Welcome to the Industry Links page. Below are a list of links to other websites that contain valuable information about the Indiana foodservice industry.
 
National Restaurant Association
    Web site containing information about how dining out helps America "Turn the Tables".
    www.restaurant.org
 
NRA Education Foundation
    Preview items in the NRA Education Foundation catalog including ServSafe, the industry leader in food safety training. Anyone purchasing items through IRA will receive a discount off retail pricing. Contact info (at) indianarestaurants dot org.
    www.servsafe.com
 
IRA Twitter Directory
    Use our Twitter Directory to find Indiana restaurants, industry-related people and businesses, and Associate Members to follow on Twitter. Our directory also includes links to helpful Twitter resources.
    www.indianarestaurants.org/twitter.asp
 
Indianapolis Cuisine
    The American Express branded website, www.americascuisine.com, is interested in adding your restaurant to our growing list. Hundreds of restaurants receive results daily from their profile on our website and through our magazine. If you would like more information on how to include your restaurant, please call 1-317-432-5197 and ask for the Lesly Livengood.
    www.americascuisine.com/indianapolis/indianapolis_restaurants.htm
 
Indianaovernight.com
    Traveling in Indiana? Use IndianaOvernight.com to look for hotels, airfares and car rentals anywhere in Indiana. Register now for free at Indianaovernight.com.

    www.indianaovernight.com
 
Indiana Food Code
    www.in.gov/isdh/files/410_iac_7-24.pdf
 
Indiana State Department of Health
    www.in.gov/isdh/20640.htm
 
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    www.fda.gov
 
Indiana Environmental Health Association
    www.iehaind.org
 
Food Allergy News You Can Use
    This informative site features up-to-date information on different food allergies, how you can keep your guests safe, and various ways to reduce your liability and improve customer loyalty. You can also register for an informative digital newsletter.
    www.fdalrgy.com
 
Internal Revenue Service
    www.irs.gov
 
Tips for Tip Reporting
    National Restaurant Association website that provides news, resources and assistance with tip reporting issues.
    www.restaurant.org/legal/tips/
 
Indiana Food and Beverage Tax Collections
    Food and beverage taxes are collected in eleven Indiana counties and cities. This page has up-to-date figures on food and beverage taxes collected in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
    www.stoptaxingfood.org/FBTaxes.htm
 
Are you in compliance with child labor laws?
    www.state.in.us/labor/childlabor/links.html
 
Want to learn more about the Education First program and what it means to be an Education First employer?
    www.indianarestaurants.org/educationfirst.asp
 
Indiana Teen Worker Website
    The Teen Worker website is your one-stop guide to Indiana's teen work (child labor) laws. This easy to use website contains all the information you need to know about Indiana's teen work laws and contains up-to-date publications, forms, news, and statistics about Indiana's teen workforce. This site is designed to help guide teens, parents, employers, and educators in their understanding of Indiana's teen work laws. We encourage teens to use this site to learn their rights and obligations under Indiana's teen work laws.
    www.in.gov/dol/childlabor.htm
 
YouthRules!
    This link will take you to a new place on the YouthRules! web site which contains self assessment tools for restaurants and groceries to assist them in complying with child labor requirements.
    www.youthrules.dol.gov/selfassess_tools.htm
 
Youth Worker Safety in Restaurants
    Restaurants and other eating and drinking businesses employ 11.6 million people in the United States. Nearly 30% of these employees are under 20 years of age. Many teens' first work experience is in the restaurant industry. OSHA is providing this eTool to help youth working in the restaurant industry to be safe and healthy on the job.
    www.osha.gov/SLTC/youth/restaurant/index.html
 
Indiana General Assembly
    www.state.in.us/legislative
 
Indiana Tourism
    www.state.in.us/tourism
 
Visit Indiana
    www.VisitIndiana.com
 
Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association
    City and visitor information
    www.indy.org
 
Quantified Marketing Group
    Quantified Marketing Group is the nation's larget full-service strategic marketing and public relations firm focused exclusively on the restaurant industry.
    www.quantifiedmarketing.com
 
The Restaurant Doctor
    This site is full of links and online resources that can help you improve your operations.
    www.restaurantdoctor.com
 
Indy Ethnic Food
    IndyEthnicFood.com, a dynamic directory of ethnic food restaurants in Indianapolis, provides an opportunity to highlight the cultural diversity of cuisine in the city and its surrounding communities.
    www.indyethnicfood.com/
 
Healthy Lifestyle Brochures
    Brochures the National Restaurant Association formulated to promote balance, moderation, and physical activity.
    www.restaurant.org/pdfs/fsan/3_steps_brochure.pdf
 
American Culinary Federation
    www.acfchefs.org
 
Prochef.com
    The leading online resource for culinary and foodservice professionals. Access to the most up-to-date trends in foodservice.
    www.prochef.com/
 
American Express
    www.americanexpress.com
 
American Express Briefing Newsletter
    Did you know that the Briefing newsletter, published by American Express for the restaurant industry for 35+ years, is being published with greater frequency in 2009? Restaurateurs now have instant access to more timely information and extensive resources – all available exclusively online.

Visit www.briefingnewsletter.com to view the 2009 Special Editions, download PDFs, and search archives. Restaurateurs can sign up for email notification when the latest edition is posted by clicking on “subscribe to Briefing online” from the Briefing homepage or by sending an email request to briefingeditors@briefingnewsletter.com.
    www.briefingnewsletter.com
 
IndyDining.com
    IndyDining is a community-driven website based on Indianapolis area restaurants and offering restaurant ratings, reviews, menus, coupons, and so much more.
    www.indydining.com/
 
Food Service Technology Center: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Food Service
    The Food Service Technology Center (FSTC) is the industry leader in commercial kitchen energy efficiency and appliance performance testing. The FSTC, operated by Fisher-Nickel,inc, has developed over 30 Standard Test Methods for evaluating commercial kitchen appliance performance.

In addition to being a clearing house of information on equipment performance, the FSTC also has expertise in commercial kitchen ventilation and building energy efficiency, including lighting, glazing and HVAC.
    www.fishnick.com
 
NRA Conserve: Solutions for Sustainability
    The National Restaurant Association's Conserve initiative is designed to initiate and inspire actions that improve a company's bottom line, but also are good for people and the planet. Conserve explores conservation efforts being adopted by restaurants around the nation and offers suggestions and resources to help you reduce the cost of running your operation -- both to your bottom line and the environment.
    www.conserve.restaurant.org/
 
GrowMyRestaurant.com
    Website designed to help restauants operate more efficiently. GrowMyRestaurant.com, includes information on such restaurant topics as increasing traffic, boosting the average customer check and managing employees.
    www.growmyrestaurant.com
 
Going Local: Indiana Producers / Specialty Food Artisans / Local Food Retailers/Restaurants: What's New
    If you're an Indiana local food producer, specialty food producer, local food retailer, and/or a restaurant using local foods in your menu items let the GOING LOCAL site visitors know what's new with you by posting your information here.

The pages are open comment pages where you can list information about your current products, seasonal menus and menu specials, and events.

The page will be cleared every two weeks to keep it current.
    www.goinglocal-info.com/my_weblog/indiana-producers-specialty-food-artisanslocal-food-retailers.html
 
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