FAT Brands Announces Speaker Line-up Ahead of Third Bi-Annual Summit

The Summit will host approximately 2,000 attendees, including franchisees, suppliers, and FAT Brands corporate personnel, who will hear remarks from FAT Brands' CEO, Andy Wiederhorn, and Vice Chairman of the Board (and former President and CEO of McDonald's USA), Ed Rensi, in addition to the following highly acclaimed speakers:

• Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Basketball Legend, Entrepreneur and Previous Fatburger Owner

• Gary Vaynerchuk, Chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia and the Creator & CEO of VeeFriends

• Mel Robbins, #1 Best Selling Author, Ted Talker, CEO, and Change Agent

• John Barone, President, Market Vision, Inc.

• Ty Bennett, Entrepreneur and Best Selling Author

• Ira Blumenthal, CEO, Co-Opportunities, Inc.

• Tucker Bryant, Award-Winning Poet and Storyteller

• Rich Johnston, Market President-West, Sysco Corp.

• Michelle Korsmo, President & CEO, The National Restaurant Association

• Derek Lewis, President, Multicultural Business and Equity Development, PepsiCo

• Hudson Riehle, SVP, Research & Knowledge Group, The National Restaurant Association

• Hugh Roth, SVP, Chief Customer & Business Development Officer, PepsiCo

• Adrienne Trimble, VP & Chief Diversity and Culture Officer, Sysco Corp.

• Patti Wood, Speaker, Trainer and Media Authority in Body Language and Non-Verbal Communication

"We are thrilled to announce such an impactful conference line-up, packed with value-driven content for our franchisees, corporate staff and sponsors," said Thayer Wiederhorn, Chief Operating Officer of FAT Brands. "We see this event as a great opportunity to bring everyone in the FAT Brands family together to leverage the scale of our platform and build upon our strategic relationships."

Over 150 suppliers, manufacturers and distributor partners contributed to making the best-in-class Summit possible, including Sysco Corp., PepsiCo, Lamb Weston, Blue Bunny® and Impossible™ Foods, to name a few.