North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (NCRLA)

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Mark your calendars! 🗓️ NCRLA is partnering with Asure Software for a complimentary member webinar: HR Trends for 2026: Building a More Agile, Future-Ready Workforce. 📆 Wednesday, Oct. 14 | 🕙 10 a.m. 🎤 Featuring Mary Simmons, VP of HR Compliance at Asure Software Get ahead of compliance updates, workforce trends, and strategies to protect your business — all in one hour. Registration is open now — seats are limited! 🔗 Register today: https://lnkd.in/eprDD_Az #NCRLA #HRTrends #HospitalityWorkforce

Ignoring time and temperature protocols can compromise your entire shift. Rushed cooling methods or uncalibrated thermometers create conditions where foodborne hazards love to thrive. You’d be glad to hear that these risks are entirely preventable with precision tracking and sharp habits. To wrap up National Food Safety Month, we are delivering the final culinary blueprint in our Recipe for Food Safety Success campaign. Our Week 5 Bundle gives your team the tools to defend your holding zones, such as: 💡A complete recipe card that turns complex cooking parameters into a repeatable formula. 💡High-visibility posters to keep front and center for your staff as reminders. 💡Rapid shift briefing guides to reinforce time and temperature protocols Throughout this whole month, you can also get a 20% discount on select ServSafe products with code NFSM2026. 📩 Download the Week 5 Bundle today to help your kitchen thrive: https://lnkd.in/eijENKEd #NSFM2026 #FoodSafetyMonth #ServSafe #TimeandTemperature

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Food safety resets with every single shift, break, and task change. One missed handwashing step or improper glove shortcut can break your entire defense. To celebrate National Food Safety Month, we’re rolling out actionable frameworks through our Recipe for Food Safety Success campaign. Give your kitchen team the tools they need to protect your customers and your business. Download our Week 4 Bundle for practical resources that help make good personal hygiene habits part of every shift.. 📝An insightful recipe card to lead you to success 📄Posters to remind your staff about proper personal hygiene 📋Shift meeting briefs with talking points to run smooth service For a limited time only: save 20% on select ServSafe products with code NFSM2026. 📩 Get your Week 4 Bundle and build a safer kitchen today: https://lnkd.in/gbnKuAfr #NSFM2026 #FoodSafetyMonth #ServSafe #PersonalHygiene

✨ What a night it was at the 10th anniversary NCRLA Chef Showdown Grand Finale! Two weeks later, we're still thinking about the incredible talent that filled Bay 7 in Durham, NC on Sept. 2, 2026 — and one name kept rising to the top all year long. 🏆 Congratulations to Taylor Montgomery of Montgomery Sky Farm in Leicester, NC — your 2026 NCRLA Chef of the Year! After 11 preliminary rounds and 102 competitors this season, Taylor's win was a standout moment in a milestone year. It caps off an incredible 2026 for Chef Montgomery, who also took home the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast this year. Congrats, Chef! 👨🍳 #NCChefShowdown #GotToBeNC #NCRLA

✨ Still riding the high from our 10th anniversary NCRLA Chef Showdown Grand Finale! Bay 7 in Durham, NC was electric on Sept. 2, 2026 — and Charmaine Devine gave us one of the sweetest moments of the night. 🍰 Congratulations to Charmaine Devine of Sugo Italian Steakhouse in Wilmington, NC — your 2026 NCRLA Pastry Chef of the Year! She didn't stop there, taking home the Peoples Choice Award for Best Dessert too. A well-deserved double win to cap off a milestone season. Congrats, Chef! ✨

✨ Two weeks out from our 10th anniversary NCRLA Chef Showdown Grand Finale and we're still buzzing about the talent that packed Bay 7 in Durham, NC on Sept. 2, 2026. 🍸 Congratulations to Ashley Sarkis of Yunta Nikkei in Charlotte, NC — your 2026 NCRLA Mixologist of the Year! Ashley also claimed Best Cocktail of the Year and Best Use of Dairy in a Spirit-Free Cocktail. A true triple win to remember. Cheers, Champion! 🥂 #NCChefShowdown #GotToBeNC #NCRLA

✨ Our 10th anniversary NCRLA Chef Showdown Grand Finale at Bay 7 in Durham, NC is one for the books — and two weeks later, we're still celebrating the partnerships that made it so special. 🥃 Congratulations to Muddy River Distillery of Mount Holly, NC — your 2026 NCRLA Distillery of the Year! Paired with champion mixologist Ashley Sarkis, Muddy River made history with their second Distillery of the Year title, almost a full decade after being our very first winner back in 2017. What a full-circle moment! 🎉