From left: Valerie Killifer, FastCasual.com and Louis Basile, Wildflower Bread Company

Rolie Zagnoli (left) and Michael Szyliowicz from Mont Blanc Gourmet take time out to pose for the camera.

From left: Trish Groom from silver sponsor Splick-It and Charles Causey from gold sponsor People Matter

Vickie Grimes from Summit Gold sponsor Boyds Coffee

Left to right: Brad Cyprus, chief of compliance, and Christopher Melson, CEO, Vendor Safe Technologies. Vendor Safe was a gold sponsor of the 2011 Fast Casual Executive Summit.

From left: Betsy Craig, founder, MenuTrinfo, Don Fox, CEO, Firehouse Subs, and Julio Ramirez, Giardino's Gourmet Salads

After the food tour and opening keynote, 2011 Fast Casual Executive Summit attendees were given the chance to network at large. A cocktail reception, sponsored by Truitt Bros., was held at Chicago's Hotel Allegro.

Left to right: Catherine Wilson, sales associate, and Ashish Ganbhir, executive vice president, newBrandAnalytics. The company was a Fast Casual Executive Summit associate sponsor.

From left: Jun Loayza from Summit Culinary sponsor RewardMe, and Jabril Hashi from Safari Express

Johanna Duprey of MonkeyMedia Software

From left: Cecily Sorensen, Firehouse Subs, and Jeremy Gibeault, Firehouse Subs

From left: Ben Butler, The China Business Group, Elizabeth Journell, NPD Group, Bonnie Riggs, NPD Group

From left: Peter Van der Mije, In Season, Heather Adams, In Season

From left: Beth Madden, National Restaurant Association, Marla Topliff, Rosati's Pizza, and Linda Duke, Duke Marketing

Peter Yen, founder of Sushirrito, eyes a table of food items created by Summit Gold sponsor Truitt Bros.

From left: Danielle Wolff from Summit Platinum sponsor MonkeyMedia Software and Mary King from Associate sponsor Data Source

From left: Jackie Dixon, Brian DeHuff and Jannine Hausherr, all three from Summit Culinary sponsor Cintas

From left: Suzy Badaracco, Culinary Tides, and Jim Nagy, Wildflower Bread Company

From left: Rich Ventura from Summit Platinum sponsor NEC, Doug Reifschneider, Firehouse Subs, and Patricia Murphy, NEC

From left: Michael Fagan, Duke Marketing, and Kevin Minor, Sky's Gourmet Taco's

From left: Jun Loayza from RewardMe and Alan Hixon, Mooyah

Sean Kennedy from Cowboy Chicken waits for a beverage during the Fast Casual Executive Summit's Day 2 cocktail reception and dinner. The reception was held at Sopraffina Market Cafe followed by dinner at Trattoria No. 10.

Fast Casual Executive Summit attendees are given a brief history on some of the wine served at Sopraffina Market Cafe.

From left: Vickie Grimes of Boyds Coffee, Ric Pratte of Meltwater Group, and Randy Layton, Boyds Coffee

2011 Fast Casual Summit attendees gather for a cocktail reception and dinner on Day 2 of the event.

From left: Erle Dardick of MonkeyMedia Software and Patrick Renna from Boloco

From left: Tim McCallum, Vapiano, and Ron Parikh from Genghis Grill

From left: Beth Madden, National Restaurant Association, and Paul Barron, founder of FastCasual.com

From left: Tim Hug, Old Carolina Barbecue Company, and Christopher Wynne with People Report

From left: Ben Butler, The China Business Group, and Don Fox of Firehouse Subs

From left: Jeff Carl, Tavistock/Freebirds World Burrito, Christopher Smith, newBrandAnalytics, Suzy Badaracco, Culinary Tides, Catherine Wilson, newBrandAnalytics, Paul Mangiamele, Bennigan's