Arizona Food Service Network

The Arizona Food Service Network is a connection hub designed for community engagement. Our focus is on the food, food service, and food science communities in Arizona.

Chip in for Education Golf Classic and Gala

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12321279_1021901797856805_8420571827375676998_nThis tournament and dinner will benefit the Arizona Restaurant Association Education Foundation (ARAEF), which supports the statewide ProStart program. The tournament will take place at McCormick Ranch Golf Club, Monday May 16th in Scottsdale.

The tournament will be a shotgun start at 1:00pm with registration beginning at 11:30am. A foursome of golf is $600 or $165 per individual and includes lunch, green fees, cart fees, and dinner with celebrity Chef Guest speaker. Dinner tickets may be purchased for $50 for non-golfers.

ProStart is a two-year career and technical education program focused on teaching culinary skills and restaurant management fundamentals. Administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, ProStart is available in all 50 states, Guam and Department of Defense Education Activity schools in Europe and Asia. Nearly 120,000 students are enrolled in the industry-driven program that offers a hands-on and group-learning based curriculum as a platform where students also learn employ-ability skills such as teamwork, workplace communication, professionalism and time management.

To register an individual, a team, or to become a tournament sponsor visit here and download the official entry form.

About the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation:

As the philanthropic foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the NRAEF exists to enhance the restaurant industry’s service to the public through education, community engagement and promotion of career opportunities. The NRAEF works to attract, develop and retain a career-oriented professional workforce for the restaurant industry. For more information on the NRAEF, visit NRAEF.org.

Workshop, How to Run a Profitable Restaurant: from Soup to Nuts

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We promise to teach you everything you need to know to run a more profitable restaurant or bar and the only way to do that is to spend three days absorbed in the material. Breaks and lunch are built into the agenda, but you can expect the workshop will be in session during the hours outlined below.

Monday

8:30 a.m. – Registration

9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

  • Vision Equation and Org Chart
  • Accounting and Cash Flow
  • Budgets
  • Marketing Budget

Monday Night 7 p.m.

  • Networking Social

Tuesday 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

  • Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
  • Budgeted/Actual/Ideal
  • Food and Liquor Systems
  • Cash Controls

Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

  • Labor Systems
  • Restaurant Accountability

Wednesday Night 6:30 p.m.

  • Catered Dinner

Friday Forum – Beyond Tweets & Posts: Tips & Tricks for Leveraging Social Media Features

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Already set up and posting on your small business social media accounts? Veteran and new small business social media users should attend this event to learn about improving engagement in the age of algorithms, leveraging new features (e.g. Facebook Live and Instagram Stories) to your business’ benefit and maximizing your social media advertising budget.