Congratulations to Chamber Member Gaston’s Culinary Services, Inc. on the recognition during the American Culinary Federation National Convention this year! Gaston Merideth, Founder & CEO, received the ACF's Cutting Edge Award, recognizing innovators who give their time to help nurture and mentor culinarians on behalf of the ACF and the industry. The recognition was part of the July 14 - 17 convention held in Phoenix, Arizona and attended by thousands of chefs from across the U.S. Congratulations to Chef Gaston on this major industry award!
A Tampa Bay Chamber Member since 2012, Chef Gaston's company is among the finalists of our 2024 Small Business of the Year Awards! Gaston's Culinary Services is one of five SBOY Finalists in the SBOY category of 5 - 20 employees.
More about the ACF:
The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), a professional organization for chefs and cooks, was founded in 1929 in New York City by three chefs’ organizations: the Société Culinaire Philanthropique, the Vatel Club and the Chefs de Cuisine Association of America. Since our inception, little has changed in our principal goals. We are an organization based on promoting the professional image of American chefs worldwide through education of culinarians at all levels.ACF is now the largest professional chefs’ organization in North America. We are made up of more than 14,000 members belonging to more than 170 chapters in four regions across the U.S.