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NRN editor wraps up the ICR ConferenceNRN editor wraps up the ICR Conference

Hear from managing editor Leigh Anne Zinsmeister on the annual conference

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

January 13, 2023

 

The ICR Conference was this week and the NRN editors were on hand to cover it all.  Restaurant brands from Shake Shack to BurgerFi to Red Robin all presented during the conference and we got deeper insight into what these companies have planned for 2023. Here are some of the highlights:

  • Digital menu boards are popping up everywhere;

  • Kiosks will be even an bigger deal than they already are;

  • Restaurants will return to growth mode this year, whether through a five-point plan or adding more units; and

  • There is optimism in the industry.

For more of our ICR coverage check out the below stories and listen to today’s episode of First Bite.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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