Washington, DC, Nov. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) is hosting the 2018 Armed Forces Culinary Forum, its exclusive week-long training event for military foodservice professionals. The NRAEF’s event honors those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces by offering attendees training opportunities and celebration events in Napa Valley during the week of Veterans Day.

Attendees will participate in hands-on culinary instruction, interactive seminars and mentoring sessions to build culinary skills they can apply directly to their current foodservice duties, and also offer them with insights towards future employment in the restaurant industry.

The celebration concludes tomorrow, November 16^th, with an awards presentation and graduation ceremony for all attendees.

“This year marks the 62^nd year of the restaurant industry’s support of our armed forces,” said Rob Gifford, executive vice president of the NRAEF. “We thank all of our industry supporters for their generous contribution to the NRAEF – as a result of our donors’ generous financial support, this training is provided without any cost to the military.”

The Foundation thanks its military donors for their generous support: Computrition, Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Hobart, Rose Packing, Sodexo, Sysco, Aramark, Barfresh, BJ’s Restaurant Group, Butterball, Constellation Brands, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Ecolab, Hormel, New Chef Fashion, Trinchero, Victorinox Swiss Army, Cambro, Checkers, Dick Crawford, Kitchens to Go built by Carlin, Sack Family Foundation and Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management Foundation.

To learn more about the forum and how you can get involved in the NRAEF’s work to empower military servicemen and women for careers in the restaurant industry, visit ChooseRestaurants.org/Military.