Why You Should Belong
Two Association Memberships in 1: the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the National Retail Federation – A Powerful Partnership.
Tap into the power of:
Member Communities:
Committees. Our committees are comprised of member company executives who recommend strategy, develop solutions and organize a coordinated industry response on a broad range of issues. In addition to some 50 committees, we offer:
NCCR Food Safety Task Force
NCCR Food Supply Chain Committee
NCCR Annual Meeting
NCCR/NRF Committee on Employment Law
DecisionMaker Series. This series of summits addresses the challenges facing industry executives. CEO Summit, CFO Summit, CIO Summit, CMO Summit, LP Executive Summit, and HR Executive Summit are free to senior executives from chain restaurant member companies.
Industry Advocacy:
Leadership. NCCR has taken a leadership role in achieving major victories and developing sound public policy on numerous issues directly impacting the chain restaurant industry. These include (1) opposition to ethanol tax credit and import tariff; (2) fighting against "Card Check" legislation and NLRB decisions and rules ; (3) leading an industry tax force in support of responsible federal preemption of state and local menu labeling laws and regulations; and (4) development of food safety protocols and practices; (5) oppposition to the onerous federal health care law and support of intitiatives to repeal the statute and address significant adverse impacts to the chain restaurant industry.
Solutions on Public Policy Affecting You. Members can follow the progress of critical federal legislation affecting businesses through the NCCR website, www.nccr.net, email alerts, committee updates, and the biweekly electronic newsletter. Consult the Issues section on the Government Affairs page of www.nrf.com and, get an overview of the legislative landscape from all 50 states through iStateLink on the Members Only section of www.nrf.com. We work for sound public policy outcomes on issues including commodity costs, FDA menu labeling rulemaking, health care reform, taxation, food safety and immigration.
Information Resources:
NCCR Highlights, a biweekly e-newsletter keeping you posted on the chain restaurant world.
STORES Magazine, a monthly publication for industry decision makers.
Washington Retail Insight, a weekly public policy email update.
Retail Trade Issues, a monthly report on trade matters.
Members Only websites. Special sections on the NRF and NCCR websites have been reserved exclusively for members only. Find specialized reports, surveys, newsletters and much, much more by visiting the various retail operations pages. Learn which committees are available for you to participate in and send an email directly to the staff liaison. www.nccr.net and www.nrf.com
Member Education and Research:
Industry Conferences. In addition to the DecisionMaker Series, we produce over 50 workshops a year in conjunction with the following conferences. Members can send a team to NRF events and save nearly 50% on posted registration fees:
NCCR Chain Restaurant CEO Policy Summit
NRF/NCCR Human Resources Executives Council
NRF Financial Executives Council Meeting
NCCR Annual Meeting and Food Safety Task Force
NRF Annual Convention & Expo
NRF Loss Prevention Conference & Exhibition
RAMA Retail Advertising Conference
Specialty Divisions. You can also benefit from discounts in other specialty divisions:
ARTS (Association for Retail Technology Standards) — Members save $250 on membership dues and may waive a $250 initiation fee in this industry-driven membership organization dedicated to creating an international, barrier-free technology environment for retailers.
www.nrf-arts.org.
RAMA (Retail Advertising & Marketing Association) — a trade association of industry marketing and advertising professionals, plus their counterparts in agency, media and service-provider businesses. NCCR members can participate at no charge. www.rama-nrf.org.
SHOP.org — the nation's only trade association that focuses exclusively on e-commerce and direct-to-consumer marketing technologies. Members enjoy a 25% discount off membership in Shop.org. www.shop.org.
Membership Questions?
Contact the Membership Department at:
Tel: (202) 626-8123 Fax: (202) 626-8145
