2018 Annual Conference

Chicago, IL • July 23-25, 2018Warwick Allerton Hotel

Who You Will MeetThe CRTRA Annual Conference plays host to Vice Presidents, Senior Directors, Directors and Managers responsible for: Human Resources, Total Rewards, Benefits, Compensation, People Solutions, Global Compensation and Benefits, Talent Management, HRIS, Operations, HR Analytics and Payroll. Executives from the following companies have attended over the last two years:

• AFC Enterprises, Inc. (Popeye’s)

• American Blue Ribbon Holdings

• Anheuser-Busch

• Arby’s Restaurant Group

• Au Bon Pain

• Benihana, Inc.

• BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

• Bloomin’ Brands

• Brinker International

• Buffalo Wild Wings

• Cafe Rio, Inc.

• Caribou Coffee

• Chilis

• Church’s Chicken

• Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants

• Corner Bakery Café

• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

• Dave & Buster’s

• Denny’s

• Domino’s Pizza

• Earl’s Restaurants

• Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.

• Fazoli’s

• Friendly’s Ice Cream LLC

• Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.

• Golden Corral

• Good Smoke Restaurant Group

• Gosh Enterprises

• Ilitch Holdings (Little Caesar’s)

• International Dairy Queen, Inc.

• Jack in the Box

• Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp.

• la Madeleine

• Le Duff America

• Legal Sea Foods, LLC

• Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.

• Logan’s Roadhouse

• M Crowd Restaurant Group

• Maggiano’s/Brinker Intl.

• McDonald’s Corporation

• McDonalds USA

• Modern Market

• Noodles & Company

• P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.

• Panera Bread Company

• Papa Murphy’s International

• Pappas Restaurants, Inc.

• People Forward

• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc

• Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers

• Red Lobster (formerly part of Darden)

• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

• Ruth’s Chris

• Simply Southern Restaurant Group

• Starbucks

• Taco John’s International, Inc.

• Ted’s Montana Grill

• Texas Roadhouse

• TGI Fridays

• The Cheesecake Factory

• The Wendy’s Company

• TopGolf USA, Inc.

• Universal Orlando

• Universal Parks & Resorts

• UNO Restaurants

• Wawa, Inc.

• Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

• Whataburger Restaurants LP

• White Castle System, Inc.

• Yum!

• Zax LLC

• Zaxby’s

• Zoe’s Kitchen

Benefits to All Sponsorship LevelsSponsorship will connect you with more than 100 HR professionals in the restaurant industry.

Big Screen AdvertisingAn ongoing slide show will be projected on a large display screen in the ballroom. Sponsors may submit one PowerPoint slide for this promotion.

Exhibitor HallTable in our exhibitor hall that will be open for the duration of the conference.

Conference GuideEach sponsor receives acknowledgment in the conference guide.

Mailing ListsElectronic listing of all conference attendees, including mailing address.

Sponsor Opportunities

Title Sponsor Level(One Available) $8,000

Includes the general sponsorship benefits, four conference registrations, as well as:

• The Title Sponsor’s company name or logo will appear on all Conference printed and virtual material when available with recognition of Title sponsorship.

• PowerPoint presentation that will be displayed during meals, breaks or networking, exhibitor periods.

• The Title sponsor will have exclusive rights to the Title sponsorship level with first right for renewal for the next conference.

Gold Level Sponsor(Two Available) $4,000

Includes the general sponsorship benefits, four conference registrations, as well as one of the following (choose one):

Conference Wi-Fi

Your company name will be listed and mentioned at all key sessions as the Wi-Fi Sponsor. The Conference Wi-Fi will be made available to all attendees. As we will be utilizing the Conference app for session materials, questionnaires, and social networking, providing this service has great exposure potential.

Conference Padfolio

All attendees will receive the padfolio to take notes and store session handouts from the seminars with the company’s logo on the front cover. Padfolios include notepad, penholder, business card holder and pouch.

Silver Level Sponsor(Four Available) $3,000

Includes general sponsorship benefits, three conference registrations, as well as one of the following (choose one):

Monday Welcome Reception

Lead sponsor for the kickoff happy hour event.

Tuesday Keynote Sponsor

Lead Sponsor for our keynote sessions. Opportunity to introduce speaker and your organization to gain individual brand recognition and increase your exposure at the conference. The sponsor representative will introduce the speaker and can provide a one-minute company promotion.

Morning & Afternoon Breaks

Break sponsors will have their company’s name and logos appear on signage during the break and will also be featured in the conference guide.

Bronze Level SponsorExhibitors $2,000

• Includes all the general sponsorship benefits.

• Includes two conference registrations.

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Become a CRTRA Partner!About the CRTRAThe Chain Restaurant Total Rewards Association (CRTRA) is a professional organization dedicated to strengthening and enhancing Total Rewards and the only organization comprised of HR total rewards professionals within the restaurant industry.

CRTRA currently has a membership of over one-hundred companies representing over 150 restaurant concepts within the industry. A full list of members can be viewed at www.crtraweb.org.

The Chain Restaurant Total Rewards Association works in partnership with Aon Hewitt to provide industry specific compensation information for the association’s members.