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NRAEF to host foodservice career competition for high school students

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation is hosting its Prostart event in Anaheim, California, for high school students who won their state ProStart competitions, for the 14th annual National ProStart Invitational, April 18-20 at the Disneyland Hotel.

April 2, 2015

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation is hosting its Prostart event in Anaheim, California, for high school students who won their state ProStart competitions, for the 14th annual National ProStart Invitational, April 18-20 at the Disneyland Hotel, the company announced.

ProStart is a career technical education program offering students knowledge and skills to forge careers in the restaurant and foodservice sector.

"The National ProStart Invitational brings the best and brightest — really the future leaders of our nation's restaurant and foodservice industry — to demonstrate what they have learned in the classroom, and represent their state's ProStart program on the national level," said Rob Gifford, executive vice president, strategic operations and philanthropy for the National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, in a press release. "This annual event showcases the critical tie between the industry and classroom that makes the ProStart program a model for career technical education."