The Oklahoma Restaurant Association is the trade association of restaurants and foodservice operations, the state's largest private industry employer. Representing more than 4,000 restaurants and members, the ORA develops the membership to do together for the industry what cannot be done individually. Our mission is to promote, protect, educate and be the representative voice of its members and the Oklahoma foodservice industry.			Reserve your spot in one of our Food Safety Sanitation Training Courses! The ORA is honored to recognize this elite group of Allied members who have achieved Key Club Partner status. Anheuser-Busch Sales of Oklahoma Ben E. Keith Foods Coca-Cola Culinary Institute at Platt College Dr. Pepper Heartland Payment Systems Hospitality Comp Made in Oklahoma Coalition McGregor Insurance Group Oklahoma Beef Council Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Dept. Republic National Distributing Co. Premium Beers of Oklahoma Sysco Foodservice U.S. Foodservice™
Upcoming Events The next F.U.N. Event (Fantastic, Unusual, Non-Traditional) Event will be held May 29, 2008 at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill! Hope to see you there! Email Marketing: Fishbowl Online Product Demonstration - June 2, 2008, 2:00 p.m. Increase customer loyalty and profits! Register for this free webinar and see how easy it is! Fishbowl will walk through the creation, design, and distribution of an email campaign using their user-friendly web-based platform. You can participate in the demo from the convenience of your restaurant, office or home. Are you interested in opening your own restaurant?  If so, there is training just for you. Oklahoma State University’s School of Hotel & Restaurant Administration, the Oklahoma Restaurant Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the Tulsa City-County Health Department and Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center, have joined together to develop a Restaurateur Basic Training. Hot Topics Second Step of Federal Minimum Wage Increase to Occur in July, 2008 Need further clarification about the Economic Stimulus Package that was signed by the President in mid-February? This summary includes examples and outlines the types of properties that qualify for each business tax provision.  Oklahoma Restaurant Industry to Grow Sales, Add Jobs in 2008