LINDA DUKE TO SPEAK AT LARGEST RESTAURANT CONFERENCE ON WEST COAST

Duke will Speak at Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo
August 14th, 2010

San Rafael, Calif. – August, 2010:  Duke Marketing, LLC, an integrated marketing communications firm, announced today Linda Duke, principal and chief executive will speak at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, the largest restaurant industry conference on the west coast at the Los Angeles Convention Center August 14th – 16th, 2010. 

Ms. Duke has been part of the event’s Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum for three years, the educational program providing practical, relevant, real-life business lessons from industry leaders, along with trends, best practices and the keys to success, and this year she will present, “Creating Awareness & Sales with Today’s Marketing Strategies”, Saturday, August 14th from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

“We are grateful to have Linda back again this year as a speaker,” said Ron Mathews, Vice President, Reed Exhibitions, Restaurant and Foodservice Events.“Her educational sessions are always standing room only and she gets everyone fired up!”

The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo is the most comprehensive marketplace for professionals serving the foodservice and hospitality industries on the West Coast.  More than 15,000 foodservice buyers from every segment of the industry are expected to attend the show to grab a piece of the $51 billion West Coast foodservice market. With over 600 companies exhibiting the latest products, this 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 for the West Coast foodservice and hospitality markets.

       Los Angeles Convention Center 
Saturday August 14th
 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
 Linda Duke presents “Creating
 Awareness & Sales with Today’s
 Marketing Strategies”

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 and the National Restaurant Association’s Fast Casual Industry Council.  Ms. Duke is an author www.marketing-cookbook.com and is a contributing writer for several restaurant, hospitality and franchise industry trade and business publications.                    

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