summarize this in four sentence. 1. International Hotel Restaurant Association - "The IH&RA is the only international trade association exclusively devoted to promoting and defending the interests of the hotel and restaurant industry worldwide. It is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to helping members achieve their business objectives and prepare for the future."
2. National Restaurant Association - "Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association's mission is to represent, educate and promote a rapidly growing industry that is comprised of 935,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets employing 12.8 million people."
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3. NFRA - National Frozen Food and Refrigerated Foods Association - "The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) is uniquely positioned as an all-industry trade association, representing the interests of every segment of the Frozen and Refrigerated Foods industry, including:
Distributors;
International;
Local Associations;
Logistics;
Providers;
Manufacturers;
Regional Manufacturers;
Retailers/Wholesalers Sales Agents Suppliers".
4. IFDA: International Foodservice Distributers Association - "IFDA provides research, educational opportunities, and business forums to its members that make them more competitive. In the United States, IFDA also provides important representation on Capitol Hill, sharing the perspective of leading foodservice distributors with lawmakers to shape the legislative and regulatory process."
5. NASFT - The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade - "The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade is a not-for-profit business trade association established in 1952 to foster trade, commerce and interest in the specialty food industry. The NASFT is an international organization composed of domestic and foreign manufacturers, importers, distributors, brokers, retailers, restaurateurs, caterers and others in the specialty foods business. The organization has more than 2,700 current member companies throughout the U.S. and overseas.