Restaurants and lodging establishments are driving forces in North Carolina’s economy. They provide jobs and build careers for thousands of people, and play a vital role in local communities throughout the state.
Combined, restaurant and lodging establishments provide jobs for more than 11 percent of the state’s workforce and generate more than $23.5 billion in sales annually.
Here are several different tools and resources you can use to learn and share information about the hospitality industry.
Research
- 2017 NC Year End Lodging Report
- 2018 NC Hotel Performance Data from STR
- NC Impact of Visitor Spending
- NC International Visitation Profile
- NC Monthly Lodging Reports
- NC Occupancy Taxes and Their Allocation, 2018
- NC Regional Travel Summary
- NC Restaurants and Foodservice Industry at a Glance
- NC Visitor Profile Fast Facts
- NC Visitor Spending Fast Facts
- NC Visitor Travel Summary
- NC’s Hotel Industry, by the Numbers
- October 2018 Monthly Lodging Report from STR
- September 2018 Monthly Lodging Report from STR
Resources
- 2018 NC and Federal Government Per Diems
- 2019 NC and Federal Government Per Diems
- ABC Quick Guide
- ADA Pool Requirements
- Carbon Monoxide Detectors Requirements – December 2013 Correction to Interpretation
- Carbon Monoxide Detectors Requirements – New Regulation
- Federal Menu Labeling Requirements
- Find a job in the North Carolina hospitality industry
- I-9 Handbook
- Member Savings Program
- Recruit Employees
- State of Restaurant Sustainability Report
- State of the Restaurant Industry Report
Laws & Regulations
- Cold Holding Inspection Guidance
- Cold Holding Temperature Changes Checklist
- Cold Holding Temperature Changes Dos and Don’ts
- Cold Holding Temperature Changes in NC
- Cold Holding Temperature Changes Visual No. 1
- Cold Holding Temperature Changes Visual No. 2
- Cold Holding Temperature Changes Visual No. 3
- Cold Holding Temperatures and Date Marking Changes
- Datemarking Variance Template
- FDA Food Code
- Food Code Annexes and Policy Memos
- Food Protection Inspection Forms
- Guidance for Food Preparation on Outdoor Grills at Food Establishments
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Inspections, Statistics, and Fees Program
- Mushroom Foraging Guidance
- NC Food Code Manual
- NC Food Establishment Inspection Form
- NC Hand Washing Sign
- NC Lodging Inspection Form
- NC Plan Review Unit
- Risk Control Plan Template
- Rules Governing the Food Protection and Sanitation of Food Establishments
- Rules Governing the Sanitation of Lodging Places (15A NCAC 18A .1800)
- Swimming Pool Rules
- Time as a Public Health Control Variance Template
- Variance Request Form
