The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fulfilling the educational mission of the National Restaurant Association. As the nation's largest private sector employer, the restaurant and foodservice industry truly is the cornerstone of our nation's economy, of career and employment opportunities, and of local communities. The NRAEF through its mission to provide premier educational resources, materials and programs focuses on attracting, developing and retaining the restaurant and foodservice industry's workforce.