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Albuquerque Plastic Ban

We won! The Albuquerque City Council voted on the plastic ban late last night. The council amended the ordinance heavily, including an amendment to take out straws and plastic containers from the list of regulated items. The other significant amendment for restaurants...

2019 Legislation Recap

We once again want to thank each and every one of you for your support this legislative session. We were successful in our main focus of fighting to protect the tip credit, but that is not all we were up to for the past 60 days. NMRA was following more than just the...

Tis the Season for Restaurants to Give Back

Join the Giving Tuesday Movement in New Mexico! See what Guest Blogger Valerie Wilke with Enchanted Dish has to share about how your restaurant can give back this holiday season: During the holiday season, the spirit of thankfulness and generosity seems to crank up a...

2018 Hospitality Awards Nominees

Nominations are officially closed for all categories. Chef, Manager, Restaurateur and Restaurant Neighbor of the Year will be selected by a Nominee Committee composed of previous Restaurateur of the Year winners and will be announced at the 2018 Hospitality Industry...

Deming H.S. and Cloudcroft H.S. Headed to Nationals

Deming and Cloudcroft High School’s to Compete in the High School Culinary & Restaurant Business Competition in Providence, Rhode Island at the 17th Annual National ProStart National Invitational® on April 27 - April 29, 2018 New Mexico, April 20,...

Winners of the 2018 New Mexico ProStart Invitational!

Deming High School and Cloudcroft High School students advance to the National ProStart Invitational Albuquerque, New Mexico – March 5, 2018 – The Hospitality Industry Education Foundation (HIEF) has announced the winners from the 16th Annual New Mexico ProStart...

2018 New Mexico ProStart Invitational

New Mexico High Schools compete for a spot in National ProStart Invitational and $1,000,000 in scholarships Albuquerque, New Mexico – February 20, 2018 – The Hospitality Industry Education Foundation (HIEF) and New Mexico Restaurant Association (NMRA) will host the...

NMRA Member sued for not complying with Albuquerque minimum wage ordinance. Don’t let this happen to you!

The NMRA has learned that a member is being sued by an employee who is stating that they were not being paid the appropriate minimum wage with tips. A lawyer believes he can successfully argue that, because the restaurant did not follow the tip declaration...

Hospitality Industry Awards 2017 Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact- Wendy Hughes, Communications Specialist, 425-870-7430, dining@nmrestaurants.org. (Albuquerque, NM) The New Mexico Restaurant Association is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s annual Hospitality Industry Awards. The...

New Mexico Restaurants Build and Support Communities

Hospitality Hires Over 11% of the Population in New Mexico Hospitality businesses are one of the largest employers in New Mexico, providing some individuals their first jobs or creating opportunities to grow into management and upper level culinary careers....

Sick Leave Ordinance Lawsuit Filed

Contacts: Gerges Scott (505) 363-1496 gscott@agenda-global.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2017 COALITION FILES LAWSUIT OVER PROPOSED SICK LEAVE ORDINANCE Log Rolling Unfair to City Voters and Damaging to Job Opportunities (Albuquerque)-The Albuquerque Coalition...

2017 New Mexico ProStart Invitational Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2017 New Mexico High School Students Excel at the New Mexico ProStart Invitational Santa Fe High and Cloudcroft High advance to the National ProStart Invitational (Albuquerque, NM) The Hospitality Industry Education Foundation announced...

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