Sponsors & Organizers for 2008
The Greater Austin Restaurant Association Board of Directors
- Bryan Poff- President of Greater Austin Restaurant Association
- Paul Shaner -Bill Miller Bar-B-Q -V.Pres. GreaterARA
- Jay Fowlkes - Red Robin -V.Pres Greater ARA
- Mike Morenz -Sysco Foods - Treasurer of GreaterARA
- Craig Leonardo- Coca-Cola- Secretary –GreaterARA
Taste Of Austin Event Organizer Chairpersons
- Troy Authement - Strategic Profits - Taste of Austin - Chairperson
- Ashley Anderson - Dave & Busters - Booth Sales Chairperson
- Jay Fowlkes -Red Robin - Event Planning Chairperson
- Troy Authement -Strategic Profits- Sponsor Committee Chairperson
Westwood High School DECA Marketing Students
- Taste Of Austin Event Organizer
- Mrs. Beverly Cowsert - Westwood High School DECA Events Organizer
- DECA Students
Website Design
Culinary Academy
- Taste of Austin -Booth Sales Advisor -Matt Williams
PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS 2008
Spec's Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods
Capitol Cash Register
Systems
Event Sponsors 2008 -Plantium Level
- Ben E Keith
- Radisson / TGI Fridays Town Lake
- Sysco Food Services
- U.S. Foodservice
Event Sponsors 2008 -Gold Level
- Admiral Linen
- Texas Petition Strategies
Event Sponsors 2008-Silver Level
- Ecolab
- FoodHawk.com
- Gardere Attorneys and Counselors
Event Sponsors 2008 -Bronze Level
- Bug Master
- Cuisineofaustin.com
- Fox Service Co. Inc.
- Grifin Industries
- The Virtue Group
- Texas Disposal Systems
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Taste of Austin Volunteers
- Sponsor Committee
- Bryan Poff - GreaterARA
- Troy Authement - Strategic Profits
Event Planning
- Jay Fowlkes - Red Robin
- Laura Wheeler
- Chris Brown - Sysco Foods
- Sarah Poff - GreaterARA
- Marketing Committee
- Pam Estes (Promotion Sponsors)
- Kimberly Richardson - Roy's -Austin
Booth Sales Committee
- Ashley Anderson - Dave & Busters
- Mike Morenz - Sysco Austin
- Darryl Wittle - Fleming's
Judy Barrick – Celebrate Publications
Sonya Schmidtberger - Celebrate Publications
Matt Williams –
Buddy Michna – City Produce
Colby Smith - Outback Steakhouse
Luisa Mauro – Carmelo’s Restaurant –Past President GreaterARA
Contributing Partners Online
- Major contributor to help promote the event and assist with the ticket sales:
- Mobile Loaves and Fishes, Inc.(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization which provides food and clothing
- for the needy www.mobileloavesandfishes.org
Contributing Partners Organization
- Helped plan, organize and implement the advertising plan to promote even ticket sales:
- SYSCO Food Servises
- KASE 101 FM Radio
- KEYE Television
- KVET FM Radio
- The Austin Chronicle
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