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MEDIA ADVISORY: National Restaurant Association and Louisiana Restaurant Association to Hold Briefing and Media Availability on the Gulf Coast Oil Spill

May 20, 2010
Contact: Sue Hensley (202) 331-5964, Annika Stensson (202) 973-3677

(Chicago) – The National Restaurant Association together with the Louisiana Restaurant Association will hold a briefing and media availability on Saturday, May 22 at 11:00am CST at the 2010 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show®. The Louisiana Restaurant Association, the National Restaurant Association, top New Orleans restaurateurs and representatives from the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board will discuss the multi-pronged efforts to monitor and respond to the BP oil spill situation.

WHAT: Briefing and Media Availability: Restaurants and the Gulf Coast Oil Spill

WHO:
Jim Funk, President and CEO, Louisiana Restaurant Association
Hudson Riehle, Senior Vice President of Research, National Restaurant Association
Ralph Brennan, Owner, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group
Tommy Cvitanovich, Owner, Drago’s Seafood Restaurant, Metairie & New Orleans
Ewell Smith, Executive Director, Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board

WHEN: Saturday, May 22, 11:00am CST

WHERE: National Restaurant Association/NRAEF Booth #6300
National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show®
McCormick Place, Chicago

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Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of nearly 13 million employees. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association works to lead America’s restaurant industry into a new era of prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of life for all we serve. For more information, visit our Web site at www.restaurant.org.


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  • Michael Donohue, (202) 331-5902

  • Sue Hensley, (202) 331-5964

  • Maureen Ryan, (202) 331-5939

  • Annika Stensson, (202) 973-3677

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