NACS Show 2025
  • McCormick Place Convention Center
  • Conference: October 14-17, 2025
  • Expo: October 15-17, 2025
Log In Help

Andrew Spink

Research & Development Chef
Gate Petroleum Company

Andy started working at GATE Petroleum, a Jacksonville, FL based c-store chain, 21 years ago as a Store Manager. 11 yrs ago he took a position in the office and since then, he has worked a variety of roles within the company. He is a graduate of Mohawk Valley Community College where he graduated with a degree in Culinary Arts, which ultimately lead to the role of Research and Development Chef in 2016. Over the past 8 years, he has been instrumental in designing and streamlining their in store kitchens and has developed various food service programs with many offerings at GATE. Currently, they have 30 locations with their "Fresh Kitchen" concepts within their 70+ C-store locations and have plans to grow in those numbers in the future. In addition, he is also responsible for equipment advancement and implementation at their locations, leading them to further develop their food programs.

Format: Awards Awards
Awards announcements and presentation.
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: Panel Panel
Multiple presenters, experts in a certain field discussing and sharing expertise and experience with one another.
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.

Speaking at:

Innovating Your Foodservice With Equipment and Packaging

 Discover the newest trends retailers and QSRs are adopting, from cutting-edge equipment to innovative packaging solutions that enhance convenience and efficiency. Explore topics such as to-go...

October 08, 2024
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PDT
Foodservice
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
 
To provide complete functionality, this web site needs your explicit consent to store browser cookies. We recommended that you "allow all cookies" so you may be able to use certain features, such as logging in, bookmarking sessions, or personalizing content.