What happens when I nominate my company?

We'll reach out to your GM or HR contact (if that’s not you) to share more information on how to qualify for the Great Restaurants to Work For list, published by Food & Wine! To be considered, your restaurant will need to get Great Place To Work-Certified and have 10 or more employees.

Why nominate?

Show your leadership that you think they're doing an exceptional job! While nominations don’t increase your restaurants’s odds of ranking on a Best Workplaces list, it signals to your business leaders that the organization is ready to take the next step in using your culture to your competitive advantage. Companies that rank on a list see huge benefits, including national press coverage, increased traffic to their websites, an uptick in top-quality job applicants, and more.

Should I submit a nomination if my company is already Great Place To Work-Certified?

If your company is already Great Place To Work-Certified™, congrats! You do not need to submit a nomination. Your company will automatically be considered for all Best Workplaces lists, including the Food & Wine Great Restaurants to Work For, while your Certification is valid. To find out when your Certification expires, contact our support team at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

How are Best Workplaces selected?

We select winners of our Best Workplaces lists primarily based on employees' responses to our industry-defining Trust Index© Survey, taken as part of Great Place To Work® Certification. Results from the survey are highly reliable, having a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of 5% or less. Depending on the specific list, we also factor in Culture Brief© and Culture Audit© responses, gathered as part of the Certification process.

What is the deadline to be considered?

To find out more about our planned publication dates and list deadlines, view our list schedule.

About Great Place To Work®

Great Place To Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, including Best Workplaces lists, Great Place To Work provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In the United States, Great Place To Work produces the annual Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work For®" and a series of Best Workplaces lists, including lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity, Small and Medium Companies and multiple industries and regions. Great Place To Work provides executive advisory and culture consulting services to businesses, non-profits, and government agencies in more than 50 countries across six continents.