The Washington Restaurant Association
- The Washington Restaurant Association
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Founded in 1929, [http://www.wrahome.com The Washington Restaurant Association] is a restaurant industry business association in the state of Washington with 5,000 member companies, representing a total of 12,000 restaurants [ [http://www.wrahome.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=37 WRA Home] , Oct. 1, 2008] . The WRA is sanctioned by the National Restaurant Association.
Activities
The association, in conjunction with the [http://www.wrefhome.com Education Foundation] , develops a variety of educational classes, such as food safety and alcohol server training, and business assistance programs, such as a workers’ compensation program, health insurance and financial and legal consultation [ [http://www.wrefhome.com WRA Education Foundation] , Oct. 1, 2008] .
The association represents its members in lobbying efforts through its [http://www.wrahome.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=6 government relations services] [ [http://www.wrahome.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=28 The WRA Political Action Committee] , Oct. 1, 2008] . It continues to be the largest political action committee contributor to the [http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature Washington State Legislature] .
The association runs the annual [http://www.nwfoodserviceshow.com The Northwest Foodservice Show] , a restaurant and hospitality industry trade show, in conjunction with the [http://www.ora.org Oregon Restaurant Association] .
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External Links
* [http://www.wrahome.com The Washington Restaurant Association] | [http://www.wrefhome.com The Education Foundation] | [http://www.wrahome.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=6 Government Affairs]
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