Hospitality TN is hosting a recruitment mixer this coming Monday at the Peabody. If you are not a current Hospitality TN member, you are welcome to join to learn more. RSVP to cassandra@hospitalityTN.com
Hope to see you all there!

Click here for sign up and info on the 2023 Beale Street Wine Race April 30!

Our quarterly coffee clubs are a great way for associate members to network, circulate, and hobnob. Companies that are related to the restaurant industry that are NOT members are more than welcome to attend, as well. Join us to see what it’s all about on May 4.

Coffee Club RSVP

To learn more about the Safe Bars 901 program – you’re invited to an info session at Blind Bear on April 26. Click here to learn more.

National Restaurant Association News

2023 National Restaurant Association Show – MAY 20 – 23, 2023 McCormick Place, Chicago, IL INFO HERE

Register Here to join TN delegates visiting our legislators in DC June 19-21.

SAVE THE DATE !!

Zoo Rendezvous
September 9, 2023
More info to come!

Our upcoming learning summit is Wednesday, September 20th from 8am-5pm.

The mid-South Food Bank will be hosting our event and we are gathering relevant topics and training ideas for this event. If you or anyone you know has information to share, please contact us with your input ASAP!
MORE INFO COMING SOON!

IN THE NEWS

Tennessee Liquor To Go officially Ends on July 1, 2023.
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En Tennessee, Liquor to go finaliza el 1 de Julio de 2023.

The ability granted during the pandemic for some businesses to make carryout sales of alcohol will officially end on July 1, 2023.

Article regarding legislators blocking extension

Current Statute Updated on June 8, 2021

“The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlights many of the concerns that employers might face should they find themselves in the midst of a liquidity crisis. Making payroll, arriving at decisions related to wage reductions, considering furloughs – and possibly reductions-in-force – are just some of the actions you might need to take into consideration.”

Read the article provided by our member, Fisher Phillips, here.

Employer FAQs about Liquidity and Bank Crisis

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Playhouse on the Square

Playhouse on the Square is looking for restaurant kitchen equipment to use on stage such as metal prep tables, sink, oven, walk-in freezer door, etc. None of it has to work! Their show begins in May so if you have any you are ready to part with please contact Whitney ASAP.
Whitney Jo
Managing Director
Playhouse on the Square
The Circuit Playhouse
901-725-0776

Speaker Wanted

We are looking for a restaurant owner or GM to participate in a conference in Memphis on June 28th. NFIB is wanting someone that deals with filing unemployment insurance forms and the process/burden it places on business owners. Basically, they want to hear about your experiences with filing unemployment insurance forms if you do it yourself.

If you are interested or have questions, please email me.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

We now accept Moxey as payment for membership dues. If you are a Moxey member, contact us to pay your dues that way. If you are not a member, click here to find out more. Moxey is a community of thousands of business owners who support one another and, most importantly, are able to buy and sell among each other without spending cash. Instead, they use their very own community currency; Moxey dollars (barter/trade currency system). Reach out to MRA directly if you are interested in joining the Moxey community.

I want to learn more about the Moxey system