A lot of things have been said and many industry notables have been honored at MUFSO over the past 50 years. Here’s a chance to test your MUFSO knowledge or just jog your memory about some of the conferences that have occurred during the past five decades. You won’t win any prizes for getting the answers correct, but perhaps some of these questions and answers will help you to reflect on people, events and ideas that have helped to expand and shape the foodservice industry since the first MUFSO was inaugurated in 1959.
Q: What event was Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly talking about when he told attendees, “This is one of the few times in history that everybody is affected”?
A: The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Q: Who won the first Pioneer Award in 1981?
A: Colonel Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Q: What did one MUFSO speaker criticize McDonald’s for in 1989?
A: For losing its focus and expanding beyond its core menu of burgers.
Q: What is the best way to attract new customers, according to MUFSO 2002 panelists?
A: Word-of-mouth.
Q: Who told MUFSO attendees in 1984: “Customers want convenience addressed, and they want it now. What do they have to do? Knock down your door just to get a drive-thru window?”
A: John Y. Brown, former governor of Kentucky and one-time owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Lums.
Q: What was the weakest element in the dining-out experience, according to MUFSO ‘91 speakers?
A: Service.
Q: What year did a speaker caution that eating habits were changing and people were becoming more interested in nutrition?
A: 1979.
Q: What aspect of business did billionaire Ross Perot say was the key to success in 1999?
A: Finding and keeping the right people.