4 • r e s t a u r a n t d e v e l o p m e n t + d e s i g n • N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 5
Publisher's Letter
Until We Meet
Again…
W
elcome to the frst ever
product issue for restaurant
development + design maga-
zine. We hope that this source-
book for the designers, architects, project
managers and chain operators who read
rd+d offers plenty of both practical and
creative ideas for your upcoming projects.
Over time we see this product issue
continuing to grow organically as an
increasingly useful tool that will catalog
the products and manufacturers that
can help make your vision (or re-vision)
a reality.
As we look forward to 2016, there
are a slew of great events on the hori-
zon. Budgets are tight and schedules
are tighter, but I'd like to mention a few
gatherings that I believe are worthy of
your consideration.
RestaurantPoint 2016 will be held
in Orlando from February 28 through
March 2. Zoomba Group is proud to
continue our association with Con-
nectingPoint as their exclusive media
partner for this outstanding event.
RestaurantPoint continues to attract
high level C-suite attendees from both
sides of the table. Buyers appreciate
the no-nonsense business format cou-
pled with the opportunity to set aside
meeting time with selected vendors,
and suppliers appreciate the quality
interactions that come from the well-
conceived and carefully executed event.
Everyone comes away feeling that their
time was well spent.
Tour the Design Trends is a debut
event from rd+d that will take place in
Chicago in June. Chicago has developed
a reputation as a world-class culinary city
with a rich design and architectural
heritage. We will marry these two
hallmark windy city traits together
with a tour of some of the hottest
design-forward restaurants the city
has to offer. Restaurant designers will
get to see, up close and personal,
leading-edge restaurant design.
Then, in the fall, the inaugural
Foodservice Equipment & Design (FED)
Thought Leadership Summit will take
place. This invitation-only event will
cater exclusively to restaurant design
and foodservice e&s; thought leaders,
providing content intended to challenge
business leaders to think more creative-
ly and more strategically. The Thought
Leadership Summit, produced by
Zoomba Group, and co-hosted by rd+d
and Foodservice Equipment & Supplies
magazine will bring together the food-
service design and e&s; communities
like no other event in the industry.
Please contact me at Maureen@
zoombagroup.com for consideration for
an invitation to these events.
2016 will be an exciting and
eventful year.
All the best,
MAUREEN SLOCUM
President and Publisher