ConStrata Tech Consulting, LLC is the foremost Operations-Technology organization serving the global foodservice, hospitality and retail industries. ConStrata provides unparalleled technology resources to companies' worldwide. ConStrata's consultants are recognized experts in their fields. Having advanced through the ranks of the hospitality, foodservice and retail operations, each consultant has learned how to leverage automation to improve operations, and ultimately, profitability while bringing an objective perspective to each project and a deep understanding of the marketplace that distinguishes us from our competition. In today's business environment, technology-driven efficiencies can mean the difference between an organization's success and failure.

We aim to make it easy for busy consumers to enjoy a satisfying meal or a good cup of coffee. We offer a simple and secure mobile ordering and pre-payment restaurant app that consumers can use to order food and drink from their favorite establishments.  And not only can consumers get their stuff faster and with a lot less hassle, but they enjoy added benefits like promotions and social networking.

We provide our merchants with a simple turnkey solution to improve their customers buying experience and attract new customers. Our platform offers a variety of ways to communicate to customers through discounts, incentives and other promotions.

Splick•it was founded in January 2008 by a dedicated and passionate team excited about bringing customers something we ourselves value. Our team is constantly thinking of new ways to make businesses more successful and consumers satisfied.

CrunchTime! Information Systems is a global leader in enterprise-class back office solutions for the restaurant, cruise, foodservice and hospitality industries. Founded in 1995, CrunchTime’s mission is to provide exceptional tools and solutions to help our customers quickly reduce food & beverage costs, drive labor efficiencies, and better manage the quality and consistency of their food service operations.

CrunchTime’s team has deep and direct food service experience, including CrunchTime’s founder and president, Bill Bellissimo, who previously owned a foodservice company operating 45 restaurants and cafes spanning six states in the northeast United States. With his “in the trenches” experience, Bill launched CrunchTime! to address the need for a powerful, but user-friendly food & beverage management system built especially for dynamic foodservice businesses.

Today, industry-leading companies in more than 100 countries around the world rely on CrunchTime’s expertise, award-winning client service, and robust functionality, to drive their business results.

The Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA) evolved from the Georgia Restaurant Council (GRC), which was created in early 2003 by a small group of prominent Georgia restaurateurs, including Karen Bremer, Phil Hickey, Pano Karatassos, Alan LeBlanc, Perry McGuire and George McKerrow. Ron Wolf, a former executive with Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises, Inc., and Bass Hotels, was hired by the founders to be the Association's first executive director. Wolf retired in 2010. Karen Bremer was hired by the Board of Directors as Executive Director in September of 2010. 

The GRC was created in response to the belief that an independent restaurant association was needed to represent Georgia's restaurant industry, which had previously been served by the Georgia Hospitality & Travel Association (GH&TA). Established in 1977, GH&TA operated three hospitality associations under one umbrella - a hotel association, a restaurant association, and a travel association.

A major milestone in the growth of the GRC was the merger of the former GRA (under the GH&TA) and the GRC into a new, unified association, called the (new & improved) Georgia Restaurant Association. In August of 2004, the GH&TA board of directors voted to disband the GH&TA. The hotel association re-incorporated into the Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association (GH&LA), while the travel association ceased operation. As a result of the merger, the National Restaurant Association established a Dual Membership agreement with the new GRA.

Since the merger, the GRA has swelled to a membership of nearly 600 corporate member companies, representing almost 2,500 restaurants. With a chapter in Savannah, and members across the state, the GRA continues to grow.

Today, the GRA provides a unified voice for an industry comprising over 17,000 foodservice and drinking places in the state of Georgia with total sales in excess of $14 billion and provides more jobs (375,000+) than any other non-government employer in the state.

The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration is committed to academic excellence in the development of students for leadership roles in the hospitality industry. We prepare students for such positions by pursuing ethical, innovative and value-enhancing strategies in a culturally diverse and technologically advanced world. We serve our local, regional, national and international constituencies through research, teaching and outreach activities. The School achieves its mission by offering a relevant, up-to-date curriculum in a teaching and learning environment that emphasizes continuous improvement.