who register before

December 15, 2017

$1,200 Value of four education sessions

$50 Value of two breakfasts

$100 Value of two lunches

$30 Value of two snack breaks

$100 Value of one evening reception

heavy hors d’oeuvres & beverages

$150 Value of closing party including

dinner & beverages

Priceless! 7.5 hours of Exhibit Hall, Restaurant

Roundtable discussion sessions, Express

Exchange, 2 keynote Speaker Sessions

$1,630 Actual value of attending RFMA 2018

$1,505 Savings versus actual cost of RFMA 2018:

$125 for Restaurant Members

registering before December 15th

*$125 doesn’t include hotel and travel expenses.

IT'S EASY TO JUSTIFY YOUR REGISTRATION

*

RFMAANNUALCONFERENCE.COMRegister online at

Casual Dining

Ice Cream/Coffee/Tea/Sandwich

Fast Casual

Fine Dining

Lounge/Bar

Grocery Store

Quick Serve

Movie Theatre

Gas Station/C-Store

Childcare/Healthcare

WHO ATTENDS – BY NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS MANAGED

WHO ATTENDS – BY SEGMENTS

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

2-10

11-50

51-100

101-500

501-1,000

Over 1,000

SOME BRANDS THAT ATTENDED RFMA 2017

0 25 50 75 100 125 150

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

ATTENDEE SATISFACTION

*Based on surveying RFMA 2017 Conference Attendees.

YES NO MAYBE

90%

DOES RFMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE ELEVATE

PROFESSIONAL STATUS?

81%

DO YOU PLAN TO ATTEND RFMA 2018

IN PHOENIX?

98%

WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THE RFMA ANNUAL

CONFERENCE TO YOUR PEERS?

HOW SATISFIED WERE YOU WITH OVERALL SELECTION OF EDUCATION SESSION TOPICS?

ATTENDEE SATISFACTIONATTENDEE SATISFACTIONATTENDEE SATISFACTION

4%

96%SATISFIED

8%

2%

18%

1%

1.7%

RFMA 2018 is all about

Restaurant Facility

Professionals. It’s

YOUR Association.

It’s YOUR Conference.

So this is YOUR best

opportunity to share

the latest insights

and advantages.

Now in our 12th year,

RFMA brings together

leading facility pro-

fessionals from the

restaurant industry

and provides a place

to explore efficient

new solutions, see

the latest technology

and trends, plus,

meet valuable Vendor

partners – all in one

convenient place.

Register by December 15 for $125 EARLY BIRD RATE

WE PICKED A FEW CHOICE COMMENTS FROM ATTENDEES FRESH FROM OUR CONFERENCE

“ Specifically targeted to restaurant facilities makes it unique.”

“ Opportunity to enhance my knowledge in the educational seminars.”

“See new products and vendors.”

“ It offers a lot of different things that are very helpful.”

“ We will keep coming back each year.”

“ I had the opportunity to network with peers, and also to meet with current vendors and potential vendors.”

“ This is the best conference I have ever attended.”

“I really love this conference.”

“ Very professional, polite and easy to approach. (I have had very different experiences at other conferences in the past.)”

“Peer-to-Peer networking.”

“ Learn new ways to do more with less – including ways to control costs and increase revenue.”

“RFMA is top notch!”

“ Gather info I need for my job right now.”

“ Conference structure suits my needs much better than the average conference.”

“ Good programs, good pacing, plenty of time for networking and relationship building.”

“ Networking with counterparts and vendors.”

“ Great mix of vendors displays, vendor 1 on 1’s, meet and greets and social events.”

“ Meet with vendors and make connections for new services.”

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WE ASKED ATTENDEES TO TELL US ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AT THE RFMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

DON’T MISS THE EVENT OF THE YEAR!

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCESCHEDULE AT A GLANCESCHEDULE AT A GLANCESATURDAY, MARCH 3

8:00am - 5:00pm Exhibitor Move-in

10:00am - Noon Committee Meetings

Noon - 1:30pm Committee Lunch w/Speaker

1:30pm - 3:30pm Committee Meetings

5:30pm - 7:00pm Cocktail Reception for all Committees and Board of Directors

SUNDAY, MARCH 4

6:30am - 2:30pm Golf Tournament (8am shotgun start – additional fee and pre-registration required)

7:00am - 7:00pm Registration Open

8:00am - 10:00am Fun Run with Group Warm-Up/Stretch – benefitting RFMA Gives – additional fee

8:00am - 4:00pm Exhibit Hall Set-up

8:30am - 3:30pm Pre-Conference Workshops (Restaurateurs Only, additional fee)

11:30am - 1:00pm Females in Facilities Group Event (additional fee – pre-registration required)

2:00pm - 3:30pm New Member Café

3:30pm - 4:00pm Express Exchange Restaurant Orientation

4:00pm - 5:30pm Express Exchange (Sponsors Enter at 4:00, Exhibitors at 4:15)

6:00 - 7:30pm Opening Party

7:30pm on … Open Time for Entertaining

MONDAY, MARCH 5

6:30am - 6:00pm Registration Open

7:00am - 8:00am Continental Breakfast

7:00am - 8:00am CRFP Breakfast (by invitation only)

8:00am - 9:15am Opening General Session with Board Introductions, RFMA Gives & Keynote Presentation

9:30am - 11:00am Restaurant Roundtables by Region

9:30am - 11:00am Vendor Voice Session with Exhibitor Boot Camp and Speaker (Refreshment Breaks in each session above)

11:15am - 1:45pm Exhibit Hall with Lunch on the Floor

2:00pm - 3:00pm Concurrent Education Sessions

3:00pm - 3:30pm Refreshment Break

3:00pm - 4:30pm RFMA Resource Lounge Open

3:00pm - 4:30pm Pre-Scheduled Exhibitor Appointments

3:30pm - 4:30pm Concurrent Education Sessions

4:30pm - 6:30pm Exhibit Hall Open with Cocktails

6:30pm on… Open Time for Entertaining

TUESDAY, MARCH 6

7:00am - 5:00pm Registration Open

7:00am - 8:00am Continental Breakfast

7:00am - 9:00am RFMA Resource Lounge Open

7:30am - 8:30am RIFtalks – (RFMA’s version of TEDtalks)

7:30am - 8:30am Pre-Scheduled Exhibitor Appointments

8:30am - 10:30am Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:45am - 11:45am Concurrent Education Sessions

Noon - 2:00pm General Session Luncheon and RFMy Awards

2:00pm - 4:00pm Exhibit Hall Open with Dessert

4:00pm Exhibit Hall Teardown

4:15pm - 5:30pm Restaurant Roundtables by Topic

6:30pm Transportation to Closing Party

7:00pm - 10:00pm Closing Party

5KRFMA TODAY Every morning, you’ll have a fresh email link to the top-rated show on RFMA TV. We interview attendees, RFMA staff members

and the real stars of the show – your favorite Restaurant FMs on RFMA Today.

RFMA 2018 APP Simply everything you need to know, at your fingertips. Schedules, room numbers, topics, events. The entire Annual Conference is on the App, so no bulky program book to sift through searching for information. Click, tap swipe and it’s there in your hands.

EXPRESS EXCHANGE A line of experienced Vendors will sign up to spend a few valuable minutes with you. When the bell rings, the next Vendor gets a turn with you. It’s a great opportunity to meet lots of potential partners in a very controlled amount of time and determine who you want to spend more time with on the exhibit floor.

RESTAURANT ROUNDTABLES Meet with fellow Restaurant Facility Professionals in a casual, productive and enjoyable format. Grouped by regions, the dialogue is non-stop and you’ll come away with invaluable new ideas, insights and friendships, as well as a regional network you can tap into after the conference ends.

GOLF TOURNAMENT Our Annual Conference gets into full swing after 18 holes of fun and forgotten scores. Sign up as an individual (for an additional fee) or you may be invited to play on a vendor-sponsored foursome for a fun day on the course.

Lace up your running shoes and step up for RFMA Gives, the charitable arm of RFMA that provides a major facility and kitchen remodel for a non-profit foodservice organization. Sign-up in advance (for an additional fee) to walk or run along-side other RFMA members in support of RFMA Gives.

3 WAYS TO WIN! Your chance to win big prizes and have big fun while touring the Exhibit Hall:

• Collect raffle tickets when you attend education sessions and drop them in the bucket for a major prize drawing at the end of each exhibit time.

• Find your number match with an exhibitor delegate and spin a wheel so you can both be winners.

• Complete a bingo card by visiting designated exhibitors and be entered to win a great prize.

FUN RUN

& EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN.& EVERYTHING

UNDER THE SUN.SOMETHING

FOR EVERYONESOMETHING

FOR EVERYONE

READY TO REGISTER? • GO TO RFMAANNUALCONFERENCE.COM • CONTACT RYAN BYRD • (972) 805-0905 x5 • RYAN@RFMAONLINE.COM

OPENING & CLOSING PARTIES Start your networking early at our Opening Night Party at The Duce – it’s in the fun and funky downtown Phoenix warehouse district, (yes, you may have seen this place as a backdrop on recent TV shows). Good networking never ends, but the Annual Conference ends on a high note two nights later with our Closing Night Party at Corona Ranch – outdoors in the desert shadow of the spectacular South Mountain.

RESOURCE LOUNGE Stop by the RFMA Resource Lounge during designated hours to learn more about how to make the most of your RFMA membership and conference experience, or how to earn your CRFP.

EDUCATION SESSIONS The hottest topics, taught by the brightest experts. There’s something for everyone who’s ready to learn in one of our 24 breakout sessions. For an additional fee you can come early and attend one of our two Ken Blanchard workshops.

SIGNATURE SPEAKERS

Derreck Kayongo and his family fled a civil war in Uganda and settled in the U.S. when he was just ten years old. Now a successful

entrepreneur, Kayongo is a renowned expert in environmental sustainability and global health, as the founder of the Global Soap Project which takes donated, melted, purified and reprocessed hotel soap and redistributes it to vulnerable populations around the world.He is also the CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, which capitalizes on the immerse management and leadership experience he has developed over the last 20 years working for Noble Peace Prize-winning organizations like Amnesty International and the American Friends Service Committee.

Jeff Civillico is a Vegas-based headline entertainer who blends his perfected art of juggling with friendly audience interaction

and insane amounts of energy. Jeff performs daily on the Las Vegas strip with his own show at the Quad Resort & Casino. His zany lifestyle, boundless energy, and contagious spirit create an unforgettable entertainment experience as he hosts the RFMy Awards.

YOU WON'T GO HUNGRY Get your day off to a great start with hot coffee, fresh pastries, breakfast sandwiches, fruit and more. During the day, don’t miss the complimentary lunch on the Exhibit Hall one day and a sit-down lunch with a speaker on the other. There will also be snacks and energy boosters to help you finish the day strong.

RFMY AWARDS Our Members really take the prize for going above and beyond. This brief ceremony recognizes those who’ve done something special for the good of the Association or made an outstanding contribution to the restaurant facilities industry. We will also present our newest Certified Restaurant Facility Professional (CRFP) designees.

Everyone who’s anyone in the restaurant facility business is here and on display.

Here is just a sample of the more than 350 companies you

will see.

EXHIBIT FLOOR

DERRECK KAYONGO

JEFF CIVILLICO

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