The Global Restaurant Investment Forum 2018 (GRIF), the annual meeting place for the international restaurant investment community organised by Bench Events and powered by Michelin, is set to discuss and dissect the modern-day disruptors impacting expansion and global growth for restaurant investors, operators and entrepreneurs.
Over three days from March 12-14 2018 at Palazzo Versace Dubai, GRIF will bring together more than 300 investors, owners, franchisors and senior hospitality professionals to facilitate investment decision-making within the international restaurant space.
Bench Events Managing Director Middle East Jennifer Pettinger-Haines said: “In collaboration with our GRIF Advisory Boards in London and Dubai, we’ve developed this year’s programme to tackle two critical challenges faced by the industry. Firstly, we are witnessing increasing levels of disruption, which we will see take various forms at GRIF, from innovations in technology and big data to the transformation of the retail sector and growth of food delivery concepts. Secondly, entrepreneurs and brands alike are having to find alternative ways to expand and internationalise, with landlords, rents and regulations posing stumbling blocks in markets across the globe – another major disruptor. Our expert speakers, who come from the world’s leading restaurant groups, will offer their insights on these topics and more at GRIF 2018.”
The line-up of speakers includes Nick McCabe, CEO, Hakkasan Group; Jon Knight, Managing Director, Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group; Robin Rowland, Founder, YO! Sushi; Ken Kuguru, Group CEO, Java House; and Didier Souillat, Chief Executive Officer, Time Out Market.
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