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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In efforts to help its members effectively recruit, retain and manage employees, the National Restaurant Association announced today a strategic partnership with leading talent management solution provider PeopleMatter to bring innovative human resources solutions to its member restaurants. Association members will gain access to PeopleMatter's suite of SaaS-based (Software-as-a-Service), automated HR technology tools that will help hire, schedule...

More than good food an atmosphere make you return to a restaurantWhat is it that makes you want to return to a restaurant again and again?The food? The service? Atmosphere?Sure.But according to research spearheaded by John Antun, associate professor in the Department of Retail, Hospitality and Tourism and director of the Culinary Institute at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Robert E. Frash Jr., chair of the HRT department at the College of Charleston (S.C.), there are two more...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 500,000 Pennsylvania restaurant workers will soon have access to health insurance and related products and services through a new private health alliance unveiled by business, industry and political leaders, including Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, today in Philadelphia. The Restaurant Health Care Alliance is a joint project of the National Restaurant Association and UnitedHealthcare. The Alliance, partnering with the Pennsylvania...

CHARLESTON, S.C. and DALLAS, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- PeopleMatter chose Dallas-based Mongolian barbecue chain Genghis Grill to receive a complimentary 90-day trial of its Tax Credit Processing module within the PeopleMatter Talent Ecosystem at the 2010 National Restaurant Association (NRA) conference in Chicago. PeopleMatter's platform will allow the chain to take advantage of employer tax credits, ultimately increasing the chain's efficiency by saving managers time, reducing income tax...

CHICAGO, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation is hosting their annual black-tie fundraiser Salute to Excellence. This year's affair will be a tremendous start to the NRA Show season featuring Food Network star Ted Allen hosting an exclusive presentation, TREND -- a one-of-a-kind fashion show starring the latest trends and styles in restaurant and foodservice apparel and gear and benefiting the NRAEF Scholarship Program. Decked out in...

New alliance to provide easier access to health care coverage and related products and services to nearly 1 million restaurant owners and 13 million restaurant employees WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association and UnitedHealthcare are launching the Restaurant Health Care Alliance, offering a suite of products that will help nearly 13 million restaurant employees gain easier access to health care coverage and related products and services. Today, 4...

CHICAGO, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you a professional chef? Amateur home cook? Culinary school grad? A mom who makes a mean casserole? Culinary professionals and enthusiasts alike now have the opportunity to show off their cooking skills for the opportunity to experience culinary stardom in the third annual NRA Show Hot Chef Challenge 2010. The National Restaurant Association launched the contest on YouTube(TM) today with the help of reigning champion Kristina Vanni, who invites...

A little-known provision in the recently passed health care reform bill will require restaurant chains to display caloric content of their food offerings on menus and outside of drive-thru windows, Associated Press (AP) writer Mary Clare Jalonick reported on Tuesday.The new federal policy, which was written by Sen. Tom Harkin, the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is designed to standardize the way in which fast-food restaurants and other eateries display their...

CHICAGO, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Shake it up... or stir it! Step out from behind the bar and into the national spotlight by entering the Star of the Bar competition on YouTube(TM) -- a nationwide search for the country's most creative mixologist at the National Restaurant Association's 2010 International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event (IWSB). Professional mixologists and amateur "bar chefs" are encouraged to submit a ninety-second video of themselves preparing their original signature...

Will Empower Consumers Across the Country to Make Smart Choices WASHINGTON, March 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association today issued a statement praising passage of a provision that will provide more nutrition information to consumers in chain restaurants across the country. The rule was a component of health care legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives Sunday and is expected to be signed into law by President Obama. The agreement creates a...