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Some quick facts about the Personal Chef Industry and the American Personal Chef Association's leading role in innovation •  As of June 2001, there are reported to be 6000 operating personal chefs in the    U.S. with the  American Personal Chef Association (APCA) representing MORE    THAN ONE FULL THIRD of that number with over 2,400 active member chefs. •  Personal Chefs serve an estimated 60,000 clients, which generates nearly $32    Million Dollars annually. •  Industry predictions are that by the year 2005, at the present rate of growth, there    will be nearly 25,000 operating personal chefs in the U.S. serving nearly 300,000    clients and contributing well over $1 billion to the U.S. economy. •  Entrepreneur Magazine has designated the Personal Chef Industry "one of the 12    Fastest Growing Businesses in the Country", and APCA chefs have been featured    in publications from Forbes Magazine to the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and all    television Networks. •  Candy Wallace, founder of the American Personal Chef Institute and Association    (APCI/APCA) began participating in the industry in 1992 as a full time personal    chef and founded the American Personal Chef Institute and Association in 1995.    See http://www.personalchef.com. •  Ms. Wallace has been teaching  "How To Start Your Own Personal Chef     Business" © in a different city each month for the past 5 years, and has, as of June    2001, taught in over 75 cities. • The American Personal Chef Association represents working Personal Chefs in    the United States, Canada, South America and Europe, and is presently growing    by 75 members each month. • The American Personal Chef Institute originated the 2-Day "How To Start Your    Own Personal Chef Business"© Seminars as well as having introduced the    formation of Local Association Chapters for personal chefs, and the online    membership "Registry” of geographic listings for member chefs on the Internet.     See http://www.personalchef.com/pclinks.htm • The American Personal Chef Association "Find-a-Chef" pages on the    PersonalChef.com Web site maintained by the Association receives    approximately 20,000 "Hits" weekly from potential clients looking for a personal    chef in their area. •  The American Personal Chef Institute and Association has led the way for this     emerging industry by creating the FIRST Personal Chef organization on the    Internet, and has maintained that strength of position for more than 6 years. •  Candy Wallace, Executive Director of the APCA has appeared as a Guest    Speaker at a sold-out evening at Peter Kump's NY Cooking School in Manhattan,    and is soon to teach at several other National Culinary Institutes, speaking on "The    Changing Face of Opportunity in the Culinary Industry". •  The American Personal Chef and Institute Association are committed to    maintaining the highest standards of training, continuing education, and ongoing    support for individuals entering the Personal Chef Industry while promoting    education and awareness of this new industry to the general public.