International Association of Culinary Professionals
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The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) is a United States based not-for-profit professional association whose members work in culinary education, communication, or the preparation of food and beverage.
Their self-stated mission: “IACP serves as a resource and support system for food professionals worldwide. Its mission is to help its members achieve career success ethically, responsibly and professionally.”
The IACP also presents the Bert Greene
Awards for Food Journalism, in Magazine, Internet, and Newspaper categories. The IACP also gives out Awards of Excellence to individuals and organizations in a number of categories.
By 1987 the association had expanded its reach and as a result, renamed itself the International Association of Cooking Professionals. In 1990 the association merged with the Food Marketing Communicators organization to form the IACP in 1990.
Since 1990, the association sponsored conferences in New Orleans
, Philadelphia, Chicago
, Portland
, Providence
, Baltimore, Dallas
, and Seattle
.
Their self-stated mission: “IACP serves as a resource and support system for food professionals worldwide. Its mission is to help its members achieve career success ethically, responsibly and professionally.”
Awards
The IACP Cookbook Awards are presented annually to honor excellence in cookbook writing and publishing. They were previous called "Tastemaker's" awards.The IACP also presents the Bert Greene
Bert Greene (cookbook author)
Bert Greene was a cookbook author and food columnist. He was the food columnist for the New York Daily News from 1979 until his death in 1988. He was born October 16 in New York City...
Awards for Food Journalism, in Magazine, Internet, and Newspaper categories. The IACP also gives out Awards of Excellence to individuals and organizations in a number of categories.
History
Formed in 1978, as Association of Cooking Schools (ACS), and incorporated in 1979. The name changed to International Association of Cooking Schools (IACS) in 1981.By 1987 the association had expanded its reach and as a result, renamed itself the International Association of Cooking Professionals. In 1990 the association merged with the Food Marketing Communicators organization to form the IACP in 1990.
Since 1990, the association sponsored conferences in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, Philadelphia, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Providence
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, Baltimore, Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, and Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
.