Endorsed Services

Taking care of business also means finding the right people to take care of you. Endorsed services are created to increase your profit margin with essential products and individualized customer service.  Chosen for their competitive rates and dedicated support of TRA members, each company provides a no-cost analysis of services.

 

 

(866) 941-1HPS (1477) X 150
www.GoFullCourse.com

Revolutionize your business operations ? and transform your restaurant ? with Full Course Business SolutionsSM, brought to you by the Texas Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association and Heartland Payment Systems. Full Course delivers an exclusively endorsed suite of payment products ? including card processing, payroll services, check management and tip reporting and compliance services ? all from one source. These effective tools and resources ? available at exclusive rates for association members ? empower you to reduce your expenses, enhance your operations and increase your profitability. 
 

Music Performing Rights
(800) 925-8451
www.bmi.com
www.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  

Fishbowl

(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

H CAREERS | WHERE HOSPITALITY WORKS

(800) 832-3738 
http://www.hcareers.com/cjb/sra/tx/
TRA members receive substantial discounts on recruiting: 50% off on Job Postings, Premium Branding and Resume Database Access as well as attractive volume discounts on bundled features and services.
 

  • Hcareers attracts more than 1.4 million unique restaurant and hospitality specific visitors each month.
  • Posting a job is quick and easy. Access to over 100,000 industry specific resumes in our Resume Database.
  • Build your brand awareness and become a top-of-mind Employer of Choice with our Branding products.

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Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Jack Ogden, jogden@texmutual.com
(800) 859-5995
(512) 224-6614
www.texasmutual.com 

  • 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

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StarBridge Select Group Health Coverage
Dick Carr, dcarr@carr-associates.com
(888)458-1901
www.cignavoluntary.com

Sickness and Accident Plan for hourly employees

 

  • $1000 maximum annual payout
  • Doctor Visits, Wellness and Outpatient Coverage
  • IPrescription discounts
     

Prefferred Restaurant Services

Comprehensive Services for the Industry
(866) 749-1839
www.preferredrestaurantservices.com 
 

  • Restaurant Management Specialization
  • Turn-key restaurant management for hands off owners

Sales Tax Recovery
John Gonzales
(877) 410-2481
www.trustfin.com 

  • Recover sales tax paid to vendors that you didn’t have to pay, up to four years worth
  • Lower your income tax burden with employee federal tax credit programs
  • Take five minutes today, save thousands for your business
  • No cost to TRA members unless they save the member money

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..

 

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