Hospitality Institute of Technology & Management (HITM) is a consulting and education company promoting correct and operationally effective food science safety and quality knowledge and application. The company uses its HACCP-TQM program based on FDA and USDA regulations and HACCP science.

HITM helps food manufacturers and retail food operators establish and improve quality assurance, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency and profits through improved recipe operations. The company's president, Dr. Pete Snyder, is now a steering committee member of Retail Food Alliance, an outreach to and resource for the retail foodservice industry.

24 Carat Design provides web development solutions for those seeking to establish, redesign, and/or have their web site maintained. As well as web site and graphics design, the company offers writing and editing textual content, search engine optimization, site promotion, and traffic and keywords analysis services to clients interested in tracking and improving their effectiveness on the web.

The company has been instrumental in developing web sites related to food safety and the food service industry, such as Hospitality Institute of Technology & Management, Retail Food Alliance, and this web site. The company's owner, Sharon F. Malone, is also a steering committee member of Retail Food Alliance.