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March 17, 2026
Radical leader Finette prepares supply chain execs for future
Author, innovative thinker will shine light on effectively dealing with disruption.
Finette, who says staying the course is no longer the strategy to follow, will show leaders how to strengthen themselves and their businesses under stress.
Preparing your foodservice supply chain to weather the storms of uncertainty—like tariff volatility, rapid swings in commodity prices, private-equity consolidation, or adapting technology to fit into purchasing practices, can ensure your restaurant is equipped with the breakthrough efficiencies and future-ready workforce you need to make your business profitable.
Unleashing those breakthrough efficiencies, will allow operators to tackle the costs related to running restaurants, reduce out-of-control expenses, and increase your profitability. At the same time, building a future-ready workforce can remove the obstacles inhibiting operators from hiring and further developing their teams.
As the U.S. foodservice supply chain faces disruptions, operators are seeking solutions to deal with the angst they cause.
Enter Pascal Finette. At this year’s National Restaurant Association Supply Chain Expert Exchange Spring Conference, May 14-15 in Chicago, Finette, Co-Founder and Chief Heretic of innovative advisory firm radical and well-known author/speaker, will show leaders how to strengthen themselves and their businesses under stress, while making the case that staying the course is no longer the strategy to follow.
“The foodservice supply chain is changing fast,” he says. “AI, industry consolidation, economic uncertainty—it can all feel overwhelming, but I believe that that’s exactly where opportunity lives—when we make the shift from anxiety to action. … The future is moving fast, but … we can face it together, with sharper insights and stronger connections.”
Finette will share his framework for spotting weak signals before they become disruptions and map the changes already reshaping the industry. The goal: explaining how building organizational muscle separates leaders who gain from disruption from those who are managed by it.
The Supply Chain Expert Exchange Spring Conference is designed by operators who understand the foodservice supply chain. It brings everyone together to discuss the industry’s most complex challenges—managing procurement, demand forecasting, logistics optimization, and navigating new regulatory and food-safety compliance requirements. Join us this year to learn about the issues most important to you, plus the emerging technologies that could help you build more resilient, sustainable and scalable supply chain strategies. Register today!
Unleashing those breakthrough efficiencies, will allow operators to tackle the costs related to running restaurants, reduce out-of-control expenses, and increase your profitability. At the same time, building a future-ready workforce can remove the obstacles inhibiting operators from hiring and further developing their teams.
As the U.S. foodservice supply chain faces disruptions, operators are seeking solutions to deal with the angst they cause.
Enter Pascal Finette. At this year’s National Restaurant Association Supply Chain Expert Exchange Spring Conference, May 14-15 in Chicago, Finette, Co-Founder and Chief Heretic of innovative advisory firm radical and well-known author/speaker, will show leaders how to strengthen themselves and their businesses under stress, while making the case that staying the course is no longer the strategy to follow.
“The foodservice supply chain is changing fast,” he says. “AI, industry consolidation, economic uncertainty—it can all feel overwhelming, but I believe that that’s exactly where opportunity lives—when we make the shift from anxiety to action. … The future is moving fast, but … we can face it together, with sharper insights and stronger connections.”
Finette will share his framework for spotting weak signals before they become disruptions and map the changes already reshaping the industry. The goal: explaining how building organizational muscle separates leaders who gain from disruption from those who are managed by it.
The Supply Chain Expert Exchange Spring Conference is designed by operators who understand the foodservice supply chain. It brings everyone together to discuss the industry’s most complex challenges—managing procurement, demand forecasting, logistics optimization, and navigating new regulatory and food-safety compliance requirements. Join us this year to learn about the issues most important to you, plus the emerging technologies that could help you build more resilient, sustainable and scalable supply chain strategies. Register today!
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