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MainCourse - Each member receives this monthly publication. This MainCourse updates you on local and national trends, government regulation, sanitation and industry activities. Members are encouraged to submit information about their business for the Hot of the Grill section of the magazine. |
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Buyers Guide - Each member receives this annual publication. The Buyers Guide is a listing of all Allied Members that each have a restaurant industry service or product. |
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Web site - Advertise on the Nebraska Restaurant Association's official web site! This site reaches both Association members and non-members. |
HEF selects qualified college students from Metropolitan Community College, Southeast Community College and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to serve as ambassadors. Our ambassadors participate in school demonstrations, support the HEF, help with the Pegler Sysco Nebraska Student Invitational, fundraise, host the Nebraska Restaurant Association’s Taste of Nebraska and network with the industry. Scholarships are available for our student ambassadors.
HEF offers the latest and most affordable hospitality educational tools. We have a variety of products that meet all your educational and training needs including: ServSafe, HACCP, Food Security, BarCode, Customer Service, Work Place Safety, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Professional Management – College Program, Foodservice Management Professional Certification.
One of the main functions of the Foundation is to encourage people to select the hospitality industry as their career option. The Foundation awards scholarships based on future plans in the hospitality field.
HEF and its ServSafe partners have certified thousands of hospitality employees. We continue to offer ServSafe training and a home-study course and will be expanding training options this year.
Get the right training for all the right reasons
Food safety training is a commitment, a mindset and a smart business practice for every restaurant and foodservice operation in our industry. Food safety training doesn’t end, however, once a manager earns certification. That’s where it begins – by implementing food safety practices on a daily basis. It is also critical that every person in an operation meets today’s food safety practice demands. The ServSafe program provides the resources to help keep food safety as an essential ingredient in every meal. ServSafe training is the one commitment to food safety implementation that we should all share every day.
HEF and its ServSafe partners have certified thousands of hospitality employees. We continue to offer ServSafe training and a home-study course and will be expanding training options this year.
Get the right training for all the right reasons
Food safety training is a commitment, a mindset and a smart business practice for every restaurant and foodservice operation in our industry. Food safety training doesn’t end, however, once a manager earns certification. That’s where it begins – by implementing food safety practices on a daily basis. It is also critical that every person in an operation meets today’s food safety practice demands. The ServSafe program provides the resources to help keep food safety as an essential ingredient in every meal. ServSafe training is the one commitment to food safety implementation that we should all share every day.
ProStart...the real smart start to your career!
Click here for ProStart Competition Information
Nebraska ProStart program helps high school students get a taste for success in an industry hungry for talent. Nebraska ProStart has 36 high schools with more than 700 students are enrolled. In addition, nearly 125 students have taken part in a 400-hour internship program. Ninety percent of our graduated ProStart students either continue their education or start jobs in the hospitality industry.
- Nationally, foodservice is one of the fastest growing industries in the economy.
- Nebraska's foodservice employs over 54,000 people.
- Foodservice is the state's largest employer.
- 1,100 foodservice jobs are available on a daily basis.
ProStart is a two year program for high school juniors and seniors. Students delve into everything from management skills, the preparation of soups and sauces to sanitation, accounting, inventory control and customer service.
These classes are taught in the high school classroom and are reinforced through paid internships in local restaurants.
Mentors are seasoned restaurant employees who take a special interest in a young person and help them reach established goals.
ProStart benefits students in a number of ways.
- Paid work experience.
- Marketable skills.
- Opportunities to receive higher paying jobs.
- Funding for a college education.
- Educates students about food service careers, and post secondary education options.
- A portfolio of skills that can lead to more challenging and higher paying careers.
- An industry-recognized certificate from the National Restaurant Association.
- Self-confidence, respect, and a sense of responsibility.
Competition Information - Download here
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Are you a member of the NRA? BECOME A SPONSOR!
We invite you to help with the 2011 Nebraska ProStart Student Competition. The Nebraska ProStart® Student Competition, presented by the Nebraska Restaurant Association Hospitaltiy Education Foundation, attracts top high school students from around the state that are enrolled in the ProStart® restaurant and food service management program. These students have proven their skills and commitment to the industry through vigorous coursework and on-the job training. Teams of students representing their high school ProStart® program compete in individual and team competitions. The overall winning team will represent Nebraska at the National ProStart® Student Invitational.
The mission of the Nebraska ProStart® Student Competition is to:
• Celebrate the academic achievements of ProStart® students and to provide them with the opportunity to demonstrate a mastery of skills achieved through working with industry.
• Increase awareness about careers in the restaurant and Food Service industry.
• Promote the difference the industry is making in education, and particularly in the lives of students.
• Provide the restaurant and foodservice industry and post-secondary education partners with a forum to present to and recruit ProStart students.
By helping with this competition you are showing your support for the Nebraska ProStart Program. This is a great opportunity for you to meet and encourage future chef and managers. Please contact us by March 1,2011 at 800.770.8006 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We look forward to hearing from you.
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Hospitality Education Foundation
Established in 1999 with the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation (NRAEF), the not-for-profit Hospitality Education Foundation (HEF) has become the primary resource for educational materials, ServSafe, Nebraska ProStart, Workforce Development, BarCode, ProMgt, scholarships, internships, grants and various other hospitality related training solutions.
The Nebraska Restaurant Association Hospitality Educational Foundation (HEF) is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization.
The Nebraska Restaurant Association provides members with the resources they need to succeed in a fast-paced industry with constantly changing regulations and customer desires.
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Dual Membership — Restaurant members represent tableservice, quickservice, on-site foodservice, cafeterias, and more. This also includes multi-unit restaurant companies. Benefits:
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Allied Membership — For foodservice industry suppliers, distributors, and consultants who supply goods and services to the industry. For full-time educators in the restaurant and hospitality field. Benefits:
Educational Membership — Invitation to events for students and educators in the restaurant and hospitality field. Benefits:
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