Extra Serving: A restaurant industry podcast · 2026-05-26 · 28 min
On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso sit down after three days at the National Restaurant Association Show - the biggest foodservice event in the Western Hemisphere, featuring more than 55,000 foodservice professionals from 112 countries and roughly 2,300 exhibitors - to discuss some of the biggest trends they saw from the show floor. This includes innovations in beverage (dirty soda, anyone?), sauces, artificial intelligence, equipment, and much more. Sam and Alicia recap all of the highlights from the show, and share anecdotes they picked up from operators at their exclusive news desk on the show floor. For more from the Restaurant Show: Here's what we liked about this year's National Restaurant Association Show, and what we didn’t Restaurant industry navigates ‘complex’ consumer landscape as sentiment hits all-time low 29th annual MenuMasters Awards ceremony honors chefs and innovators from across the industry
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