National Restaurant Association

U.S. Department of Labor Awards National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation $ 4.5M to Train Justice-Involved Young Adults for Restaurant Jobs

July 19, 2019 National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

To prepare and train young adults reentering society, the NRAEF will partner with Departments of Corrections, community-based organizations and state restaurant associations. These partner organizations will utilize an NRAEF training framework with individuals at participating correctional facilities as well as after release and during parole. …

Rob Gifford Named President of National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

June 24, 2019 National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) today announced the promotion of Rob Gifford to President, effective July 1. As the philanthropic foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the NRAEF is dedicated to enhancing the industry’s training and education, career opportunity, and community engagement efforts. …

National Restaurant Association President & CEO Announces Retirement

May 20, 2019 National Restaurant Association

After 12 years successfully leading one of Washington’s largest and most influential trade associations, advancing and protecting all aspects of the restaurant and foodservice industry, National Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation President & CEO Dawn Sweeney announced today that she will step down when her current contract ends at the end of 2019. …

Safe Quality Food Institute and the National Restaurant Association Create SQF Food Safety Code for Foodservice

March 26, 2019 Sarah Malenich, Director, Sales & Marketing, Safe Quality Food Institute

Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) is excited to announce that in partnership with the National Restaurant Association, the two organizations will develop the SQF Food Safety Code for Foodservice. This Code will provide a solution for the restaurant and foodservice industry to assess both their corporate and restaurant food safety systems. …

NRA’s What’s Hot Culinary Forecast

March 26, 2019 National Restaurant Association

The annual survey asks chefs to identify food and beverage trends for the coming year. Chefs ranked 140 items — from all-day breakfast to zero-waste cooking — as “hot,” “yesterday’s news” or “perennial favorite.” The resulting What’s Hot Culinary Forecast predicts the food, beverages and culinary themes that will be the talk of 2019. …