Culinary Experiences: Food, Beer, Wine and Spirits Operators Unite! (Please note this is a double length session)

It’s no secret that the last 2.5 years have been especially hard on food tour companies. First, there was the slowdown in business, then the challenges of hiring back staff and tour guides, and the new challenge of working with restaurants that are understaffed themselves. But new challenges brought new opportunities. Join your peers who’ve survived and even thrived by re-inventing themselves and focusing on what’s most important. Topics include:

• Employee Satisfaction and Retention
• Reformatting the ‘food tour’ and how they seamlessly convert to Private Events
• Should I Stay or Should I Grow?
• Break the Model, Building a Better Food Tour - moderated “Town Hall” discussion looking to the future