About FALL Commercial FoodOvation
The FALL FoodOvation exchange is for commercial operators and manufacturers only. If you are interested in participating in our non-commercial FoodOvation, please click on the SUMMER tab in the navigation bar.
Relationships are the currency of successful businesses! Great business is built upon relationships cultivated out of meaningful, shared experiences. FoodOvation is a hand-crafted exchange designed to forge partnerships and drive innovation by providing participants opportunities for genuine interactions.
Through intimate group sizes, FoodOvation cultivates powerful interactions between decision-making peers that both provide insights that sparking vibrant, collaborative, concentrated culinary discussions and ideas, as well as fosters the building of relationships in order to take action and win in the marketplace. This is not watching a speaker, but an exchange of ideas and birthplace of connection. Attendees leave FoodOvation invigorated with new ideas, new experiences, and new relationships.
Advisory Council
Keith Anderkin
VP, Supply Chain & Quality Assurance
Zaxby’s
Ben Carpenter
Associate Brand Manager, Foodservice
Bush Brothers & Company
Stan Dorsey
Corporate Exec. Chef, Director Menu Dev.
Beef 'O' Brady's / The Brass Tap
Jason Dumo
Prepared Foods – Head of Customer Marketing
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation
Jennifer Fargey
Director of Multi-Unit and Strategic Accounts
Idahoan Foods
Jennifer Holwill
Senior Director of Global Culinary R&D
Cinnabon
Jennifer Keil
Senior Culinary Manager
Schlotzsky's
Dan Kish
Founder
Food Fixe
Karen Keown
National Accounts Manager, Imports
Savor Imports
Johnny Mosquera
Corporate Executive Chef, Culinary Innovation
Applebee's
Kevin Ripley
Executive Chef Culinary Innovation
Brinker International
Chef Shane Schaibly
Corporate Chef, VP of Culinary Strategy
First Watch Restaurants, Inc.
Mike Turner
SVP of Culinary & Supply Chain
Walk-Ons Bistreaux & Bar
Clint Woods
Chief Culinary Officer
Fox Restaurant Concepts
Sun Valley Resort
Sun Valley
This unique setting, at the historic Sun Valley Resort in Idaho, offers a rare and exquisite opportunity to build relationships with peers in a way that extends beyond the typical sessions. We’re not saying Sun Valley has special powers, but a lot of magical things do happen here.
Learn more about Sun Valley
Airports
Friedman Memorial Airport | SUN
Sun Valley is served by Hailey’s Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN). It’s located 14 miles from the resort and is easily accessible from the gateway cities of San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), Los Angeles (LAX), and Salt Lake City (SLC). These cities are served by most major airlines and are met by Sun Valley’s two connecting carriers: Alaska Airlines (Horizon Air) and SkyWest (United Express/Delta Connection. The resort offers a free shuttle from the airport to the Sun Valley Inn.
Shuttles
Sun Valley Resort offers a complimentary guest resort shuttle for transportation to/from Friedman Memorial Airport and the Sun Valley Resort. Simply contact the resort at 208-622-2097 and schedule a ride based on your arrival and departure times.
Boise Airport | BOI
The Boise Airport is located approximately 150 miles from Sun Valley Resort. Conference attendees can rent a car at the Boise airport or book a ride on the daily shuttle service between Boise Airport (BOI) and the Sun Valley Lodge via Sun Valley Express.
Shuttles
There is a daily shuttle service between Boise Airport (BOI) and the Sun Valley Lodge called Sun Valley Express. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling Sun Valley Express at (877) 622-8267 / (208) 622-8267 or going online to www.sunvalleyexpress.com. Tickets also may be purchased on the bus at time of departure on a space available basis.
Twin Falls Airport | TWF
The Magic Valley Regional Airport Is located approximately 85 miles from Su Valley Resort. Conference attendees can rent a car at the airport and proceed to Sun Valley.
Around Sun Valley
Contact Us
Luke Kircher
480-577-2645
lkircher@reverlygroup.com
