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The Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management Extension program is dedicated to providing research-based educational opportunities to Iowa food and lodging organizations. The program is part of Families Extension in the College of Human Sciences. The Extension Specialist works with hotels, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, schools, hospitals, daycares, and assisted living organizations to improve operations and better serve their patrons.

The Extension Specialist is a faculty member in the Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management academic program and works with other faculty to develop programs and services for these organizations. An example of this programming is the School Foodservice Summer Short Courses.  These courses have been held annually since 1948 in partnership with the Iowa Department of Education to provide training and support to school and child care foodservice managers in improving food preparation, financial management, food safety, and human resources.

Highlighted News!

Chef Cyndie Team Nutrition Workshop: Role of Nutrition Program in a Healthy School Environment 
(Posted on 6/26/2009)

Thirty school nutrition program directors and staff from 16 districts representing over 68,000 Iowa students participated in a Team Nutrition Workshop on the Iowa State University campus in the Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom June 11 and 12, 2009.

Regional Chef Team Nutrition Workshops – “A Culinary Approach to School Wellness” 
(Posted on 6/10/2009)

School district nutrition personnel attended Team Nutrition Chef Workshops held at four locations throughout Iowa to learn to “culinize” school meals.

Chef Minelia preparing the rice for the dinner’s main course. Yucatan Cuisine 
(Posted on 5/14/2009)

Over 120 people enjoyed traditional Yucatan cuisine prepared by Chef Minelia Romero, her daughter Paulina Espinosa, and Chef Allan Ortiz, a graduate student in the Foodservice and Lodging Management Program at ISU.

laptop Any Time, Any Place, Any Pace Learning 
(Posted on 5/7/2009)

Food safety is a concern for all retail operations and a HACCP plan is an excellent tool to mitigate risks of food borne illnesses. Enroll in ISU's web-based, non-credit course to gain knowledge and information to help set up a HACCP plan for foodservice organizations.


The mission of Iowa State University Extension's Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management program is to provide research-based educational opportunities to food and lodging organizations to improve operations and better serve families and citizens of Iowa. Programs focus on areas such as food safety, human resources, and operations management.