The National Restaurant Association is a restaurant industry business association in the United States with 60,000 member companies, representing a total of more than 300,000 restaurants. It also operates the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The association was founded in 1919.[1]
Recent association presidents included Edward R. Tinsley of New Mexico, the franchisor of K-Bob's Steakhouse restaurant chain, who served from 2006-2007.
Activities
The association develops food safety training and certification program for restaurant employees. It also offers scholarships to foodservice and hospitality management and culinary students, and runs a national program for high school students.[2]
It runs an annual restaurant and hospitality industry trade show in the U.S. in Chicago and conducts research about the restaurant industry in the U.S.[2]
The association lobbies for the industry.[2] It was the largest food and beverage political action committee contributor to both the U.S. Democratic and Republican Parties in the 2004 election cycle.[3]
References
- ^ About the National Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c What we do National Restaurant Association website. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
- ^ "Food & Beverage PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates, 2003-2004". The Center for Responsive Politics. http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/industry.asp?txt=N01&cycle=2004. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
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