The National Restaurant Association along with organizations representing hundreds of thousands of employers and tens of millions of employees are launching the "More Time for Full-Time" initiative. The initiative, which includes the International Franchise Association, the National Restaurant Association, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the National Retail Federation, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the […]

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has earned a 2014 ASAE Power of A Gold Award for its Restaurant Industry Forecast, the association announced today.  The Forecast equips association members with the information and trends they need to strategically grow their businesses, and serves as an important source for media and the business community following the […]

The National Restaurant Association has relaunched its Conserve website designed to educate restaurateurs about sustainability and showcase how applying greener business practices will save money and help protect the environment. The rebooted website offers numerous videos, case studies, best practices, and personal accounts of becoming more sustainable, reducing energy and water consumption, decreasing food waste, […]

The job openings rate in the restaurants-and-accommodations sector soared to a post-recession high in April, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) program.  “The restaurants-and-accommodations sector’s job openings rate – which represents job openings as a proportion of total employment – stood at 4.8 percent […]

The National Restaurant Association announced that outlook for restaurant job growth is at a two-year high. "The restaurant industry continued to register robust job growth in May, while the overall economy finally surpassed its pre-recession employment peak.  Looking forward, restaurant operators’ outlook for staffing growth rose to its highest level in two years. The economy continued to […]

The National Restaurant Association on Thursday thanked members of the House Committee on Ways and Means for approving the “Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2014,” legislation that makes permanent a temporary provision allowing incorporated small businesses the enhanced deduction for donations of food inventory.   “America’s restaurants give back to their communities in major ways, the […]

Healthcare, immigration reform, and minimum wage hikes were among the top issues restaurateurs discussed with members of Congress during the National Restaurant Association’s 2014 Public Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., April 29-30. This year’s theme of “Stand Up for Restaurants” expresses the intense pressures operators are experiencing as a result of these issues. “It was […]

The National Restaurant Association announced the winners of the Kids Recipe Challenge, a new initiative showcasing restaurants’ culinary ingenuity for creating healthful menu options for children. Created with founding partner McCormick For Chefs, the Food Away From Home business of McCormick & Company, the contest recognizes delicious and nutritious recipes from children’s menus at restaurants […]

In a nationwide search among professional mixologists to show off their most creative cocktail talents, five of the six semi-finalists were selected by an International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event (IWSB) judges panel. The sixth was picked by the general public as the “people’s choice” contender through online voting for the fourth annual Star of […]