Press Release
Chefs Hold 59th Annual National Convention in Las Vegas, July
14-17
Hundreds of Growth Opportunities at 2008 ACF National
Convention
Who:
American Culinary Federation, the
premier professional organization for culinarians in America with more
than 20,000 members spanning 230 chapters nationwide. The membership of
the American Culinary Federations is comprised of culinarians of all
levels from student to master chef, and culinarian disciplines including
foodservice, restaurants and bakeries, corporate, retail, educational
institutions, military and country clubs.
What:
American Culinary Federation's
2008 National Convention, Achieving Culinary Excellence; Cultivate,
Innovate, Educate
Why:
Convention provides chefs, cooks
and foodservice representatives with the opportunity to advance their
professional development and enhance their culinary skills through
educational seminars, culinary demonstrations, competitions, networking
and social functions and more.
When:
July 14 to July 17
Where:
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Info:
Call the American Culinary
Federation at (800) 624-9458 or
visit www.acfchefs.org to learn more or to
register.
Sponsors:
Sponsors of the 2008 ACF
National Convention are: American Lamb Board; Barber Foods; Buckhead
Beef Company; Butterball Farms, Inc.; Canada Cutlery Inc.; Cargill Salt;
The Cheesecake Factory Bakery, Inc.; Cleveland Range, LLC; Contessa
Premium Foods; Custom Culinary, Inc.; Dow AgroSciences; Ecolab; GFF,
Inc./Girard's Dressings; Guittard Chocolate Co.; The International
Culinary Schools at the Art Institutes; Johnson & Wales University;
Lantmannen Unibake USA; Lavazza, Italy's Favourite Coffee; Le Cordon
Bleu Schools North America; Mann's Fresh Vegetables; McCain Foods USA;
Meat & Livestock Australia; Mind's Eye Resource Management, LLC;
Nestlé Professional; NEWCHEF Fashions; Nueske's Applewood Smoked
Meats; Pearson Prentice Hall; Perfect Puree of Napa Valley; Federation
of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers; RC Fine Foods; RH Forschner by
Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc.; R.L. Schreiber, Inc.; Rubbermaid Commercial
Products; Saputo; Snake River Farms; Splenda®; Tyson Food Service;
Unilever Foodsolutions; U.S. Foodservice; Ventura Foods, LLC; Wisconsin
Milk Marketing Board and WNA.
Media: Media invited to attend. Contact
Patricia Carroll at pcarroll@acfchefs.net
to register for press credentials.
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Contact: Patricia Carroll
Communications Director
(800) 624-9458, ext. 147
pcarroll@acfchefs.net
