RESTAURANT MEMBERSHIP

Membership is Power

MeRA is the #1 advocate for the restaurant industry in the Maine Legislature.

Membership is Training

• CFPM Requirement:
  ServSafe Food Manager Certification  - discounts for members
  
  • Online
  • Classroom
• ServSafe Alcohol Server Certification -  discounts for members
  
  • Online
• Sexual Harassment Materials
  • Employee Training/Verification Brochures
  • Harassment Prevention Employee DVD
  • Harassment Prevention Manager DVD 
  • Manager Self-Assessments

Membership is Information

Members have access to a wide variety of resources to help their businesses.  Member resources include:

• Call MeRA first!
• Compliance posters
• The Maine Ingredient Newsletter
• On Your Plate - email update
• How to create a Sexual Harassment Policy
• Maine Food Code
• Health Inspection Rules
• Dual membership in National Restaurant Association (NRA)
  • FREE ADA Toolkit
  • FREE Online Legal Problem Solver
  • FREE Restaurant Industry Operations Report
  • CONSERVE/Sustainability Education Program - www.restaurantsconserv.com
  • EmployeeEdge - This membership program provides your staff with a debit card that their paycheck is directly deposited to and provides discounts on purchases at some of their favorite locations.  www.employeeedge.org
  • Access to NRA's Legal department

More than 400,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers have entrusted BMI with their music. As a non-profit-making performing right organization, we are committed to bringing you the best music and best value to your business.  

 As a member of MRA you are eligible for the following discounts:
5% just for being a member and
5% for paying your BMI fee online here
Don’t forget your additional 10% Timely Payment Discount for a total savings of 20%!

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The Maine Restaurant Association has exclusively endorsed Heartland Payment Systems®, one of the nation’s largest payments processors, for credit card processing, gift card marketing and check management.

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Sprague offers association members the opportunity to take control of their natural gas costs.

You can save 5% to 30% with Sprague, versus the average price charged by your utility over the past few years. Savings will vary based on your usage pattern, your utility rate class, and your utility. 

Let us know if you have interest by going to this simple form or giving us a call at 1.855.GO.NATGAS (1.855.466.2842).

Download a membership  application