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Restaurant Finance & Development Conference (RFDC) 2026

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The main US gathering on restaurant capital, valuations and franchise finance.

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Restaurant Finance Monitor's annual conference for restaurant owners, operators, franchisees, lenders and investors on finance, capital markets, M&A and development.

Restaurant Finance Monitor's annual conference for restaurant owners, operators, franchisees, lenders and investors on finance, capital markets, M&A and development.

Focus areas
Restaurant BusinessFranchising
Who attends
InvestorsRestaurant OwnersF&B Entrepreneurs

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Tools to explore

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Deliverect

Deliverect

Aggregates all delivery platforms into one dashboard. Connects UberEats, DoorDash, Deliveroo, and more to your POS.

Multi-outlet operators juggling several delivery platforms who need one dashboard synced to their POS.

  • Multi-platform aggregation
  • POS integration
  • Menu management
From $49 · Per location/monthView
Delivery
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DoorDash for Merchants

DoorDash

Reach millions of customers through DoorDash marketplace. Storefront for direct ordering, DashPass subscribers, and logistics.

Restaurants wanting DoorDash marketplace reach plus a direct-ordering storefront, with no upfront software cost.

  • Marketplace listing
  • Direct ordering storefront
  • DashPass exposure
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Reservations
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OpenTable

OpenTable (Booking Holdings)

The world's largest restaurant reservation platform. 60,000+ restaurants across US, UK, Europe, Asia, ANZ.

Restaurants wanting wide reservation reach with guest profiles, table management and POS integration in one system.

  • Online reservations
  • Table management
  • Guest profiles
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