As restaurant operators seek strategies for success at MUFSO 2010, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will unveil a clear alternative to Washington’s recovery plans in an upbeat message geared to the foodservice industry.

In his address, “Jobs, Economic Growth and Prosperity: Getting America Moving in the Right Direction,” the political commentator will remind foodservice executives that small business is the engine running the economy, and that America, and especially the restaurant industry, have weathered and survived other economic downturns.