April 12th, 2023 TO: Members, California State AssemblyRE: Opposition to AB 1228Dear Speaker Rendon & Members of the Assembly: The International Franchise Association, California Chamber of Commerce & California Restaurant Association, along with our collective members and undersigned coalition partners wish to express our strong opposition to AB 1228, the Fast Food Franchisor Responsibility Act introduced by Assemblymember […]
I’m thrilled with each episode of FCSI’s ON TAP Series Hosted by Wade Koehler, Executive Director of FCSI-The Americas. I have been so impressed by my fellow FCSI professional members. They’re a very smart, talented group of professionals and colleagues, with wide-ranging skill sets that can assist any operator. We really do cover The Americas […]
As a longtime member of the Foodservice Consultant Society International (FCSI) I’ve been fortunate to meet and develop professional relationships with fellow consultant members and the leaders of allied (manufacturers + services) members. All members are foodservice professionals, truly caring and sharing people. They provide knowledge and assistance whenever they are asked for counsel or […]
As an FCSI Management Advisory Services (MAS) consultant, many people I meet or talk with are unfamiliar with the term “MAS” and what services are available from foodservice consultants. Owners and operators are facing the most difficult business environment in several generations. I thought it may be the right time to share some details on […]
W.H. Bender & Associates develops and provides Go-To-Market Strategies, Strategic Marketing Plans, Brand and Concept Development, and Product Incubation for: Restaurants Foodservice and Hospitality Projects New Food and Beverage Products Restaurant and Foodservice Hospitality Technology Restaurant and Foodservice Industry Equipment and Services Bill Bender, FCSI Principal of W.H. Bender & Associates is a professional member of Foodservice Consultants Society […]
In March the California Restaurant Association Foundation (CRAF) was forced by the Covid-19 pandemic to cancel it’s in-person California ProStart Cup. This year’s Chair John Tallichet (Speciality Restaurants Corp) with CRAF Executive Director Alycia Harshfield and the CRA management team weighed all event points and consulted with School Districts, Teachers, Parents, Advisors, Coaches, Mentors, Sponsors, […]
I recently passed my Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) 20th anniversary as a professional member. People ask “Why are you a member of FCSI”, or “What are the benefits of being an FCSI professional member?” Let’s go into the Wayback Machine. As a hard-working entry-level team member in restaurants, I had the life-altering opportunity to join […]
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, the NFC Championship game will be played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Longtime San Francisco 49er fan and award-winning Chef Michael Mina has been waiting a long time to experience this game at “his stadium” – Levi’s Stadium®. Levi’s Stadium® opened July 17, 2014, large projects like these take years to design […]
I eagerly entered the foodservice industry in 1967 when my parents purchased a Berkshire mountain inn located in the small town of South Egremont, Massachusetts. I was 13 when I was introduced to the art of dishwashing at our Red Saber Inn. It was a family business, so my younger sister Joan and I had […]
July 16, 2019, marked the 50th Anniversary of the Saturn V rocket liftoff from Cape Kennedy, Florida that carried three courageous American Astronauts starting their Space voyage to the Moon. The brave Astronauts were Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Dr. Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 Mission TEAM. What an exciting week that would be as we […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2018 Contact: Alycia Harshfield 916.212.8484 / aharshfield@calrest.org The Next Big Restaurant Idea Might Just Come from Teenagers (Sacramento, CA) – For two exciting days each year, California high school students take part in the CA ProStart Cup, an intense culinary arts and restaurant entrepreneurship competition that awards much-needed college scholarships […]
June 15, 2017 – I’ve returned from moderating the Future Food Panel (what a kick) at Foodable.io and the massive four day National Restaurant Association Show with Paul Barron’s Foodable Network and International Foodservice Manufacturers Association rocking Media Stage. We recorded many informative and fun On Foodable Weekly episodes and I met numerous Restaurant, Foodservice and Manufacturing Industry […]
The 2017 California ProStart Cup will be the high energy California Restaurant Association Foundation Event of the year. ProStart® is a two-year high school curriculum for students interested in Restaurant and Hospitality Management and/or a Culinary Career. BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse is the title sponsor for the Management Cup and Johnny Rockets is the title sponsor for the Culinary […]
December 22, 2015 – It’s Christmas week so everyone is jamming getting restaurant sales up and delivering on brand promise (We Hope). So this will be a short post. As I have written previously, it’s a real honor to work with CEO and Executive Producer Paul Barron and the Foodable WebTV Network Team. Eric Norman, FCSI […]
On October 27, W.H. Bender & Associates’s Founder, William H. Bender, FCSI volunteered at the California Restaurant Association Education Foundation’s 2015 FIT™ Day at Pacific Grove High School. Industry volunteers arrived in 56 high school culinary classrooms across California to teach Force In Training™ and share personal anecdotes on topics such as professionalism, teamwork, workplace communication […]
