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December 19, 2010
Press Release | RAMW Supports Diverse Dining Options WASHINGTON,DC (December 9, 2010) – Food Trucks are good for the city. RAMW supportsvending as an entrepreneurial business opportunity and a complement to thevibrant DC culinary scene. We believe that mobile vendors should stay in DC andcontinue to offer more creative choices and value to consumers. The positivesof making vending...
December 16, 2010
Members in the News | Coming Full CircleRamón Narváez and Robert Wiedmaier, Together AgainRamón Narváez travels all over the wine regions of France, Portugal, Spain, California, and the Pacific Northwest, seeking out wines and winemakers that he finds inspirational. He visits the vineyards and meets the farmers, handles the grapes and tastes vintages he is considering for the restaurants...
December 13, 2010
Tidbits | The Washington Post Some companies spending more onparties By Danielle DouglasMonday, December 13, 2010; 13 Around this time last year,Christopher N. Otway, director of sales and catering at the Marriott WardmanPark in the District, had a handful of holiday parties lined up. Many of the hotel's regulars shiedaway from their annual shindigs during continued economic uncertainty....
December 10, 2010
Members in the News | THE WASHINGTON POSTBy V. Dion HaynesWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, December 7, 2010; 4:11 PMThe unemployment rate in the Washington region dropped in October to 5.8 percent from 6.3 percent a year ago, according to federal government data released Tuesday. Analysts credited the decrease to a rebound in the retail and restaurant segments sparked by a growing willingness among consumers to...
December 10, 2010
Members in the News | THE WASHINGTON POSTBy V. Dion HaynesWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, December 7, 2010; 4:11 PMThe unemployment rate in the Washington region dropped in October to 5.8 percent from 6.3 percent a year ago, according to federal government data released Tuesday. Analysts credited the decrease to a rebound in the retail and restaurant segments sparked by a growing willingness among consumers to...
December 9, 2010
Legislation | The IRS recently issued a notice, stating that the W-2 reporting requirement is now not applicable until 2012 (i.e. for reporting on forms issued in January 2013 for the 2012 calendar year).So what does this mean for you as an employer? You have another year to prepare. You should start tracking the value of your employees' health benefits (if you don't already). Have a conversation with your...
November 18, 2010
Tidbits | Looking for someone else to do the cooking this Thanksgiving? Book your lunch/dinner at one of the following restaurants serving on Thanksgiving, November 25th. {mosimage} ...
November 8, 2010
Tidbits | (ARA) - As the nation gears up for yet another winter snow season, it's important to remember that large snowstorms aren't just an inconvenience - they cost money. If the roads are not properly cleared of snow and ice in a timely manner, people can't get to work. If people can't get to work, they can't produce the goods and services that everyone has come to rely on every day. The American...
October 27, 2010
Tidbits | Nation's Restaurant NewsD.C. restaurant group separates from NRAOctober 27, 2010 | By Paul FrumkinThe Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington said it will ceaseto affiliate itself with the National Restaurant Association and convert to an independent organization beginning Jan. 1.The Washington, D.C.-based RAMW board of directors made the decision after the NRA introduced a new dual-...
October 27, 2010
Press Release | A New Era for Restaurant Association Metropolitan WashingtonWashington, DC – October 27, 2010 – At the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) quarterly Board of Directors meeting Monday, the Board unanimously voted that, effective January 1, 2011, RAMW will become an independent association and no longer a National Restaurant Association (NRA) state affiliateNRA...
October 25, 2010
Legislation | To view the Heartland/USI/RAMW presentation on PCI click here .
October 20, 2010
Tidbits | The New York Times October 18, 2010 Seatmate, the Problem Wasn’t the Tequila ...I PROBABLY have one of the world’s most enjoyable jobs. I travel around the country talking about tequila. I don’t mind flying, and even like talking to seatmates. Invariably, theconversations turn to tequila. Everybody has a tequila story, and it’s usually that they drank too much...
October 15, 2010
Tidbits | {mosimage} RAMW Supported D.C. Farm to School Week is here- October 12-15, 2010!During D.C. Farm to School week October 12-15, nearly 2,000 D.C. schoolchildren will have the chance to harvest seasonal produce on a local farm, and prepare it in the classroom with aprofessional chef. Additionally, schools across the District (nearly 200 in total) will serve and highlight...
September 28, 2010
Legislation | RAMW provided to its members a special communication summary of PCI DSS. The document explains the key technology involved in payment card security, and highlights the serious risks that data breaches and PCI DSS poses for restaurants.While restaurants account for approximately 10% of Visa and MasterCard transactions, they account for the vast majority of alleged data breaches.Since 2005, the...
