Patronpath President Mark Gallo to Conduct Online Ordering Education Session at the 2008 National Restaurant Association Show


INDIANAPOLIS (January 16, 2008) - Mark Gallo, President of Patronpath marketing and e-commerce solutions, will be conducting a Technology Pavilion Education Session on Online Ordering for the upcoming National Restaurant Association Show. Patronpath, an industry-leading provider of customer relationship management solutions, offers restaurants a suite of innovative e-commerce tools and technology that helps them build strong relationships with patrons.

The 2008 National Restaurant Association, Hotel-Motel Show takes place in Chicago from May 17th to May 20th. As part of the Show’s effort to showcase the hottest trends in the restaurant industry, Gallo will educate restaurateurs during a 90-minute session on the technology behind online ordering and its benefits in a market populated with increasingly demanding customers. The Online Ordering education session will be held on Sunday May 18th at 2:00pm.

Gallo and the team behind Patronpath have extensive experience in the restaurant industry, crafting comprehensive solutions that enable restaurants to deliver high-level consumer experiences, while increasing their own operational efficiencies. In addition to online ordering, Patronpath delivers exceptional value with its robust email marketing, web design and hosting, and search engine marketing solutions.

Gallo, President of Patronpath, has over 25 years of experience in the restaurant and foodservice distribution industries.  For 15 years, he worked at U.S. Foodservice, most recently as a Vice President of Sales. Early in his career, Gallo spent several years in restaurant management.

For additional information on Gallo’s session and others at the 2008 NRA show, contact John Abels, NRA Show Chef, at (312) 853-2545 or jabels@dineout.org, or visit www.restaurant.org/show .

ABOUT NRA
The National Restaurant Association, founded in 1919, is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which is comprised of 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of 13.1 million employees - making it the cornerstone of the economy, career opportunities and community involvement. Along with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association works to represent, educate and promote the rapidly growing industry. The NRA show is one of the largest annual trade shows in the western hemisphere with over 73,500 industry attendees and 2,100 exhibiting companies. For more information, visit their Web site at www.restaurant.org.

ABOUT PATRONPATH
Patronpath provides relationship-building tools and processes that help restaurants cultivate profitable relationships with customers. Patronpath’s integrated suite of web-enabled solutions allows restaurants to know and serve their customers better than ever, resulting in increased customer loyalty, more efficient sales and more profitable transactions.

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