National Restaurant Association Announces New Health Care Knowledge Center at NRA Show 2013

CHICAGO, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Foodservice operators looking for answers about how the health care law will affect their business will find information they need at the 2013 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show. Located on the Show floor, the new Health Care Knowledge Center at the NRA Show (Booth 6520) will offer exclusive opportunities for attendees to meet one-on-one with independent, restaurant-focused health care consultants about their unique challenges related to the law. Appointments are free and on a first-come, first-served basis through the NRA Show website.

"The impending implementation of the health care law is raising a lot of questions. Whether you're an owner-operator, a franchisee, or a human-resources executive at a chain restaurant, you need to understand how it applies to your operation and how to prepare for it," said Jeffrey W. Davis, Convention Chair for NRA Show 2013 and IWSB and CEO of the United States Beef Corporation. "That's why we have assembled a team of experts with more than 120 years of health care and employee benefit experience to tackle those questions head-on for you, so you can go home confident and ready to take care of your business and employees."

All Health Care Knowledge Center experts have expertise in health-care reform and employee benefits.

In addition, NRA Show 2013 will offer each of the three health care-focused education sessions twice during the Show to maximize attendees' ability to attend and benefit. The sessions will provide both big-picture knowledge as well as concentrated overviews on the details, based on operation size. Visit the Education page for a full list of sessions and times.

The National Restaurant Association's Health Care Knowledge Center offers details on these issues and more. Visit Restaurant.org/Healthcare for more information.

The annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show is the largest single gathering of restaurant, foodservice and lodging professionals. NRA Show 2013 will be held May 18-21 at McCormick Place in Chicago, and the 2013 International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event held in conjunction with the NRA Show will take place May 19-20. The events attract 61,000+ attendees and visitors from all 50 states and 100+ countries, and showcases the latest products, services, innovative ideas, up-to-the-minute information about trends and issues and more growth opportunities than any other industry event. For more information, visit the Show and IWSB websites at Restaurant.org/Show and WineSpiritsBeer.org, and find the NRA Show on Twitter @NRAShow, Facebook, YouTube, and its widely read NRA Show blog.

Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 980,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of more than 13 million employees. We represent the industry in Washington, D.C., and advocate on its behalf. We operate the industry's largest trade show (NRA Show May 18-21, 2013, in Chicago); leading food safety training and certification program (ServSafe); unique career-building high school program (the NRAEF's ProStart); as well as the Kids LiveWell program promoting healthful kids' menu options. For more information, visit www.restaurant.org and find us on Twitter @WeRRestaurants, Facebook and YouTube.

SOURCE National Restaurant Association