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Marketing Executives Group (MEG)

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2021 Marketing Executives Group (MEG) Event Notice

The Illinois Department of Public Health has prohibited gatherings of 50 or more through June 2021, and the City of Chicago’s Phase IV Guidelines limit hotel gatherings to 50. This comes with the regrettable news that we will not be holding the 2021 Marketing Executives Group (MEG) in-person event. In the meantime, we want to stay connected through a series of online gatherings covering various topics of interest for the restaurant marketing community. We look forward to seeing everyone in Chicago in 2022.

About the Marketing Executives Group (MEG)

The Marketing Executives Group (MEG) is a community of restaurant marketing professionals who are connected 365 days a year and come together every May in Chicago preceding the National Restaurant Association Show. MEG raises the level of industry excellence by connecting, inspiring, teaching and challenging each other through the exchange of ideas, thought leadership and best practices.

The National Restaurant Association Community Platform

We are excited to announce we’ve upgraded our Listserv and have officially launched a new community platform, Restaurant Community. This platform will provide our members with an exclusive opportunity to engage, network, and connect with other restaurant operators – all through a seamless and intuitive interface. 

The platform gives you the opportunity to:

  • Tailor your experience and join multiple discipline groups to receive critical resources and knowledge that will help solve your most pressing challenges.
  • Share your expertise, learn from your peers, expand on best practices, and improve your personal knowledge and business operations.
  • Continue important conversations before, during and after events.
  • Stay up to date on the latest Association news, events, discounts, and products that impact your bottom line.

To access the platform, email community@restaurant.org.

*Note: this platform is open to National Restaurant Association Operator Members only.

 

Sponsors

Our call for sponsors continues! We invite all suppliers, vendors and providers of the restaurant and foodservice industries to support MEG. We’re delighted to offer a suite of custom package opportunities in addition to custom and a la carte sponsorships and activations that will raise awareness and add tremendous value to MEG.
 
Contact Mia Roberts at mroberts@restaurant.org for available opportunities. Please note that providers must sponsor MEG in order to attend.
 
 
         

FAQs

Typically, MEG meets each spring in Chicago. Due to COVID-19, our spring 2021 event has been canceled in May. Stay tuned here for more details.
MEG connects individuals who serve their restaurant or hospitality industry company at the highest levels. Professionals active in MEG include Chief Executive Officers, Presidents, Marketing and Sales Officers, as well as EVPs, Vice Presidents, Directors and Managers of Brand Marketing, Corporate Communications, Creative and Marketing.
Be among some of the industry's most successful: Black Angus Steakhouse, Black Bear Diners, Inc., Bud's Chicken & Seafood, Bufflo Wings & Rings LLC, California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, Church's Chicken, Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants, Corner Bakery Cafe, Dunkin' Brands, Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, Firehouse of America, First Watch Restaurants, Firebird Restaurant Group, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Golden Corral, Gold Star Chili, Inc., Good Times Restaurants Inc., Jason's Deli, Larkburger, Lettuce Entertain You, Luna Grill, Mellow Mushroom, Movie Tavern, Noodles & Company, Olive Garden, Pie Five Pizza Co., Polly's Inc, Popeye's, Portillo's, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, Ram International, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group LLC, Salsarita's Franchising, LLC, Sheetz, Inc., Sterling Hospitality, The Signature Room at the 95th, Texas de Brazil, Tiki's Grill & Bar, Tim Hortons Inc., TravelCenters of America, Velvet Taco, Village Inn & Bakers Square, The Wendy's Company, Yard House, Zaxby's and many more.