1. 2/5/2019
Innovation Cup

2. 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

3. 2/5/2019

4. The foodservice industry is constantly changing!

5. What’s your idea?

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Competition Components
Written proposal – 55 points
Verbal presentation – 55 points
Visual display – 15 points

10. Written Proposal Table of contents Product/technology description
Statement of need
Competitive advantage
Target market
Conclusion

11. Verbal Presentation PowerPoint 7 minutes
Make the pitch to your “investors”
*Each member of the team must have a significant speaking role*

12. Visual Display Be creative! 2/5/2019 1 – 24x36 posters
Posters must be able to roll up and not have any attachments
Be creative!

13. The Judges

14. 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.

15. Tips for Success Talk to current restaurant operators.
Read recent news articles about restaurant trends.
Have fun and be creative!

16. 2/5/2019
Questions?