Media Advisory: Trends 2012: National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Industry Forecast

The National Restaurant Association will hold a webinar for news media and bloggers to release its 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast on February 1. The Association's head of research Hudson Riehle will present the economic, workforce, consumer and menu trends that will shape the restaurant industry landscape this year. In addition to industry sales and workforce outlook, the report includes information on fullservice and quickservice business challenges and expectations, consumer attitudes and behavior, menu and technology trends, and much more.

WHAT:
National Restaurant Association releases its 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast

WHEN:
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
11:30 a.m. EST

WHERE:
Webinar registration at www.restaurant.org/2012forecastwebinar
Please note: This webinar is for journalists and bloggers only

WHO:
Hudson Riehle, Senior Vice President of the Research and Knowledge Group, National Restaurant Association
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Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 960,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of nearly 13 million employees. We represent the industry in Washington, D.C., and advocate on its behalf. We operate the industry's largest trade show (NRA Show May 5-8, 2012, in Chicago); leading food safety training and certification program (ServSafe); unique career-building high school program (the NRAEF's ProStart, including the National ProStart Invitational April 27-29, 2012, in Baltimore, Md.); as well as the Kids LiveWell program promoting healthful kids' menu options. For more information, visit www.restaurant.org and find us on Twitter @WeRRestaurants, Facebook and YouTube.