WORLD HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATIONS
Australia - Restaurant & Catering Australia
Canada - Canadian Restaurant & Foodservice Association
Great Britain - The Great Britain Restaurant Association
United States - American Hotel & Lodging Association
United States - National Bar & Restaurant Association
United States - National Restaurant Association

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES FOR RESTAURANTS
US Internal Revenue Service

US STATE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONS
Alabama Hospitality Association
Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant & Retailers Association
Arkansas Hospitality Association
Arizona Restaurant Association
California Restaurant Association
Connecticut Restaurant Association
Delaware Restaurant Association
Florida Restaurant Associaton
Georgia Hospitality & Travel Association
Hawaii Restaurant Association
Maine Restaurant Association
Illinois Restaurant Association
Restaurant & Hospitality Association of Indiana
Iowa Hospitality Association
Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association
Kentucky Restaurant Association
Louisiana Restaurant Association
Maine Restaurant Association
Restaurant Association of Maryland
Massachusetts Restaurant Association
Michigan Restaurant Association
Hospitality Minnesota
Mississippi Restaurant Association
Missouri Restaurant Association
Montana Retail Association
Nebraska Restaurant Association
Nevada Restaurant Association
New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association
New Jersey Restaurant Association
New Mexico Restaurant Association
New York State Restaurant Association
North Carolina Restaurant Association
North Dakota Hospitality Association
Ohio Restaurant Association
Oklahoma Restaurant Association
Oregon Restaurant Association
Pennsylvania Restaurant Association
Rhode Island Hospitality & Tourism Association
Hospitality Association of South Carolina
South Dakota Retailers Association
Tennessee Restaurant Association
Texas Restaurant Association
Utah Restaurant Association
Vermont Lodging & Restaurant Association
Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association
Washington Restaurant Association
Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (DC)
West Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Wyoming Lodging and Restaurant Association

OTHER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Club Managers Association of America (CMAA)
Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART)
Council of International Restaurant Real Estate Brokers (CIRB)
Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
Foodservice and Packaging Institute (FPI)
Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI)
International Foodservice Executives Association (IFSEA)
National Association of College and University Foodservice (NACUFS)
National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA)
National Restaurant Association Education Foundation
National Speakers Association (NSA)
North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM)
Northwest Hospitality Network
Society for Foodservice Management (SFM)
Women's Foodservice Forum

SPEAKERS WITH HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Susan Clarke
Joel Cohen
Winston Hall
Max Hitchins (Australia's leading hospitality marketing guru)
Jim Laube, CPA
Bill Main
Phyllis Ann Marshall
"Big Dave" Ostrander

FOODSERVICE PUBLICATIONS (extensive list)

OTHER INDUSTRY RESOURCES
Accubar (handheld food and liquor inventory devices)
Atlantic Publishing (great source for industry books)
Catering Magic System (develop ancillary sources of income)
Cigar Aficionado magazine
Cigars Review
CNN Interactive Food and Health
The Cook's Thesaurus (substitutes for missing ingredients and other resources)
Culinary Cult International (global directory for Hotels, resorts, restaurants, recipes, jobs, links and more ...)
Deliver Me
ECR Hospitality Recruitment
Education Center Online (education resources in the food/hospitality industry in the USA and Canada)
Escoffier Online
Extreme Bartending
Fabulous Food Pictures
FoodNet
Food Info Net
FoodPower
Foodservice.com
FoodService Resource Associates
Foodservice World
FoodWeb
Global Gourmet
Hospitality 1st
Hospitality Net
Invesco (online employee background checks - mention me for a 10% discount!)
Le Verre de Vin (wine by the glass program)
Menus for Profit
National Shopping Service Network
NRA Education Foundation Resource Center for Workforce Solutions
Phase II Pasta Machines
Quantified Marketing Group (restaurant marketing and design)
Online Learning
Recipe Source
Restaurant Owner (a resource site for independent operators)
Restaurant News Stories Online
Restaurant Report
Restaurant Report links list (lots and lots of links here)
StarChefs
Sydney Commercial Kitchens
Wine Spectator