LRA Showcase 2023 Schedule of Events
Great American Seafood Cook-Off
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The Kitchen Counter
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Command the Kitchen Cooking Demos – Education Expressway
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Sunday, August 6, 2023
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10 a.m.
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LRA Showcase – Day 2 Opens
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11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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Great American Seafood Cook-Off – 4-H Edition
–Hall E |
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10:15 - 11 a.m.
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Climb the Ladder to Achieve Financial Goals for Your Food Business
Are you struggling with your business finances and wondering why your cash flow and/or margins are not where you want them to be? You thought that the life of being a food entrepreneur would be great, but wonder why it feels like there is hardly any money in the bank? During this session topic, Mason Brady, Founder of Brady CFO will show you the top practical tips you can implement today to achieve your desired financial success. –Kitchen Counter, Aisle 1200 |
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11:30 a.m. – Noon
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Downsize Me! Editing Your Menu in Today’s Trend-Focused Food Industry
Downsized menus are on trend given all time high food costs and product availability. Learn techniques to reduce the size of your menu effectively with labor, product availability and customer receptiveness in mind. Hear from Andrew Shuford, a Premium Protein Specialist for Sysco Gulf Coast, and Ben Newton VP of Sales Fobesoft. –Kitchen Counter, Aisle 1200 |
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12:15 – 12:45 p.m.
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Want to Leverage Your Cash? CPAs Share Secrets to Maximize Depreciation and Reduce Taxable Income Quickly
Taxes always increase! Regardless of what administration is in office, learn how to use the tax laws to your advantage. Have you been maximizing expensing of repairs and maintenance? Are you making renovations? Did you know you can write off assets that you throw away like equipment, sheetrock, lighting, and even concrete and asphalt? In this session, Grady Layfield and Warren Dazzio of Layfield and Borel, CPAs will explain the fastest to ways to maximize depreciation and reduce taxable income. They will include other useful ways to reduce taxes as well. –Kitchen Counter, Aisle 1200 |
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1 - 1:45 p.m.
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How to Hire the Right People for the Right Position, and Keep Them There
LRA General Counsel Alan Yacoubian will co-present with award-winning author Logan Loomis on best practices for hiring and retaining employees. This presentation will draw from the empirical work that formed the basis for Logan Loomis’s book, “Getting the People Equation Right: How to Get the Right People in the Right Jobs and Keep Them.” –Kitchen Counter, Aisle 1200 |
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3 - 3:45 p.m.
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Redefining a Restaurant Empire – Chefs Emeril and E.J. Lagasse Discuss the Future of the Family Business
Father and son Chef Emeril Lagasse and Chef E.J. Lagasse will take to the stage in a keynote session moderated by New Orleans & Co. President and CEO Walt Leger III. In this session, the chefs will delve into their love of cuisine, heritage and culture, and how those elements have inspired and evolved their culinary philosophy through the years. –Kitchen Counter, Aisle 1200 |
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4 – 5 p.m.
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Big Easy Bartender’s Bash featuring Rabbit Hole Bourbon
Ten bartenders will face off to see who can create a new spin on an Old-Fashioned Cocktail. LRA Past Chair Greg Reggio will emcee the festivities and interview each bartender as they prepare their signature libation. A panel of industry professionals will judge the creativity, taste and presentation of each, and the winner will win $1,000 in cash and the runner-up will win $750. Sponsored by: Republic National Distributing Company, Cocktail & Sons and Steelite. –Hall E
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5 p.m.
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Showcase Closes – Day 2
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