Track: Imagine Foodservice Europe

The leadership of both associations will welcome attendees and introduce the two-day program, highlighting its objectives and key themes.

Analysis of the current economic and regulatory context in Europe and its direct impact on the sector. The session focuses on the key challenges and opportunities arising from this environment and highlights the importance of addressing them collectively to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness.

Analysis of the evolution and outlook of prices and raw materials, highlighting the importance of understanding the economic and regulatory context, the challenges and opportunities for sector companies, and trade and non-trade barriers affecting development in Europe.

Debate with representatives from various European associations on their role in today’s market, exploring in greater depth the topics addressed in the previous panels and sessions within the current economic and regulatory context.

Analysis of the current state and outlook for branded foodservice in the U.S. and Europe, offering key insights on consumer trends, customer behavior, and growth opportunities in the sector.

Evolution and trends of quick service restaurant categories, comparing markets and contexts, and exploring how companies use consumer insights to guide strategic decisions and identify growth opportunities.

The full-service restaurant market adapts to changing customer behaviors, evolving experience expectations, and industry trends, identifying opportunities to innovate and enhance competitiveness.

Airports are enhancing their dining offerings to create more enjoyable and engaging experiences, making transit areas places where eating and drinking are part of the overall journey.

Operators’ perspective on airport food service: how they adapt their offerings to increasingly demanding travelers and to spaces in constant transformation.

How digitalization and artificial intelligence are reshaping delivery operations on a global scale. From technological integration to order and channel optimization, analisis of how restaurants can drive efficiency, control, and profitability in an increasingly complex and competitive ecosystem.

Leading delivery players will discuss the sector’s transformation across Europe: new logistics models, workforce professionalization, profitability, regulation, and shifting consumer behavior. A strategic conversation on how platforms and restaurants are adapting their models to address the market’s upcoming challenges.

A practical look at brand internationalization, exploring key decisions, lessons and challenges to achieve solid, sustainable growth in new markets.

Insights and key trends shaping food retail and foodservice, exploring market shifts and the forces redefining consumer behavior and ready-to-eat offerings.

The new competitive landscape between supermarkets and restaurants in take-away. Competition or coexistence? Models, partnerships and key future challenges.

Brand partnerships and co-branding to bring the restaurant experience into retail, creating synergies between store and venue, and exploring new ranges, exports and alliances.