Founded in 1946, the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE) seeks to unite educators, industry executives and associations. CHRIE is a global advocate of hospitality and tourism education in schools, colleges, and universities offering programs in hotel and restaurant management, foodservice management and culinary arts.

In recent years, CHRIE has expanded and evolved into a marketplace for facilitating exchanges of information, ideas, research, and products and services related to education, training and resource development for the hospitality and tourism industry (food, lodging, recreation and travel services). Serving as the hospitality and tourism education network, International CHRIE strives to unite educators, industry executives, and associations.

In recent years, CHRIE's focus has expanded making it a marketplace for facilitating exchanges of information, ideas, research, products and services related to education, training and resource development for the hospitality and tourism industry covering the areas of food, lodging, recreation and travel services.