LINDA DUKE, CEO, DUKE MARKETING, WILL SPEAK AT UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT SHOWS

Duke will speak at International Restaurant Show Las Vegas in February and The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show New York in March

San Rafael, Calif. - January, 2008, Linda Duke, principal and CEO of Duke Marketing®, an Integrated Marketing Communications firm, will speak at two upcoming international restaurant industry tradeshows in Las Vegas and New York. Ms. Duke will be presenting "Best Marketing Programs & Promotions for Restaurants and Multi-Unit Organizations" at the International Restaurant Show at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on Monday, February 25th at 10 a.m. Ms. Duke will also be presenting a half-day seminar "Best Marketing Programs for Single and Multi-Unit Restaurant Organizations", at the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York on Monday, March 11th from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

"Last year Ms. Duke spoke at both of our restaurant shows in Los Angeles and Florida where she drew huge crowds, so we asked her to lead a half-day seminar at our upcoming show in New York," said Jay Williams, Director of Programming and Conferences, for Reed Expos. "I am sure we will sell out her session again."

The International Restaurant Show in Las Vegas is the fastest-growing food show in the nation, expected to double in size in 2008. The show February 24th-27th is supported by state associations representing more than $20 billion in annual restaurant sales and will be joined this year by HotelWorld Expo & Conference, the International Coffee & Tea Expo and "The Show" creating a mega-event serving all segments of the hospitality industry.

The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show in New York, March 9th-11th, which boasts more than 18,000 foodservice buyers from every segment of the industry expected to attend the show. With over 600 companies exhibiting the latest products, this sold out event covers the entire spectrum of the foodservice industry. Restaurant owners and foodservice operators attend to gain the freshest, most meaningful menu of business boosting opportunities. This show also offers the Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum for educational opportunities and a Masters Series offering full and half-day in-depth accelerated workshops and symposiums taught by the most outstanding minds in the industry.

International Restaurant Show Las Vegas, Caesar's Palace, February 24th-27th

Monday, February 25th: 10:00am-11:00am
Ms. Duke will be presenting: "Best Marketing Programs & Promotions for Restaurants and Multi-Unit Organizations".

International Restaurant & Foodservice Show, New York, Jacob Javits Convention Center
March 9th -11th

Monday, March 11th: 9:30am-12:30pm,
Ms. Duke will be presenting a half day seminar: "Best Marketing Programs for Single and Multi-Unit Restaurant Organizations
Course fee: $295 To register by phone, please contact Diana Press at (800) 363-3631.

Linda Duke started Duke Marketing in 1987 specializing in marketing for multi-location and franchise organizations. Ms. Duke has consulted with top restaurant brands in the United States, negotiated media in foreign markets, nationally and on a regional and local level. She has developed new brands, completed corporate positioning plans, created award-winning advertising and public relations strategies, produced customized local store marketing programs and toolkits and hundreds of grand openings for numerous multi-unit and franchise organizations.

Ms. Duke is a nationally recognized speaker and educator. She speaks frequently at industry and client conferences, and is a member of the board of directors of the California Restaurant Association's Educational Foundation. Ms. Duke is a contributing writer for several restaurant, hospitality and franchise industry trade and business publications and an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University in San Francisco where she has taught Advertising Strategy to the MBA students. She guest lectures at various colleges and universities including Sonoma State University and San Diego State University.

Duke Marketing specializes in integrated marketing communications for multi-location and franchise organizations. With a full range of services, including: thought-leadership, local store marketing, public relations, consumer promotions and cause marketing, franchise communications, market-by-market planning, creative development and media buying.

About Duke Marketing®
Duke Marketing is a privately held, California-based Integrated Marketing Communications company, experts in providing Integrated Marketing Communications by applying classic disciplines and leading-edge techniques of advertising, public relations, research, creative and direct marketing to both traditional and multi-location companies. Duke Marketing combines a full range of services, on-target strategies, fresh ideas and creative concepts to offer complete solutions.

For more information contact Duke Marketing at 415-492-4534 or via e-mail at info@dukemarketing.com the Company's web site is located at www.dukemarketing.com.

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