The hospitality industry has a legacy of supporting charitable causes, education and participating in efforts to improve our communities and the world we live in. At DCS Associates we commit a significant amount of our time and resources to working with local and national charitable and industry educational non-profits. We hope you will join us in our efforts.
Share Our Strength / Taste of the Nation It Takes More than Food to Fight Hunger
The nation's largest and finest culinary event supporting the effort to end childhood hunger in America. www.strength.org
The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank distributes more than 25 million pounds of food annually to hundreds of local hunger-relief agencies in a dedicated partnership to feed our region's hungry. www.gbfb.org
The American Institute of Wine and Food
The American Institute of Wine & Food is one of the few
national organizations with the unique combination of dedicated
wine and food enthusiasts and professionals. Wine and food
enthusiasts get to meet and learn from renowned chefs, winemakers,
authors, culinary historians, and food producers, while industry
professionals have the opportunity to know and understand
their core consumers. With chapters in major cities across the United States and
over 5,000 members, you will find people who love good food
and great wine in your local chapter area or when you are
traveling for business or pleasure www.aiwf.org
Massachusetts Restaurant Association A Powerful Cooperative Working on Behalf of the Food &
Beverage Industry in Massachusetts for the Benefit of it’s
Members and the Public.
Members of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) are a part of a powerful cooperative working on behalf of the food & beverage industry. All phases of the Food and Beverage Industry are included in the MRA membership: independent restaurateurs, local, regional and national chains, caterers, volume feeding organizations, hotels, private and public clubs, and purveyors/associates.
Associate/Purveyor members are vendors who offer goods and services to the industry. www.marestaurantassoc.org
A Member of Massachusetts Restaurant Association
National Restaurant Association
Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, its goal is to lead America’s restaurant industry into a new era of prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of life for all we serve. The NRA exists to help its members — the cornerstone of their communities — builds customer loyalty rewarding careers, and financial success. www.nationalrestaurantassociation.org
Boston University
Seminars in Arts and Culinary Sciences Lifelong Learning certificates in Culinary Arts and Wine
Studies.
This special series of seminars is designed to educate and entertain. From walking tours of Boston’s culinary neighborhoods to bread making to cheese and wine tastings, there is literally something for everyone. www.bu.edu/foodandwine
Masters of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy
The Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) in Gastronomy encompasses
the arts, the humanities, and the natural and social sciences.
As the study of food, food science, and nutrition has grown,
a consensus has developed that the study of food and wine,
under the category of gastronomy, requires a multidisciplinary
approach. Our understanding of the role of food in historical
and contemporary societies and its impact on world civilization
is a serious and important pursuit, especially when undertaken
within specific, well-defined fields of study such as culinary
history, anthropology, archaeology, economics, and nutrition.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of the resources
and expertise of various Boston University faculty members
and departments, as well as industry professionals. For more
information about the M.L.A. in Gastronomy http://www.bu.edu/met/adult_college_programs/graduate_school_program/
post_graduate_degree/food_science_degree
DCS Associates, LLC Affiliates
RRG Restaurant Resource Group, Inc. DCS Associates, LLC. occasionally affiliates on projects with Restaurant Resource Group. RRG assists independent restaurant owners and operators to take financial control of their business by providing financial management software and related products available through its website. www.rrgconsulting.com
Former Resource:
DCS Associates Founder and President, David Shinney, maintains his relationship with the Spinazzola family and the Foundation’s network of Founders, Board of Trustees and Board of Directors:
The Anthony Spinazzola Foundation(Discontinued After 20 Years by the Family of Anthony Spinazzola) Feeding Hungry Bodies and Minds
The Anthony Spinazzola Foundation was formed in 1992 in memory of Anthony Spinazzola, the highly acclaimed, much loved food and wine writer / critic of The Boston Globe. The Anthony Spinazzola Foundation is a non profit organization that “Feeds Hungry Bodies and Minds” by supporting hunger and homelessness relief through grants, and funding for culinary scholarships for individuals with the desire and drive, but not the means, to enter the hospitality industry.
