As DDIFO gets ready to (hopefully) resurrect in-person meetings in the coming months, we wanted to share some survey results from the 2022 Global Meetings and Events Forecast. The Forecast annually measures sentiment within the meetings industry relating in-person meeting activities, meeting industry growth, meeting value and trends among other data. Two-thirds of respondents (67%)…
Read More »Registration is now open for the DDIFO Tampa meeting, which will be held on February 11, 2020 at the Ruths Chris Restaurant, 1700 N. Westshore Blvd in Tampa. Meeting the Need: Hiring & Retaining Good Employees will feature Kathleen McDonough, Senior Account Executive at HigherMe who worked on establishing the Dunkin’ – HigherMe partnership back…
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Dunkin’ franchisees from across New England gathered in late April for the annual NE regional meeting. DDIFO invited new business members to join the event at the Sheraton Needham Hotel. Labor attorney Dan Field, a former Chief of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division, was a featured speaker and touched on critical issues like…
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At the beginning of the 2018 session in January, the Maryland legislature overrode the veto of Governor Larry Hogan and as a result, the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act became effective on February 11, 2018. The law can have a major impact on what private businesses must provide their employees by way of paid and…
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For the above reasons, the annual Northeast Regional Meeting will cover the subject of sexual harassment in detail on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Sheraton Needham Hotel in Needham Massachusetts. We have two great presentations planned on a couple of the more timely topics of today: Keeping Your Business Free of Sexual Harassment; and…
Read More »The annual Northeast Regional Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Sheraton Needham Hotel in Needham Massachusetts. The complete program is being finalized now and will begin at 11AM and conclude at 3:00 PM at the latest. So plan now to attend and watch for more details coming out over the…
Read More »We will begin our series of member meetings for 2016 next month with our first meeting scheduled for February 24 at the Tampa Airport Marriott, followed by our Northeast Regional meeting the following week on March 1. We’re still finalizing the program content for both, but are excited about adding some new twists to our…
Read More »Dunkin’ Brands corporate wants all operators to have a Food Safety Certified Managers and it is beneficial for you to do so. For franchisees and key staff attending the March 1 Regional Meeting, DDIFO is offering the ServSafe Manager Online Exam prior to the meeting at a significant savings. Dunkin’ Brands ServSafe National Account Manager,…
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