Harrah's Entertainment Honored With Restaurant Industry 'Employer of Choice' Award

The award recognizes American restaurant and food service operators for their commitments to employee satisfaction and the strength, quality and success of their human resources and training programs. Harrah's was honored in the category of Specialty Food Service.

"Companies such as Harrah's are making tremendous strides in meeting and beating workforce challenges," said Mary M. Adolf, President and Chief Operating Officer of the NRAEF. "We are honored to publicly recognize Harrah's for its innovative programs; its efforts further enhance our industry's position as a cornerstone of career and employment opportunities."

Harrah's is one of the nation's largest restaurant operators, with more than 14,000 food and beverage employees and $612.7 million in food and beverage revenues in 2002. The company operates approximately 230 restaurants and lounges at its 26 gaming properties.

"Harrah's is constantly striving to be an exemplary employer, for we know that our ultimate success as a business depends on employee satisfaction," said Tim Wilmott, Harrah's Chief Operating Officer. "Satisfied employees provide great customer service, which is how we make ourselves stand out from the competition.

"By treating our employees with respect and offering them good wages and benefits, we create an environment where they are motivated to deliver exceptional service to our customers. That's why we're particularly honored to be named an 'Employer of Choice.'"

The Employer of Choice Awards are a component of the Resource Center for Workforce Solutions(R), a centralized portfolio of tools designed to help restaurant and food service operators attract, retain and engage their employees, and built by the NRAEF and Coca-Cola North America.

Harrah's, along with the other recipients of the 2003 Employer of Choice Awards, will be honored May 19 at the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago.

The National Restaurant Association 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 food service industry is the cornerstone of the American economy, of career and employment opportunities, and of local communities. Focusing on three key strategies of risk management, recruitment and retention, the NRAEF is the premier provider of educational resources, materials, and programs that address attracting, developing and retaining the industry's workforce. For more information on the NRAEF, visit www.nraef.org.

Founded 65 years ago, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. operates 26 casinos in the United States, primarily under the Harrah's brand name. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its target customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership.


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