- Industry News/Headlines - headlines from National Restaurant News and the Food and Drug Administration
- Online Social Network - an online community dedicated to the restaurant industry of Orange County, California
- Buyers Guide - buyers guide and service directory for Orange County restaurants
- Chambers and CVB's - See partnered Orange County Chambers of Commerce and visitor's Bureaus.
See Below for training, brochures, goverment links and educational resources for restaurants and eateries.
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Food Facility Award of ExcellenceThe Environmental Health Food Protection Program has initiated an incentive program for food establishments which identifies and awards a certificate to food establishments that routinely exhibit excellent food safety and sanitation practices. Food establishments included in the Award of Excellence Program are restaurants, catering establishments, meat/seafood markets, retail bakeries, and supermarkets/markets.
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Brochures
Food Safety Certification - Requirements for Food Safety Certification This document describes requirements necessary to obtain a Food Safety Certification. Download -pdf
SPIRIT Awards - Awards program honoring those restaurants and foodservice establishments that honor their workforce as their most valuable asset, realizing that improved employee satisfaction results in improved guest satisfaction http://www.mufso.com/awards.cfm
ServSafe® - Food Safety Certification program - the most widely accepted food safety program among local, state and federal health departments http://www.servsafe.com/Foodsafety 
NRAEF has created multiple back-of-the-house posters for you to download and hang up as a food safety educational tools for your employees. Pick the size that best fits your needs or use them all! The 8.5x11 posters are available in five different versions, in black and white. Each version includes different illustrations and tips related to preparing food safely. Use all five and place them in various prep areas in your kitchen.
- 11x17 Color Poster -PDF Five - PDF
- 8.5x11 Black and White Posters - PDF
- Download employee-training materials and more from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation about preparing food safely. www.nraef.org
Boosting Restaurant Profits with energy efficiency a guide for restaurant owners and managers: http://fypower.org/pdf/BPG_RestaurantEnergyEfficiency.pdf
Saving energy tips and Rebate information: http://www.fypower.org/com/
FREE tri-fold energy-saving tips cards and reduce electricity costs as well as protect the environment .http://www.fypower.org/briefing_room/printcollateral.html