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Helping New Mexico Restaurant Owners Like You Answer Their Most Difficult Questions…

“How do I find & keep trustworthy employees? How do I pay the new minimum wage and still survive? How can I keep my utilities down?…”

Running a restaurant is hard. You don’t have to face these questions alone.

Since 1946, the New Mexico Restaurant Association has provided restaurant owners with the support, negotiated discounts, and answers to the most pressing issues to help restaurant owners like you succeed in this ever-changing industry.

NMRA members have access to exclusive benefits that can’t be found anywhere else…

Albuquerque Rapid Transit – NMRA Supports Members on Route 66

Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) project should be a catalyst for a better, more beautiful Central Avenue and a better, more economically vibrant Albuquerque. Instead, it will create a bus dominated, congested street, where citizens will have to re-route in response to the elimination of left turns. It will destroy some already struggling businesses and compromise […]

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Saving with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit

NMRA is proud to tell you about F.R.E.E. Inc.! F.R.E.E. helps you save money by assisting you to fully utilize the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. They offer a members-only discounted fee for the first year of services. Also, there is no up-front cost to you, as the fees are based only on the tax savings […]

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Rev Up Your Restaurant for Generation Z

Generation Z is looking for a a good meal. Therefore, revving restaurants up to meet the challenge is a must. Restaurant Hospitality gives you an edge on this new spending group. Generation Z equals 23 million potential customers. They are young people born between 1966 and the present. What sets them apart? They love technology, and […]

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Cleanliness slips drive customers away

New Mexico restaurateurs are concerned about cleanliness and safety. Restaurant Hospitality and the NMRA wants you to keep customers coming through your doors. Aside from health concerns, a messy restaurant is a customer turn-off. A Harris Poll shows that restaurants will lose customers due to unclean conditions. The survey also shows diners will not return […]

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