Welcome to the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association!
A local chapter of the Texas Restaurant Association, The Greater Dallas Restaurant Association strives to promote growth of the restaurant industry by providing educational programs, public awareness campaigns, and grass-roots government affairs initiatives. Our association is just over 1,000 members strong, making it one of the largest trade associations in Dallas.
We are committed to the long-term health of the industry, and are supported by restaurateurs and suppliers of the restaurant industry. Our focus is to not only provide political support for restaurants, but to raise funds for those who will be the future of our industry, support community events and hospitality industry-related organizations, and market our members.
Tool Chest Series: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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2010 Scholarship Application Now Available!
Each year the GDRA awards over $80,000 in scholarships. These are scholarship for high school seniors, GDRA member employees currently in college or sons/daughters of GDRA members, all of whom are studying restaurant management or culinary arts. Applications are due March 25, 2010. For more information on qualifications, please email Jamee Jolly at jjolly@gdra.org. Apply today!

Building Business - TRA Dine at the Sign Campaign
The TRA is launching an online dining guide featuring TRA members in February. To help promote the dining guide, billboards will be going up across the state. In conjunction with the billboard campaign, chapters will be conducting new membership drives. MAKE SURE YOU ARE A PART OF THIS BUILDING BUSINESS TOOL TODAY BY COMPLETING A REGISTRATION FORM – FREE BENEFIT to members!!
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