Center For The Advancement Of Foodservice Education Announces New Endorsement Program

The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education (CAFE) announces a new program that reviews resources for use in professional foodservice-training programs.

The purpose of the CAFE Endorsement Program is to recommend select educational resources as applicable and desirable for use in a foodservice-educational environment in high schools and post-secondary schools nationwide.

According to Mary Petersen, founder and executive director of CAFE, the new program will utilize a panel of distinguished educators to determine a resource's value and relevance to foodservice education. Examples of eligible resources include written or digital curricula, textbooks and companion materials, identification posters, online content and Webinars, and formal classroom exercises such as lesson plans. Applicable resources must be primarily educational (as opposed to commercial) and must be available at low or no cost to foodservice educators and trainers.

"CAFE has been approached for many years to not only help develop educational curricula appropriate for the classroom, but also to distribute resources that have been designed for educators' use," says Petersen. "We view our new endorsement program as an opportunity to further our mission of linking the foodservice industry with the foodservice classroom."

Application for review in CAFE's Endorsement Program is at no cost. Approved resources may apply to use CAFE's new Endorsement Program seal according to a fee scale. For more information, visit www.CafeMeetingPlace.com, call (410) 268-5542 or e-mail marypetersen@prodigy.net.

About the Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education (CAFE)
Founded in 2002, CAFE specializes in providing needed resources to educators so that they may more successfully train students for vibrant, fulfilling careers in the ever-evolving foodservice industry. Through its Web portal, online magazine "The Gold Medal Classroom" and annual Leadership Conference, as well as its series of regional skills workshops nationwide, CAFE is dedicated to addressing the unique needs of highly specialized professionals who wear two hats as culinarians and teachers. For more information on CAFE, visit www.CafeMeetingPlace.com.