ADVISORY, June 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. will host its third annual
NASDAQ OMX Food & Restaurant Industry Forum, including
panel discussions and a NASDAQ Closing Bell, to discuss
the state of the industry and trends within the food
and restaurant industry sector.
The Forum is being organized in collaboration with
industry leaders such as The National Restaurant
Association, along with various key experts such as
Nation's Restaurant News and the The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal reporter, Julie Jargon will conduct
a Fireside Chat with Panera Bread CFO, Jeff Kip.
In addition, Ornella Fado, television Host of Brindiamo!
"A toast to the finest Italian restaurants " on NYCTV
will interview Kerry Heffernan, Executive Chef.
Kerry brings 20 years of culinary excellence,
experience and leadership to the kitchen of South Gate
at Jumeirah Essex House. Ornella and Kerry will
participate in the NASDAQ Closing Bell along with panel
participants.
Panels themes / discussions will include:
* "Marketing in a New World" - How food & beverage
companies and restaurants are adopting social media and
creating marketing techniques into their strategy to
better reach consumers;
* "Branding, Licensing & Growth" - How food & restaurant
companies are driving growth and brand extensions
through licensing;
* "Business in the Current Economic Environment" - How
restaurants & food companies are adjusting their
business approach to cope with a challenging economic
environment to continue driving sales.
Who: Panel Discussion:
* Moderators include Adam Hirsch, COO, Mashable; Jeff
Lotman of Global Icons; and Nicole Miller Regan, Piper
Jaffray
Industry experts from companies participating
include, Panera Bread (Nasdaq:PNRA); B&G Foods
(NYSE:BGF); Jamba Juice (Nasdaq:JMBA); Outback
Steakhouse, Inc.; Famous Dave's of America Inc.
(Nasdaq:DAVE); McCormick and Schmick's
(Nasdaq:MSSR); BrightLine iTV Marketing Specialists;
thefoodsection.com; Empathica; Attention; Nation's
Restaurant News; Mistral Equity Partners; OSI
Restaurant Partners, LLC; Mesirow Financial
Consulting and Interactive Marketing
To see the detailed agenda with the company names and information for the webcast please go to: http://investor.shareholder.com/nasdaqomx/webcasts/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=69440
When: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Schedule:
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Sign-in
10:30 - 10:40 a.m. Welcome Address
10:40 - 10:50 a.m. Opening Keynote
10:50 - 11:00 a.m. "State of the Industry"
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion
11:45 - 12:30 p.m. Discussion with Ornella Fado
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Fireside Chat
2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Panel
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. NASDAQ Closing Bell
4:15 - 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
The panel discussion will be webcast live on
NASDAQ.Com beginning at 11:00 a.m.
http://investor.shareholder.com/nasdaq/NASDAQindustryforum/
*Reporters, analysts, and other industry members are welcome
to attend.
Where: NASDAQ MarketSite
4 Times Square (Corner of 43rd and Broadway)
New York, NY
RSVP: Interested parties should RSVP to Jolene Libretto
Jolene.libretto@nasdaqomx.com
NASDAQ OMX lists approximately 122 companies within the Food &
Restaurant industry sector.
Feed Information:
The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
Photos:
To obtain a high-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.
About NASDAQ OMX
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,800 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.
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