The San Francisco Professional Food Society was established in 1978 and that makes it one of the country's oldest organizations for food industry professionals. This group consists of food professionals involved with all facets of the hospitality industries such as chefs, writers, artists, farmers, teachers, retailers, product developers, marketing professionals, caterers and more. Its focus is to smooth the progress of members' career advancements through education, networking, resources and tools. The society shares a classic house-turned-office with the shop called A Music Connection.