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Founded in 1985, The Stellar Group is a full-service design, engineering and construction firm that provides a range of general contracting services. It offers construction management and design and build solutions. The company serves clients in the commercial, automotive, health care, hospitality and industrial markets. The Stellar Group also maintains more than 20 support locations throughout the United States. It has business units in Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico. The company has a staff of over 800 individuals. In addition, the company provides business planning and financial services. The Stellar Group is one of largest ammonia refrigeration contractors in the U.S. Its business units include Stellar Automation Services, Stellar Commercial and Stellar Distribution Facility Services. The company s affiliate businesses include Stellar Properties and Stellar. The Stellar Group s clients include HGL Properties, Brumos Porsche and Novozymes North America.

American Culinary Federation is a professional, nonprofit organization for chefs and cooks. The federation was founded in 1929 by three chefs organizations that include the Soci t Culinaire Philanthropique, Vatel Club and Chefs Association of America. The organization sanctions domestic culinary competitions, and oversees international competitions that take place in the United States. ACF culinary competitions were founded on the principle of education, and the sharing of culinary techniques and developments. ACF shares these ideas through videos, cookbooks and techniques manuals, such as The Art and Science of Culinary Preparation, a 600-page standard reference book of the culinary industry. ACF organizes various seminars and workshops at national conventions and regional conferences to upgrade the skills and knowledge of its members. Its members are entitled to receive official monthly journals, the National Culinary Review and Center of the Plate. ACF is headquartered in St. Augustine, Fla.