Member Login Join Online Directory COVID-19 About NMRA Membership Resources Rules & Regs Education Classes/Events Ten Thousand Waves Requiring Vaccine Proof You may have seen the news lately that New Mexico Restaurant Association Member Ten Thousand Waves recently enacted vaccination requirements for lodging, indoor dining, and spa guests. You may have also wondered how that worked out for them. In what many considered a... read more Restaurant Employee Shortage Restaurants can’t find workers—why and what you might do about it. In New Mexico, seventy-nine thousand five hundred seventy-eight (75,578) people are still unemployed, yet we can’t get anyone to work. What the heck? There are many reasons for this phenomenon. The... read more Food Waste Management in Your Restaurant NMRA is proud to partner with the New Mexico Recycling Coalition to assist in their educational initiatives regarding sustainability. The following content is used with the permission of the NMRC: In an effort to bring greater awareness around the subject of food... read more 3 Small Business Disaster Response Tools Forced closures, quarantined customers and an unknown future can make this feel like a dystopian future no one could imagine just a few days ago. Unless you are in the toilet paper or ammo business, this may feel like the worst week of your business’s life. However,... read more 2021 Liquor Law Changes CHANGES STARTING JULY 1 Here are immediate changes to the liquor laws as of July 1, 2021, that proprietors should be aware of, in no particular order: · Sunday sales: No restrictions. Hours, based on the various licenses hours of operation, are the same on Sunday... read more Measuring Food Waste Helps your Bottom Line Are your hard-earned dollars going out with the trash or getting lost in the compost pile? Nationwide, restaurants throw away millions of pounds of food each day. Measuring your waste is the best way to proactively protect your bottom line. Today’s restaurants are... read more Sobering Statistics September 2020 Here are some Sobering Statistics from September 2020. So much has changed for all of us in the last six months. It is time to take a look at the raw numbers of our industry and how we are all being affected. To be sure, restaurants are taking the virus seriously. We... read more Restaurant Closures due to COVID-19 As restaurants navigate this crisis, we are keeping track of restaurants that have voluntarily closed or limited their services beyond the requirements set by the state. To submit a restaurant, email us at communication@nmrestaurants.org. Please link to the... read more Restaurants Can’t Catch a Break ( Trouble w/ the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Restaurants were blessed to have money carved out just for the losses suffered by the industry in the American Rescue Plan. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund set aside $27 billion for an industry that lost $270 Billion. It was not enough, but it was something. I... read more NMRA 2020 HIA It’s our 75th Anniversary! Every year we award the Manager of the Year, Chef of the Year, Restaurant Neighbor, and Restaurateur of the Year. We are not letting COVID-19 stop us from showcasing the talent and tenacity of our wonderful industry. Instead of our annual... read more COVID-19 Modifications for Our Restaurants One of the bright spots in Albuquerque’s economy and tourism industry has always been our restaurants. We hope our restauranteurs will take the lead in re-opening our economy, because it will boost the morale of all of us. We like dining out! Now is the time to begin... read more COVID-19 Compliant Door Sign We know how important it is for your customers to be comfortable & confident that when they dine with you they are safe. Please print out the sign below to hang in your store to let the public know you are committed to preventing the spread of COVID-19. [embeddoc... read more « Older Entries Share this... VISIT US 9201 Montgomery NE Suite 602 Albuquerque,NM 87111 CONTACT US (505)343-9848 dining@nmrestaurants.org OPEN HOURS M-F: 8:00am – 5:00pm Sat: CLOSED Sun: CLOSED Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress