We will lead Americas restaurant industry into a new era of
prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of
life for all we serve.
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Information The National Restaurant Association (NRA) is the
largest foodservice trade association in the world* supporting
nearly 500,000 restaurant businesses The association was founded in
1919 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C There are individual
state restaurant association that it is in partnership with The NRA
offers kinds of networking, education and research resources that
are only possible because of its vast, and active, membership
base.
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Leadership The National Restaurant Association is governed by a
volunteer board of directors and led in Washington, D.C., by a
president and chief executive officer. On average, the board
consists of 90 to 95 directors from across the country who
represent every facet of the restaurant industry. Phil Hickey Chair
Ken Conrad Vice Chair Dawn Sweeney President and Chief Executive
Officer
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Membership Membership Categories Restaurant Allied Faculty
Student Nonprofit International Benefits Advocacy &
Representation Education & Networking Research & Insights
Tools & Solutions **You can join right through the website
after answering a few questions, but in order to join you must have
some affiliation with the food industry**
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Restaurant Restaurant members represent tableservice,
quickservice, on-site foodservice, cafeterias, and more. *For
multi-state, multi-unit restaurant companies, receive our
personalized membership presentation by calling the National
Restaurant Association at (855) 514-8115. Allied For any company,
including industry suppliers, distributors, and consultants, that
supplies goods and services to the industry Faculty For full-time
educators in an accredited program in the restaurant/hospitality
field Student Full-time students in a 2 or 4 year
restaurant/hospitality program who are 18 years or older Nonprofit
Open to any government-funded or subsidized foodservice facility,
such as state hospitals, state health care facilities, state
schools, state prisons, military foodservice establishments, etc.
International Any firm that operates facilities and/or supplies
meal service on a regular basis for others and has no foodservice
outlets in the United States ~continued~
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History The National Restaurant association was officially
founded in 1919 in Kansas City. It was launched by city
restaurateurs The first meeting was held on March 13 th Important
Dates 1927: The growing National Restaurant Association moves its
headquarters from Kansas City to Chicago. 1981: National Restaurant
Association launches Restaurants USA magazine and the Washington
Weekly newsletter to keep members abreast of industry news. 1999:
Fortune magazine names the National Restaurant Association the 10th
most powerful lobbying organization in the country, up from #15 in
1998 and #24 in 1997. And today.. With 13 million employees, the
restaurant industry is now the nation's largest private-sector
employer.
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Issues In Focus
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Food Safety The National Restaurant Association is preparing
for the Food and Drug Administration's release of a new Food Code
in 2013. The code, updated every four years, is the model most
states and localities use to regulate safety and sanitation in
restaurants. The NRA works to ensure that the Food Code reflects
the latest scientific findings and best practices in restaurant
food safety.
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Packaging Regulations A growing number of localities are
considering bans or restrictions on foodservice packaging. Many of
the bans target polystyrene food and beverage containers. The NRA,
its members and packaging suppliers are looking for ways to lower
the cost of sustainable packaging and keep more packaging out of
landfills without costly and complex mandates. The NRA is working
to help policymakers understand the process of packaging recovery,
recycling infrastructure, and the difficulties in navigating a
patchwork of local mandates. The NRA and the Foodservice Packaging
Institute in November 2012 held the first Foodservice Packaging
Summit to address issues that currently affect packaging recovery,
waste reduction and advancing sustainability goals.
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Court Case NRA responds to appeal of beverage ban ruling April
29, 2013 The National Restaurant Association has filed a response
to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appeal of the court ruling
that overturned a city regulation banning the sale of sodas and
other sugar-sweetened beverages in containers larger than 16 ounces
in restaurants and many other foodservice establishments. In the
response, the NRA, American Beverage Association and other
respondents maintained their position that the New York City
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene did not have the authority
to enact the ban, and that the ban was arbitrarily applied to
restaurants, concession stands and other establishments while
excluding convenience stores and other businesses.