The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), a professional, organization for chefs and cooks, was founded in 1929. It is based on promoting the professional image of American chefs worldwide through education of culinarians at all levels.

The mission of the Specialty Food Association is to champion, nurture and connect members to deliver innovative products and expand consumption of specialty foods.

IACP is a unique community, a crossroads where members meet to share experiences and expertise, advice and support, in ways that lead to unparalleled growth and professional success.

The Research Chefs Association is the leading professional community for food research and development.

The National Restaurant Association is the largest foodservice trade association in the world* — supporting over 500,000 restaurant businesses. In partnership with state restaurant associations, they work every day to empower all restaurant owners and operators to achieve more than they thought possible.

For close to 90 years, The Food Institute has been the best "single source" for food industry executives. Please note the extensive listing of professional associations available on this site.

A professional networking and job matching website designed for current and aspiring professionals in the food, beverage, and hospitality industry.

Indeed is the #1 job site in the world with over 200 million unique visitors every month. The link provided defaults for a cook search in the Eau Claire area.

Using the Search Handbook tool, you can discover general information about any career path you are interested in.

Provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management. Link defaults to health and safety portion of the site.

Protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg products.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is also responsible for the safety and security of most of our nation’s food supply, in addition to several other areas. Link defaults to the Food Guidance & Regulation page.

The CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services and they operate 24/7 to protect Americans. Linkage defaults to Food Safety portion of site.

FoodSafety.gov is the gateway to food safety information provided by government agencies.

With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

Only ServSafe offers food and alcohol safety training and certification exams created by foodservice professionals.

For those of you who are currently employed (or could become) in the health care sector, HIPPA will be a very important part of your job.

The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses.

It is their mission to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. Home to American Fact Finder, NAICS code information, and a number of other data tools.

A ton of free research that you can use to better understand your target market. Best of all, the site has a sleek UI and interactive charts that reveal more granular data as you hover over certain elements.

You must be logged into a FB account to use this tool.

An audience creation tool from Facebook lets you create any sort of target demographic—by region, by age and gender, by interest, by page likes, and more—and shows you the breakdown of the audience slice you’ve chosen. One of the quickest ways to learn about those who have liked your page is to run insights on that specific segment.

Think Pinterest meets Wikipedia for foodies. Very informative site for food lovers and creators.

One of the longest running websites devoted to cooking and having fun with it.

Great British Chefs is the team behind the fastest growing food websites in the UK (www.greatbritishchefs.com and www.greatitialianchefs.com). Both sites are go-to destinations for foodies in search of recipe inspiration, technical expertise and the latest chef and restaurant news and reviews.

The site is geared towards chefs; but foodies, front of the house staff and culinarians in general will also find the information helpful. The site is not for recipes (there are hundreds of websites for recipes). And it is not geared towards the home cook, although a good home cook could find the site useful.