Sponsors & Partners

PREMIER

American Express
One of the world's most respected service brands is a founding sponsor of MFHA. American Express operates in over 130 countries around the world and considers trust, integrity, security, quality, and customer service as its key and defining characteristics. MFHA is proud to have American Express as a supporter of our annual conference and a partner in the development of a standalone Multicultural Customer Service Guide.


The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world and is one of the largest corporations in the United States. MFHA is proud to list The Coca-Cola Company among its founding sponsors. Coca-Cola developed the "Industry of Choice" research and is a founding premier sponsor of MFHA's Showcase of the Stars program, an industry-related educational and informational event for urban high school students.


CorVirtus
Built on two decades of experience and proven success, CorVirtus is a leader in enterprise growth solutions, including Culturally Inclusive Hiring Systems and Assessments. Distinguished by values-driven strategies, CorVirtus offers one-of-a-kind hiring tools that select people who can deliver exceptional customer service and build a diverse workforce. In 2007, MFHA and CorVirtus partnered on research solutions for the hospitality industry including surveys that will measure the effectiveness of MFHA’s Showcase of the Stars program, diverse field sales initiative, and other workforce solutions.


Nation's Restaurant News
In foodservice only Nation's Restaurant News has the editorial power and frequency to cover the entire restaurant industry. Every week, NRN is the primary source of foodservice news, trends & information for the foodservice industry. NRN's editorial staff has 25 full-time editors with more than 280 years of combined foodservice editorial experience. Our staff includes CIA graduates, a Pulitzer Price recipient, six former restaurant/hotel/on-site executives, a former saucier chef, a food columnist for the New York Times, and a former food critic for the Dallas-Times Herald. Nation’s Restaurant News has been a long time media partner of  MFHA, providing substantial advertising and editorial coverage for MFHA events and diversity issues in the industry.


PepsiCo, Inc.
PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages, with 2005 revenues of more than $32 billion and more than 157,000 employees. The company was the first premier sponsor of MFHA by contributing $100,000, and has been an important partner of the organization ever since. PepsiCo aligned with MFHA and the Elliot Leadership Instituteon developing an diverse executive leadership guide. The company also produced a Multicultural Marketing Toolkit for the Hispanic market with MFHA which will extend into a series for the African-American and Asian-American market segments in 2007. PepsiCo, Inc. is the recipient of MFHA's 2004 Corporate Champion Award.
 
 
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