New chef association launches during NRA Show

The founder of the International Corporate Chefs Association (ICCA), which targets as its membership top research and development chefs at the 200 largest foodservice chains, has founded a group for chefs at smaller companies.

The new organization, called the Global Culinary Innovators Association (GCIA), is focusing on individuals involved with R&D, marketing and purchasing at smaller chains, according to founder Kevin Ryan, president of Marketing à la Carte in Winter Park, F