3rd Annual
The 3rd Annual Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Restaurant Conference is being held in conjunction with the 2023 Texas Restaurant Show!
Please join us at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston for the 3rd Annual Ghost Kitchen and Virtual Restaurant Conference! The conference will be a pre-conference activity in association with the Texas Restaurant Show! Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from (and network with) top leaders from ghost kitchen, delivery, foodtech, and virtual brand industries…followed by two days checking out the latest and greatest in goods & services in the Texas Restaurant Show’s huge exhibit hall in the George Brown Convention Center (including the OnTrend Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Brand Pavilion).
We are excited to partner with the Texas Restaurant Association, bringing together the best ghost kitchen event and the best state-run restaurant conference. You do not want to miss this one!
Food ordering can be done online, not conferences.
Our Sponsors
Conference Speakers
Mat Abramsky
Sinan Akdal
Nabeel Alamgir
Benjamin Brown
Dorothy Calba
Pete Cook
Chris Heffernan
Phoebe Hettel
Aaron Hoffman
Aron Hollander
Scott Landers
Dustin Mares
Mike O’Hanlon
Carl Orsbourn
Meredith Sandland
Tyler Shin
Karan Tanna
Preliminary Schedule
The conference agenda is in development, but you can rest assured we will have the industry’s leading experts. Our agenda is “panel-heavy”, where we avoid sales pitches and engage in great conversations. Please do not hesitate to contact Pete Cook (pcook@ontrendconcepts.com) to suggest a speaker or topic for the agenda
Friday, July 7th
| 1:00 pm | Welcoming Remarks Conference Room |
| 1:15 pm | State of the Industry Conference Room |
| 2:00 pm | Industry Leaders Panel Conference Room |
| 3:00 pm | Afternoon Networking Break Foyer |
| 3:30 pm | State of Delivery Panel Conference Room |
| 4:15 pm | Ghost Kitchen Operations Panel Conference Room |
| 5:00 pm | Roundtable Breakouts Conference Room |
| 5:45 pm | Welcome Reception TBA |
| 7:00 pm | Evening Free for client dinners and informal networking TBA |
Saturday, July 8th
| 8:00 am | Networking Breakfast Foyer |
| 8:30 am | Welcoming Remarks Conference Room |
| 8:45 am | Restaurant Executives Panel Conference Room |
| 10:45 am | Be a Good Neighbor, Ghost Kitchens Are Here Conference Room |
| 11:30 am | Meal Quality & Consistency Discussion Conference Room |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (alongside other pre-conference sessions) TBA |
| 1:30 pm | Apps, Loyalty, and Leveraging Data Conference Room |
| 2:15 pm | Food Halls and Innovative Approaches Conference Room |
| 3:00 pm | Afternoon Networking Break Foyer |
| 3:30 pm | Robotics, Smart Kitchens, and AI Panel Conference Room |
| 4:15 pm | International Outlook & Opportunities Conference Room |
| 4:45 pm | Wrap Up Panel Conference Room |
| 5:15 pm | Closing Remarks Conference Room |
| 6:30 pm | Evening free for Texas Restaurant Association Dinner TBA |
Quick Facts
- July 7-8, 2023
- George R. Brown Convention Center
- Houston, Texas
$695
includes registration to TRS 2023!
$395 TRA Members &
first 150 non-TRA Members.
GCK23 Sponsorships
This year Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Restaurant Conference sponsors will have the best of both worlds. Our prices remained the same, but in addition to networking with hundred leaders from the ghost kitchen, virtual brand, delivery and foodtech worlds for two days, our sponsors will also showcase their goods and services to thousands of attendees by enjoying prime exhibit space in the OnTrend Ghost Kitchen & Off-Premise Pavilion at the 2023 Texas Restaurant Show!
GKC Platinum
Sponsor
- 4 Registrations + TRA Show Passes
- Oversized 10'x20' Exhibit Space
- Logo on Website, Marketing, & Signage
- 1 Email Blast Announcement
- Provide Welcoming Remarks
- Help Organize a Panel on Tech Stage at the Texas Restaurant Show
- Conference Attendee List
GKC Pavillion
Sponsor
- 3 Registrations + TRA Show Passes
- Full Size 10'x10' Exhibit Space
- Logo on Website, Marketing, & Signage
- Conference Attendee List
GKC Logo
Sponsor
- 1 Registration + TRA Show Pass
- NO Exhibit Space
- Logo on Website, Marketing, & Signage
