Join Placer.ai at CSP Foodservice Forum 2026 and learn how to maximize reach across your convenience and foodservice footprint.
Leverage Placer to gain deeper insights into your audience, retailers & the market.
· Improve category management strategy
· Rapidly identify and cluster stores
· Respond to demand fluctuations
· Foster brand loyalty
· Improve demand forecasting
· Enhance retailer relationships
· Optimize new product launches
Speaking Session
The Great Disruption: How Grocers, Clubs, and C-Stores Are Reshaping the Dining Landscape
With the sluggish economy spurring a rise in value seekers, QSR and fast casual chains are losing share-of-stomach to a litany of channels, including c-stores who continue to grow share in the breakfast and lunch dayparts. Drawing on Placer.ai foot-traffic data, R.J. Hottovy tracks this burgeoning meal bifurcation, the middle-income consumer's summer 2025 breaking point, cross-shopping trends, and how industry leaders are responding through value platforms and menu innovation.
Friday, June 12, 2026
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9:15 am
2026
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RJ Hottovy, CFA
Head of Analytical Research
Placer.ai
