National Restaurant Association Show 2024 Recap

This year marks our tenth anniversary as a company and our sixth at the show, and we’re delighted every time at how many customers come back to tell us all of the innovative new things they’re trying (nitro mint cucumber mocktails!), how much of a difference Ripples makes in their business, and to take advantage of the show specials to order even more Ripple Makers.

We also always love hearing, “I just saw you over in the next hall!” Because while we know coming in MOST of the booths that have Ripple Makers as part of their activation, there’s always one or two we discover on day. Ripples is great for getting attention at a convention, and our catering customers are fantastic at sharing its value as a marketing tool (and as an upsell for them), so there’s always one or two brand new friends to discover at every show.

Ripples is also great at parties, and helped brands make their mark at events sponsored by Lavazza, Peet’s Coffee, and Branded Hospitality Ventures across Chicago on Monday night.

We’ve come a long way technologically in ten years but Ripples has always been about catching a customer’s undivided attention with something beautiful and meaningful to create a connection, and we were able to do that over and over at this nearly 60,000 person strong four day event.

We’ve already marked our calendars for 2025. Hope to see you there!