CHART Partners with Customerville and Legacy Business Cultures

Westfield, NJ (January 25, 2013) – The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART www.chart.org) today announced two new partnerships with Customerville and Legacy Business Cultures.  Both firms are advocates in bringing better tools and education to those in the hospitality industry.

"Customerville’s new sponsorship of CHART will provide access to improved resources for our members and their employees," commentedJohn Kelley, CHART President and Chief People Officer & VP of Training and Human Resources at White Castle System. "Working together to further advance the hospitality industry and provide the latest tools and information so employees can make a positive impact is a mission we both believe in.”

“Customerville is proud to develop its’ relationship with CHART”, commented Max Israel, CEO of Customerville.  “Our company is based not only on the idea of measuring customer experience, but even more importantly putting that knowledge into the hands of front-line leaders.  CHART is known everywhere for fostering that kind of positive leadership.  We’re excited to be involved.”

The addition of Legacy Business Cultures as a sponsor provides CHART members with the resources to offer better training specifically regarding organizational change and diversity issues,” said Tara Davey, Executive Director for CHART.  “Providing high-quality training is critical to our members who continue to seek and utilize the best solutions to further strengthen our industry.”

Todd Costello, Director of Client Services at Legacy Business Cultures commented, “We are thrilled to be a new Silver Partner with CHART and to support the training and development professionals of the restaurant and hospitality industries. We look forward to collaborations with CHART members and working with them to improve their individual and team performance competencies.”

CHART currently has additional sponsors who support its mission. They are:

Gold Level: National Restaurant Association Solutions

Silver Level: American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Foundation, Creative Restaurant Solutions, Customerville, DiscoverLink, Legacy Business Cultures, Legacy Solutions, MindLeaders, People Report, SkillSoft, and Viatech.

Alliance Partners: Nation Restaurant News, HR in Hospitality, QSR Magazine and Share our Strength

For more information, please call 312-405-2634, email lmarovec@ameritech.net, visit www.chart.org.