Culinary Arts SIG

Chair Deborah Midkiff Indian River State College [email protected]

Vice Chair Fredrick C Meitner “Chuck” East Stroudsburg University  [email protected]

 UPCOMING MEETING

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CULINARY ARTS

In 2021 Bureau of Labor and Statistics projections show need for head cooks and chefs will rise 25% between 2020 to 2030.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/08/30/culinary-school-enrollment-down/

As of May 2023, the food and beverage industry has added 2.5 million jobs in the last 28 months.  This now ranks the restaurant industry as the economy’s top job creator.  Nationwide the industry added 180,000 jobs in the 1^st quarter.

Source: NRA-restaurant.org