Chefs Hold 59th Annual National Convention In Las Vegas, July 14-17

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; Nestl� 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 for press credentials.