Chairman of Statewide Hospitality Association to Share Industry Insights at Tampa Breakfast
-Hospitality Industry Executives to Attend Event on Wednesday, April 5th-
(Tampa, Fla.) – The Hillsborough and Pinellas Chapters of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) is proud to host 2017 FRLA Chairman Don Fox, Chief Executive Officer of Firehouse of America, LLC. The breakfast is scheduled for Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. Fox’s keynote presentation “Controlling Our Destiny” will focus on creating positive change through leadership and legislation and address the importance of leading by example.
Fox is Chief Executive Officer of Firehouse of America, LLC, in which he leads the strategic growth of Firehouse Subs, one of America’s leading fast casual restaurant brands. Under his leadership, the brand has grown to more than 1,040 restaurants in 44 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, and is recognized as one of the best franchises in the country. Fox sits on various boards of influence in the restaurant community and is a respected speaker, commentator, and published author. He was recognized by Nation’s Restaurant News as 2011’s Operator of the Year. In 2013, he received the prestigious Silver Plate Award from the International Food Manufacturers Association (IFMA), was recognized by FastCasual.com as the No.1 Executive in the fast-casual restaurant community, and received the National Restaurant Association’s Advocacy Leadership Award.
WHAT: FRLA Hillsborough and Pinellas Chapters’ Breakfast with the Chairman
WHO: Don Fox FRLA Chairman
WHEN:
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
8:30 AM: Breakfast Seating
9:00 – 10:00 AM: Keynote Address
WHERE:
The Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
2900 Bayport Drive
Tampa, FL 33607
COST:
$20 per person (Member Rate)
$24 per person (Future Member)
$150 Sponsor Table (Table of 8)
$350 Breakfast Sponsor
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About the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
FRLA is Florida’s premier non-profit hospitality industry trade association. Our mission is to ‘Protect, Educate and Promote’ Florida’s $108.8 billion hospitality industry which represents 1.4 million employees – making it the state’s number one industry. We offer regulatory compliance and food safety training needs (RCS and SafeStaff®); industry developed career-building high school programs (FRLAEF); sponsor the only event in Florida exclusively serving the restaurant and foodservice industry (FR&L Show, September 10-12, 2017 in Orlando); and we safeguard the needs of the hospitality industry by providing legislative advocacy. We represent and serve more than 10,000 independent and household name members, suppliers, and theme parks. For more information, go to www.FRLA.org and find us on Twitter @FRLAnews, Facebook and YouTube.
