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2025 National Restaurant Association Insider Guide
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Highlights & Insights from the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show
Whether you walked the Show floor or followed from afar, Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Business have everything you need to relive the biggest moments from the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show. The Show Insider brings you the top trends, standout innovations, and exclusive interviews with foodservice leaders—capturing the insights and energy of the industry’s premier event.
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SHOW INSIDER GUIDE
2025 National Restaurant Association Show Recap
Filled with video, insights, new products and more, this special report from Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Business examines the state of the industry post-show and heading into the second half of 2025.
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What's at the Show
NRN Show Coverage
- Miller’s Ale House promotes Joel Chick to CEO
The former COO replaces Brett Patterson, who left to become CEO of Portillo’s
- KFC jumps on Met Gala marketing opportunity
The fast-food chicken chain is offering a promotion in response to rumors that celebrities demanded hourly KFC […]
- The chicken category’s sales slowed last year
The category increased 5.3% in 2025, down from 9.1% in 2024 and more than 12% in 2023, according to Technomic data
- Kwame Onwuachi opens Maroon, an Afro-Caribbean steakhouse at Sahara Las Vegas
This is the acclaimed chef’s first restaurant outside of the East Coast
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📍 Zoom in on the floor plan
🔍 Search by exhibitor or booth
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