2/5/2019 Innovation Cup
Warm Up Pair up with your team 2/5/2019 Warm Up Pair up with your team List 5 innovations that have changed foodservice Choose one spokesperson to share
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The foodservice industry is constantly changing!
What’s your idea?
The Innovation Cup Do you have an idea that can help restaurants? 2/5/2019 The Innovation Cup Do you have an idea that can help restaurants? Develop a concept for a robot, product, app or software to improve the restaurant industry Structured like the BJ’s Restaurants Management Cup – written proposal, presentation, visual display
Forming a Team Teams can be made up of 1 to 4 students 2/5/2019 Forming a Team Teams can be made up of 1 to 4 students Teams need at least 1 ProStart student Students from other departments can compete I love science I love cooking
Choose a Focus Area Human Resources Scheduling Training Recruiting Back of the House Food Preparation Inventory Supply chain Equipment Packaging Front of the House Point of sales Mobile ordering Sales analytics Marketing/Social Media
Competition Components Written proposal – 55 points Verbal presentation – 55 points Visual display – 15 points
Written Proposal Table of contents Product/technology description Statement of need Competitive advantage Target market Conclusion
Verbal Presentation PowerPoint 7 minutes Make the pitch to your “investors” *Each member of the team must have a significant speaking role*
Visual Display Be creative! 2/5/2019 1 – 24x36 posters Posters must be able to roll up and not have any attachments Be creative!
The Judges
Big Picture Is your technology or product solving a real problem? What makes your technology or product different? Is it practical? Is it innovative? – DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Don’t pitch a product that already exists.
Tips for Success Talk to current restaurant operators. Read recent news articles about restaurant trends. Have fun and be creative!
2/5/2019 Questions?