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Shape Tomorrow’s Healthcare & Senior Dining in 15 Minutes

November 11, 2025

Contribute to the Numbers That Drive Decisions – Industry Survey Now Open In healthcare and senior dining, every decision matters. From meal service strategies to

Inside the Conversation: Survey Readiness Without the Stress

October 10, 2025

What participants fondly describe as our quarterly “group therapy,” the AHF Member Power hour brings members together in an informal, supportive forum. These sessions give

AHF Has a New Address – Update Your Records Now!

October 8, 2025

The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) has a new mailing address, effective immediately. Please update your records, and your accounts payable department’s records ASAP, with our new contact

AHF News

Elevating Patient Satisfaction: Celebrating Alaska Native Medical Center’s Transition to Self-Operated Foodservice!

May 09 2024
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The Association for Healthcare Foodservice is delighted to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) for their successful transition to self-operated…

AHF Members Transform Hospital Cafeterias into Hubs of Sustainability: Spotlight on UC San Diego Health

May 02 2024
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At UC San Diego Health, Jill Martin and Rodney Fry lead a remarkable initiative that transcends traditional healthcare foodservice boundaries. Rodney, Executive Chef at UC…

Innovative Solutions in Action: A Month in Review with AHF's Online Member Community

May 01 2024
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April proved to be a bustling month for operators, filled with special events, holidays, and celebrations. Amidst the whirlwind of activity, the AHF online member…

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RE: Pennies

November 25 2025
Eric Pruett

Hi Shelley, We are currently manually rounding. We are following this procedure with our cashiers. When pennies are unavailable during cash transactions, the total amount…

Operator Resources & Tools

AHF provides a wealth of documents, publications and resources designed to help operator members effectively run their facilities and resident communities. Join as a member to gain access to our expansive library of resources:

Resources for facilities under threat from a contractor, transitioning to self-op status, or needing to prove value
Resources for operators looking for financial best practice and presentation/tracking templates
AHF’s Regulatory Resource Center
Resources for operators looking to improve operational efficiency (includes reporting templates)

AHF Benchmarking Express

AHF’s Benchmarking Express™ is a robust online program offering streamlined reporting, performance indicators, reports, statistics, and trend graphs that drive success. The program is free to AHF’s self-operated acute care and senior dining members. It is a sophisticated system where members can enter monthly data points and analyze their operation across up to 30 Key Performance Indicators (KPI). It goes beyond a simple annual dashboard of industry metrics, giving your operation data a home while providing real-time benchmarking functionalities.

Directories, Discussions, Recipes & More

Tap into the power of hundreds of operators from across the country through AHF’s programs, resources, documents, tools, and more.

Business Partner Directory – Find products, services, and supplier contact details without endless google searches!
Document Library – Our expansive library of resources, AHF publications, tools, and more. Right at your fingertips.
Recipe Index – Searchable, fresh, recipes to utilize in your facility or resident community.
Online Discussion Community – Hundreds of operators ready to answer questions and share insights.

AHF Job Board

AHF’s Career Center is curated for the self-operated foodservice industry. It includes postings from across the acute care and senior living industry. Its free for all AHF members to post, and a minimal fee for non-members.

AHF’s Diamond Sponsors

Welcome to AHF

Building on a history of advocacy for self-operators, AHF has become the authoritative voice of the self-operated healthcare and senior dining foodservice industry, empowering self-operators to achieve success in caring for their patients, residents, and colleagues.

What Our Members Say About Us

The information provided and the education is outstanding. The common issues we all deal with are a little easier to handle because there is some type of education. I love getting information and ideas from so many different operations.This really is a great organization for healthcare food service!

The response to COVID19 has provided significant learning opportunities in all segments of the foodservice industry. We can't afford to miss this chance to share our experiences and lessons learned. This is a core function of AHF and one of the things that AHF does best.

I love the online community and the searchable library. The webinars and seminars are great!

AHF provides valuable information, I only wish there was more time in the day to take advantage of all the benefits.

I truly enjoy being a part of the AHF community. My AHF friends are my "go to" when questions arise and I appreciate the ability to have a network to reach out to.

Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities

Joining AHF as a sponsor is a great way to gain exposure to the self-operated foodservice community. Our members are decision-makers making every conversation a meaningful one.

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Online learning

View upcoming events and webinars, access free and member-only content, learn about our national conference, and more. Gain valuable industry training and leadership skills.

CONFERENCE

National conference

AHF's National Conference is THE place for self-operators to learn, network, and grow. Register today & join hundreds of self-operated foodservice professionals from across the country!

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Local Connections

AHF chapters help you create regional connections and access more tools and resources.

SPONSORS

Become A sponsor

Join us as an annual sponsor to start building new connections with self-operated healthcare foodservice professionals in healthcare and senior dining. Learn more about our sponsorship and marketing opportunities!

MEMBER RESOURCES

member resources

The right tools, resources and community support to achieve self-operated financial and operational success.