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 Courses!




Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars for the 2010 Oklahoma Restaurant Convention & Expo, to be held September 1-2, 2010 at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City! This annual Fall event is the largest trade show in the state of Oklahoma and the most important event for foodservice and hospitality industry professionals. The show features hundreds of exhibitor booths, an opening night party, culinary demonstrations and over 8,000 industry attendees.


Hot Topics

6/28/10: Compliance Reminder: July 1, 2010 Visa Mandate

6/04/10: Last Minute Anti-Business Provisions of HB 2359

5/26/10: Exciting News About Workers' Compensation Insurance

5/25/10: Heartland Payment Systems® Commercially Launches State-of-the-Art Payment Card Security Technology

5/18/10: The NRA has released their summary of the health care reform law. This document is meant to provide an overview of the law. While it has been reviewed by counsel, nothing in this document should be considered legal advice.

Take Advantage of 2 New Tax Breaks for Hiring Previously Unemployed People - Employers can take advantage of two new tax incentives for hiring and retaining certain people who haven’t worked in the past 60 days. The benefits are part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act. President Obama signed the HIRE Act into law March 18. Here’s how you can use the incentives when you hire qualified new employees...

4/21/10: National Restaurant Association Statement Regarding the Institute of Medicine’s Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States

Conserve - Solutions for Sustainability is the Environmental Initiative of the National Restaurant Association. Its website features issues, tips, success stories and more so that you can "Go Green!"


  


Anheuser-Busch Sales of Oklahoma
Ben E. Keith Foodservice Distributors
Coca-Cola North America
The Culinary Institute of Platt College
Dr. Pepper
Glazer's Oklahoma
GoFresh
Heartland Payment Systems
McGregor Insurance Group
Oklahoma Beef Council
Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation
Premium Beers of Oklahoma, LLC
Republic National Distributing Company
Sysco Oklahoma, LLC
The Restaurants at Chesapeake
U.S. Foodservice