Mission: To create an ecologically sustainable restaurant industry.  

The Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a national non-profit organization, provides services in research, consulting, education, marketing and community organizing. The GRA utilizes a collaborative strategy that involves restaurants, manufacturers, vendors, grassroots organizations, government, media, and restaurant customers. The GRA’s model provides a convenient way for all sectors of the restaurant industry, which represents 10% of the U.S. economy, to become more environmentally sustainable.

The National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) is the leading trade association exclusively representing chain restaurant companies. For more than 40 years, NCCR has worked to advance sound public policy that best serves the interests of both chain restaurants and the millions of people they employ. NCCR members include some of the country’s largest and well respected quick-serve and casual dining companies.  The National Council of Chain Restaurants is a division of the National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade group.

Our mission is simple: to serve as the voice for Georgia’s Restaurants in Advocacy, Education and Awareness.  The GRA is sanctioned by the National Restaurant Association to operate Georgia’s only not-for-profit representing the state’s foodservice industry. From large chains to start-ups, the GRA helps make restaurants better for Georgia and Georgia a better place for restaurants to do business.

The real dollar value of GRA membership far exceeds the cost of dues, even if you only consider to cost of the political representation we provide. Add the many tangible benefits, and you’ll find membership is one of the best investments you can make.

The Georgia Restaurant Association represents an industry comprising over 16,000 foodservice and drinking places in the state of Georgia with total sales in excess of $14.7 billion and provides more jobs (384,300+) than any other non-government employer in the state.  For more information call 404.467.9000, or visit www.garestaurants.org.

Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association’s mission is to represent, educate and promote a rapidly growing industry that is comprised of 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets employing 13.1 million people.