LibGuides: Hospitality Principles: Food Production and Operations: Websites

Websites - Restaurant Operations

10 Things to Know about Restaurant Management
Hotel F&B magazine
Online magazine for food & beverage professionals
Nation's Restaurant News
Nation’s Restaurant News is a restaurant news site that has been serving food service industry- including restaurant operators, suppliers and distributors- since 1967.
Restaurant Central Canada
"Canada's go-to site for food service professionals" - find research & industry trends, marketing, operational, and staffing tips & more.
Restaurants Canada
Restaurants Canada is a national, not-for-profit association representing Canada’s diverse and dynamic restaurant and foodservice industry.
Running Restaurants.com
Access lots of great articles on topics related to restaurant operations
The Restaurant Manager's Office
A free resource for professional restaurant managers and restaurant owners to learn the skills that will help them advance their careers and improve the profitability of their restaurants. Find posts covering restaurant operations, leadership, motivation, marketing, as well as up to date reporting on industry issues.
BC Restaurant & Foodservice Association
"The BCRFA is the largest and most progressive industry organization in British Columbia. We are a collective group of restaurant professionals devoted to the sole purpose of creating the most favorable business environment for our members."
International Hotel & Restaurant Association
The only international trade association exclusively devoted to promoting and defending the interests of the hotel and restaurant industry worldwide.

Websites - Food Production

Culinary.net
Articles, recipes, links and more.
Food cost management
A review of food cost management and common problems that result in poor food cost.
The Food Network
Canadian site with recipes, featured TV shows, and links. Links to culinary web resources, culinary education and scholarship information and culinary career centre.
Food Safety (Government of Canada)
Stay on top of food safety - recalls, alerts, and the latest news
Good Cooking
"A Gastronomic and Gourmet Cooking Resource since 1995" includes techniques & guides, food industry news, professional food service links, and links to "serious food information" from includes techniques & guides, food industry news, professional food service links, and links to "serious food information" from government and research institutions.
Just Food
Food industry news, analysis and research
Nutrition.gov
U.S. government website offering information on nutrition, food safety and food-related health conditions.
The Vegetarian Resource Group
Vegetarian Foods for Food Service (Quantity Cooking) Information. Contains vegetarian recipes, nutritional information, vegan cookbooks, and excerpts from Vegetarian Times.

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