Endorsed Services
As a GDRA member, you have access to a network of valuable services created to help increase your profit margin through quality products and individualized customer service.. Each company was chosen for its competitive rates, local and state support for the restaurant industry and dedication to customer service. Click on the links below for further information regarding these exclusive member-only benefits.
866-941-1477 ext. 150
www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com
Revolutionize your business operations – and maximize your profitability – with Full Course Business Solutions, brought to you by the Texas Restaurant Association – along with 40+ state restaurant associations – National Restaurant Association, Council of State Restaurant Associations and Heartland Payment Systems. Full Course delivers an exclusively endorsed suite of payment products – including card processing, gift marketing, payroll services, tip management and check management services – all from one source. These effective tools and resources empower you to reduce your expenses, enhance your operations and increase your profitability. To learn more about Full Course, click here.
Music Performing Rights
(800) 925-8451
www.bmi.comwww.bmi.com/ede for specific information on music licensing for restaurants
TRA members save up to 20% on fees
10% Individual membership discount
10% Additional timely payment discount
(703) 836-3421
www.fishbowl.com
Fishbowl Marketing, the leader in permission-based email marketing for the restaurant industry, offers discounts to TRA members.
Automated loyalty emails (welcome, birthday and subscriber anniversary)
Unlimited email campaigns
Offer, restriction and menu wizards
Expansive restaurant-focused design and content library
Online Ordering/Reservations, Mobile Marketing and Web services
Jack Ogden, jogden@texmutual.com
(800) 859-5995 | (512) 224-6614
www.texasmutual.com
Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Special TRA Group Program
Largest writer of TX Workers’ Comp
Competitive Rates
TRA Member Dividend Provision
Y-T-D Dividends paid $3 + million
(888) 899-0809
www.hiallc.com
With over 30 years of commercial insurance experience, Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, Inc. (HIA) has developed a comprehensive insurance program to address the needs of TRA members. As a Trusted Choice® independent agency, HIA’s team will access many of the nation’s leading restaurant insurance companies to customize a cost-effective insurance solution to meet your business needs. TRA members will benefit from the following:
- Complimentary insurance needs analysis and consultation with a restaurant program specialist
- Long menu of coverage options available from the nation’s leading restaurant insurance companies
- Full service employee benefits department to meet all your health insurance needs
- Dedicated TRA customer service and account service professionals to assist you
- A single insurance resource with locations across Texas and over 100 licensed professionals
Comprehensive Services for the Industry
(866) 749-1839
www.preferredrestaurantservices.com
Restaurant Management Specialization
Turn-key restaurant management for hands off owners
Virtue Group
Restaurant Market Research
1-888-yDrink-1 (1-888-937-4651)
www.virtuegroup.net
Virtue Group provides restaurant market research to the leading companies in the state of Texas.
Know your competitor’s monthly alcohol sales
Years of historical data continually updated (from 2000)
Customized research: feasibility studies, emerging markets, competitive analysis, etc..