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  • Conference: October 14-17, 2025
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Winning the Dinner Daypart

Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.
Foodservice
Format: Case Study Case Study

According to Food Genius, 80% of Americans don’t know what they are having for dinner by 4:00 p.m. They also don’t particularly enjoy making dinner, which is an opportunity for convenience retailers to grow their food business and gain a bigger share of the dinner daypart. In this fast-paced session, explore strategies and tactics to attract and retain customers during the evening, transforming c-stores as a destination for dinner.  Designed for retailers aspiring to grow their dinner daypart business, attendees will explore consumer insights and market trends shaping dinner habits. 

October 07, 2024

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

Ballroom A



Add to Calendar 10/07/2024 2:30 PM 10/07/2024 3:30 PM America/Los_Angeles NACS Show Education Session - Winning the Dinner Daypart

According to Food Genius, 80% of Americans don’t know what they are having for dinner by 4:00 p.m. They also don’t particularly enjoy making dinner, which is an opportunity for convenience retailers to grow their food business and gain a bigger share of the dinner daypart. In this fast-paced session, explore strategies and tactics to attract and retain customers during the evening, transforming c-stores as a destination for dinner.  Designed for retailers aspiring to grow their dinner daypart business, attendees will explore consumer insights and market trends shaping dinner habits. 

 Las Vegas Convention Center: Ballroom A

Speakers

Richard Cashion

COO
Curby's Express Markets

Chief Operating OfficerChief Operating Officer
Curby's Express Market · Full-timeCurby's Express Market · Full-timeDec 2023 - Present · 7 mosDec 2023 to Present · 7 mosOn-siteOn-site
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Lori Stillman

VP, Research & Education
NACS

Lori Buss Stillman is the Vice President, Research and Education for NACS.  Joining NACS in 2019, Lori leads the association’s industry-leading research portfolio, which includes the NACS State...

Carrie Wiggins

Director of Food Service
Kwik Trip, Inc.

Carrie Wiggins is the Director of Food Service for Kwik Trip, Inc. in La Crosse, WI.  Although she is new to the role this year, she has been with Kwik Trip for 17 years.  Besides the role of...
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