US Foods expands Scholars Program
ROSEMONT - US Foods Holding Corp. announced the expansion of its US Foods Scholars program into Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Denver; New York City; and Raleigh, North Carolina.
The program was created to inspire culinary students to reach their full potential and help address the skilled labor shortage facing the restaurant industry, which is forecast to have 1.7 million new positions by 2025.
US Foods Scholars awards financial support and professional development opportunities to students who have demonstrated outstanding potential and achievement in the culinary arts and require additional resources to take the next step of their journey. In each new market, US Foods Scholars will award two students annually a two-year scholarship of up to $20,000 each to support costs related to their continued culinary education.
"As a partner to independent restaurants across the country, we know how challenging it is for our customers to find qualified employees," said Debra Ceffalio, vice president of corporate communications, US Foods. "We're proud to expand our US Foods Scholars program into Atlanta, Austin, Denver, New York City and Raleigh. These five cities all have growing and thriving culinary scenes, and with this initiative, US Foods aims to support the next generation of culinary talent, and help meet the demands of an ever-expanding industry."
The company launched US Foods Scholars in Chicago and Arizona in 2017 and is partnering with the Careers through Culinary Arts Program and the American Culinary Federation to expand the program to five new markets in 2018.
To learn more about the US Foods Scholars program or to apply if eligible, visit usfoods.com/scholars.