Our Sponsors

The following organizations make our work possible:

Global Sponsor:

Johnson & Wales University, prepares students for success—both personal and professional. Since 1914, their unique approach of combining academics and practical skills with relevant work experiences and community service has made them a recognized leader in career education. Visit their Web site.

Platinum Partners:

At Barilla, we believe that the making — and enjoyment — of food is an art. Through our pastas and sauces, we want to bring Americans the best that Italy's culinary traditions have to offer; and through our promotion of Italian food, art, and culture, we want to inspire everyone to share in the values that have guided us for more than a century — a love of life, a devotion to quality, and a respect for tradition. Visit their Web site.

The Idaho Potato Commission is a state agency with many responsibilities, including the promotion of Idaho Potatoes. Visit their Website.

Univeler Food Solutions is a major manufacturer of food, home care, and personal products including margarine, tea, and Dove soap. Visit their Web site.

The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board is funded by Wisconsin dairy producers to increase demand for Wisconsin's raw milk. Visit their Web site.

Gold Partners:

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is a marketing organization with the mission of increasing the economic value of the Alaska seafood resource. Visit their Web site.

The leader in skills based solutions for educational institutions, businesses and professionals. Visit their Web site.

Dole Food Company, Inc. offers a variety of more than 200 products, including fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, packaged foods and value-added products. Learn more about Dole Food Company and its many operations in Dole Worldwide Operations - 2009. Visit their Web site.

The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) is a program supervised by the USDA. Nearly 20,000 producers and 100 importers are involved in HAB, which covers fresh domestic and imported Hass Avocados sold in the U.S. market. Visit their Web site.

A top-rated Culinary Arts, Hotel Management, Hospitality Management, Business, and Education college in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Visit their Web site.

Mercer provides culinary tools that put ease into kitchen prep. Their products are for the creative professionals, culinary educators and students, and now – the cooking enthusiast. Visit their Web site.

The USA Rice Federation is the global advocate for all segments of the U.S. rice industry with a mission to promote and protect the interests of producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses. Visit their Web site.

Silver Partners:

The American Lamb Board is an industry-funded research and promotions commodity board that represents all sectors of the American Lamb industry including producers, feeders, seed stock producers and processors. Visit their Web site.

You know you are buying what chefs consider the world’s finest avocado when you see ‘Mexico” on the sticker. Avocados from Mexico offers delicious and nutritious avocados year-round. Visit their Web site.

BVT-Chef Revival offers leading Chef Apparel, Crew Apparel and Crew Tools for foodservice establishments worldwide. Visit their Web site.

For 60 years, The Culinary Institute of America has been setting the standard for excellence in professional culinary education. The faculty, facilities, and academic programs offered at our campuses in Hyde Park, NY and St. Helena, CA are second to none. Visit their Web site.

Omega-9 Canola and Sunflower Oils, developed by Dow AgroSciences, are the healthier oils solution for the restaurant and foodservice industries. These oils represent the "next generation" of cooking oils because they deliver healthier foods without compromising taste or performance. Visit their Web site.

KP Education Systems designs, develops, and markets curriculum-based career cluster educational products to middle schools, high schools, post secondary, and career education centers. It is committed to high quality course of study design and new educational platform development. Visit their Web site.

It started back in 1921, when Land O’Lakes first introduced the world to rich, authentic sweet cream butter. We’ve been a part of cherished family traditions and memorable food moments ever since – earning a reputation for top quality and flavor along the way. Land O’Lakes is now a Fortune 250 company with over $12 billion in annual sales, but as a farmer-owned cooperative, our mission remains the same – to always deliver the very best for our customers..Visit their Web site.

Founded in 1889, McCormick & Company, Inc. is a global leader in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of spices, herbs, seasonings, specialty foods and flavors to the entire food industry. McCormick For ChefsSM—McCormick’s Food Away from Home Division—provides unrivaled solutions for the professional foodservice community with its McCormick Culinary SM, Lawry’s®, OLD BAY®, Thai Kitchen® and Zatarain’s® products. For more information and recipe ideas, Visit their Web site.

The National Pork Board is responsible for communicating with pork producers and the public through a quarterly magazine, a radio service with farm broadcasters, newsletters and Internet sites. Visit their Web site.

Phillips sells crab meat and seafood products to the very restaurants you eat in every day. If you sit down to a crab cake sandwich at your favorite local restaurant, you are likely eating a crab cake we made with Phillips brand crab meat in our Baltimore, MD manufacturing facility.Visit their Web site.

The National Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation (NCGIF) is a nonprofit corporation formed to have a unified effort from the processed cherry industry to lobby against excessive cherry imports. It compiles and distributes to members a yearly statistical publication of information regarding cherry production, utilization, and sales, both import and export. Visit their Web site.

Bronze Partners:

Since 1898, American Technical Publishers has been the leader in quality training materials for career and technical education, industrial and apprenticeship programs. Visit their Web site.

Goodheart-Willcox is the premier publisher for Technical, Trades, and Technology; Family & Consumer Sciences; and Business, Marketing & Career Education. Visit their Web site.

John Wiley & Sons serves the world's research and scholarly communities, and is the largest publisher for professional and scholarly societies.Visit their Web site.