Where is Florida Restaurant Show 2026 held?

Florida Restaurant Show 2026 was held at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, United States.

Food & Beverage

Florida Restaurant Show 2026

Name: Florida Restaurant Show 2026
Start: 2026-10-25
End: 2026-10-27
Location: Orange County Convention Center

This edition has ended

Florida Restaurant Show 2026 ran Oct 25–27, 2026 at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, United States. It is a Food & Beverage conference. ConferenceGrid lists 94 speakers, 37 sponsors, 4 exhibitors and 19 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 19, 2026 · dates verified May 5, 2026

Florida’s premier hospitality event for restaurants, foodservice, and lodging. The Florida Restaurant Show offers three days of sourcing, learning, and connection, featuring hundreds of exhibitors, innovative products, and solutions shaping the future of the industry. Co-located with The Pizza Tomorrow Summit, the event includes a comprehensive education pro…

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94Speakers

37Sponsors

4Exhibitors

19Sessions

57Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Florida, in alphabetical order.

Alexis Quintal

CEO · Rosarium PR and Marketing Collective

Alison Anne

Leader · Restaurant Revolution

Al Kanbar

Al Kushner

Benjamin Goldman

Private Chef/ Owner · The Burnt Chef Project

Bill Hansen

Brian Connors

Managing Partner · Connors Davis Hospitality, LLC

Brian Hernandez

Brian Yormack

Managing Director and Owner · BAY Specialized Tax Services

Brooke Adams

Bruce Ozga

Cameron Long

Co-Founder · Virnika

Carl Fiadini

Chau Nguyen

Colin Roche

Colleen Silk

Founder/Creative Producer · The Burnt Chef Project

Dale Willerton

Daniel Benavides

Daniel Clark PhD

Daniel Contreras

Chef de Cuisine · Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

Daniel Pennachietti

Danny Riggs

Regional Sales Leader · Popmenu

Agenda

Selected from 19 sessions.

10:00 AM
Art of Autumn Cake Decorating Competition
Welcome to the ACF Central Florida Chapter's 2025 Culinary Arts Competitions. These are ACF Sanctioned competitions which follow ACF Guidelines and will be judged by ACF Certified …
1:00 PM
How Do I Get Everyone to Care As Much As I Do?: The Keys to Effective (and Fun!) Leadership
Ever felt like leadership is just one long ordeal of chasing people down for things? Or have you avoided taking on a leadership position because you just did NOT want to be the one…
1:00 PM
Scaling With Soul - How to Grow Your Pizza Brand Without Losing the Magic
Every pizzeria dreams of growth - but scaling without a strategy can lead to lost quality, shaky culture, and a diluted brand. In this seminar, Rico Lunardi, owner of the award-win…
11:00 AM
Culinary Demo with Chef Daniel Contreras
Join Chef Daniel Contreras as he prepares Hojaldra Tostada with Duck Black Garlic Adobo and Passion Fruit Salad
11:00 AM
Getting Down to the L.I.N.T.
In any business, “image” is very important. We are all concerned about what our food products look like, what the decor of our restaurants look like, how our servers are presented.…
11:00 AM
Your Restaurant Marketing Questions Answered
Restaurant marketing is much easier with the right tips, tricks, and tools. How do you get more people to find your restaurant when they search Google for what they crave? How freq…
12:00 PM
Grow Your Personal Brand Through Public Relations
Learn how to build a powerful personal brand using proven PR strategies. Alexis shares actionable insights on media pitching, storytelling, and thought leadership to help entrepren…
12:00 PM
Social Media and How It Can Jumpstart Your Business
12:30 PM
Kelsey Barnard Clark Culinary Demonstration & Book Signing
Join Chef Kelsey Barnard Clark as she prepares Korean BBQ Wings with southern style Oi Muchim ChowChow. Kelsey Barnard Clark is a chef, entrepreneur, lifestyle tastemaker, and co-s…

Quick answers

When is Florida Restaurant Show 2026?: Florida Restaurant Show 2026 ran Oct 25–27, 2026 at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, United States.
Where is Florida Restaurant Show 2026 held?: Florida Restaurant Show 2026 was held at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, United States.
Who is speaking at Florida Restaurant Show 2026?: ConferenceGrid lists 94 speakers, including Alexis Quintal (CEO, Rosarium PR and Marketing Collective), Alison Anne (Leader, Restaurant Revolution) and Al Kanbar.
Who sponsors Florida Restaurant Show 2026?: ConferenceGrid lists 37 sponsors, including AM Manufacturing, Bar Harbor Seafood, Branch, Catering, Foodservice & Events Magazine and Catering, Foodservice & Events Magazine (CFE News).

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 57 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

57 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room

3All threespeak · spons · exh

32Sponsoringsponsor only

2Exhibitingexhibitor only

20Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Pizza Cloud·Terraslate·UNOX

Speakers by seniority

16% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

C-suite55%
Founder / Owner910%
Director / Head of11%
Manager / Lead11%
Engineer · IC11%
Other roles7782%

Of 94 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies

#	Company	Roles	Speakers
1	Pizza Cloud	SponsorExhibitor	-
2	Terraslate	SponsorExhibitor	-
3	UNOX	Sponsor	1
4	ACF		3
5	AM Manufacturing	Sponsor	-
6	Bar Harbor Seafood	Sponsor	-
7	Branch	Sponsor	-
8	Catering Foodservice & Events Magazine	Sponsor · Media Partner	-
9	Catering, Foodservice & Events Magazine (CFE News)	Sponsor · Media Partner	-
10	CFE News	Sponsor · Media Partner	-
11	Chefs Feeding Kids	Sponsor · Official Industry Charity Partner	-
12	EMPACK	Sponsor	-
13	Expedition Provisions Gin	Sponsor	-
14	Florida Citrus	Sponsor	-

Sponsors by tier

media partner7

19% of 37

official industry charity partner1

3% of 37

official podcast partner3

8% of 37

unspecified26

70% of 37

Related events · by shared sponsors

Conference	Date	City	Shared sponsors
New York Restaurant Show 2027	March 7, 2027	New York	5
International Pizza Expo 2027	April 13, 2027	Las Vegas	2

Florida Restaurant Show 2026

Art of Autumn Cake Decorating Competition

How Do I Get Everyone to Care As Much As I Do?: The Keys to Effective (and Fun!) Leadership

Scaling With Soul - How to Grow Your Pizza Brand Without Losing the Magic

Culinary Demo with Chef Daniel Contreras

Getting Down to the L.I.N.T.

Your Restaurant Marketing Questions Answered

Grow Your Personal Brand Through Public Relations

Social Media and How It Can Jumpstart Your Business

Kelsey Barnard Clark Culinary Demonstration & Book Signing

57 companies. three are betting more than once.