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CaterSource
The primary business of CaterSource is to provide support and education for professional caterers. Business and culinary education is offered also.

Chef Smiler's Restaurant Resources
Chef Smiler has been in the business for over fifteen years. This website was started to help people in the restaurant business f ind resouces more easily - areas include reference, franchises, restaurant services, equipment, employment and more.

ChefNet
Home of ChefNet, Indian Harvest Specialtifoods, The Women Chef's Resource Center, Chefs Collaborative, and Women Chefs and Restaurateurs. Links to other information for culinary and foodservice professionals.

Cooking
Designed to offer the best assortment of cookware, accessories and specialty foods available anywhere. Our site also offers exciting creative content like recipes, menus and tips from today's top chefs.

Cuisine Net
Restaurant reviews, descriptions, contact information and the complete menu with prices for hundreds of restaurants in major cities of the United States. The site also contains a "a weekly food magazine, and food quotes and anecdotes.

Fastfood Grillings
Over 100 links to fast-food chains across AmericaAlso included in the site are nutrtion informational pages and news about franchises and fast food restaurants.

FoodBot
A search engine for food and foodservice products and services.

Foodchannel
Provides links to hundreds of websites offering food-related information or products,as well as offers an immense database of information relating to food trends.

FoodNet
A place where food professionals can meet with their peers, gather industry info and news, and learn from other specialists. Inside you'll find recipes, product information, new products.Free registration required for many areas.

Food Resource
Hosted by Oregon State University, this megasite is searchable by keyword or you may link to hundreds of website by categories.

Foodservice Professionals Network
FSPronet is a mega-resource of information relevent to the food service industry and specifically pertinent to professional food service owners, managers and chefs.

Foodservice Today
Find in-depth coverage and analysis of key issues and trends affecting the food service industry. Also find breaking headlines and numerous web-enabled business resources which make thisa one-stop center for industry information. Covers labor, taxes, menu planning, food preparation, automation products, equipment, and trends in the foodservice industry.

Foodshow Online
Find detailed product information, free merchandising materials and product samples, trade show schedules, free classified ads, industry news, monthly features and more.

Foodweb
A large collection of links organized into areas including recipe archive, equipment, drink, worldwide restaurants guide, conversion charts, newsletter, and more.

Just Food.Com
A fantastic web portal for food industry information. Find daily industry news by staff correspondents and newswires, the site features articles, a research store, and industry discussion forums and more.

Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia
Hosted by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. this sites is searchable for more than 1500 species of finfish and shellfish important in the U.S. It includes Approved Market Names, Common Names, Scientific Names, Vernacular (local) Names.

Restaurant & Institution Marketplace
Source for Foodservice Product News. Current Promotions, New Product Watch, Food Safety, Seasonal Spotlight, Operations, Technology, Menu Planner, Beverages, Classifieds, Recipes etc.

Restaurant Report Online
A online publication for "hospitality professionals and food connoisseurs" with current news, a buyer's guide, job advertisements, restaurants for sale, feature stories, restaurant reviews, industry links, archives of past articles, and a free email newsletter.

RestaurantBeast
Find the latest information on operations, products and careers in the foodservice industry. You can also have one-on-one exchanges with top industry leaders. The Doe\wnload section includes forms, procedures, and other documents related to the restaurant industry, free of charge. The Hot Topics section hepps professional s with resume writing and interviews.

RestaurantOwner.com
A premiere business portal for independent restaurant owners. Find business management, online training services, and information resources. Requires a free registration.

Sally's Place
This culinary and travel site offers news, recipes, insider’s scoop, articles on food, beverages, restaurants, and travel.

Society of Mad Chefs
Offers downloadable forms for food costing, employee scheduling and other activities, job postings and recipes.

Starchefs
Food issues, management tools, food and wine trends, menu creativity, industry news and events and job posting.

theSauce.com
For the independent restaurateur. Membership required. Downloadable tools, shopping for services, free email, professional forums.

Thomas Food Industry Register
Offers extensive directory of food, equipment or service suppliers for the restaurant industry.

Virtual Restaurant
Financial modeling, business plans and consulting for restaurant ventures. Includes a free business plan outline, a sample business plan, and a free email newsletter.

WebFoodPros
Home of forums for foodservice professionals.





Alice Statler Library, City College of San Francisco
Updated February 4, 2001