A Professional Organization with Public Service at Its Core

The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) is the only professional society dedicated to professionals and suppliers in the self-operated healthcare foodservice industry – those facilities who choose to keep their foodservice departments on staff, instead of outsourcing them to third-party contractors.

Self-operated foodservice professionals manage some of the most successful and creative departments in healthcare. We're dedicated to taking care of the guests at our facilities – and taking care of those who take care of them.

Our legacy. Born from the 2009 consolidation of two leading healthcare foodservice associations, AHF is the only association of its kind. AHF represents the "best of the best" of the American Society for Healthcare Food Service Administrators (ASHFSA) and the National Society for Healthcare Foodservice Management (HFM) ... two organizations now united in purpose for the betterment of all.

Our tools and resources. Our organization provides education, advocacy, and unique management tools to support our members in their efforts to decrease costs, increase stakeholder satisfaction, and define exemplary operating performance.

Our members. AHF's membership is expected to grow to more than 1,700 healthcare foodservice professionals and their suppliers in North America and beyond. Our inaugural Board of Directors and Industry Advisory Board represent a wide range of facilities and suppliers.

Our buying power. Independent studies indicate self-op facilities represent 80% of food and beverage purchases in the industry – a total healthcare market of approximately $12 billion. Equipment purchases add billions more. And AHF is the only association serving the needs of the decision-makers who oversee this powerful segment.

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Want to learn more? Click here for general information about joining or supporting AHF, call our headquarters at 888-528-9552 or email info@healthcarefoodservice.org. For media inquiries, contact Trish Dever, AHF's Public Relations Director, at 502-574-9934 or tdever@hqtrs.com.