National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Increases Support Of CHART

Sep 11, 2004

Westfield, NJ - The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) today announced that the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) has pledged its continued support by becoming a Gold Level Sponsor.

"The NRAEF is a long-time partner and supporter of CHART," said TJ Schier, president of CHART and president and founder of Incentivize Solutions. "This marks the seventh year the NRAEF has contributed to CHART's activities supporting the professional development of trainers."

"The NRAEF believes in the goals and objectives of CHART," said Mary M. Adolf, president and chief operating officer of the NRAEF. "The foodservice industry is dedicated to the development and training of its people and CHART is instrumental in assisting with this education."

The NRAEF is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fulfilling the educational mission of the National Restaurant Association. Founded in 1987, the NRAEF strengthens and supports the restaurant and foodservice industry by providing high-quality learning, certification and awareness programs.

CHART currently has nine active sponsors who support the development of people. They are:

• Gold Level: National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.
• Silver Level: American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Institute, Batrus Hollweg International, People Report, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Maritz Learning, Prentice Hall.
• Bronze Level: Elliot Solutions, Coca-Cola Company.

For more information, please call 708-588-0565, email lmarovec@ameritech.net or visit www.chart.org.

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CHART is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit organizations dedicated to training in the hospitality industry. Members number over 400 and represent multi-unit restaurant and hotel companies. A typical CHART member holds over 10 years of training and human resources experience and impacts over 5,000 employees in 80 units. By helping trainers do their jobs better, CHART positively impacts millions of employees, customers and companies and the industry as a whole.

CHART's mission is to help hospitality training professionals improve operational performance by developing people.