Independent Restaurants

of America

The Independent Restaurants of America is a non-profit organization with a clear and simple mission: to uphold and support the Independent Restaurants of America. This is a LOT easier said than done.

What is "the Battle"? Well, it is unfortunate that it has come to this, but the situation is, indeed, a battle. The Independent Restaurants of America are in dire straits. Every year the chains grow stronger in their buying power, driving prices up for the independents and down for themselves. This economic inequity, when combined with the deeper national pockets of the chains, snowballs into scheduling consistency and other issues that are very hard to overcome.
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PLEASE...if you are in one of these cities from the Battlefield list ....OR...if you have anything to do with an Independent restaurant...please sign up and join the fight for Independent Restaurants and Creative Culinary Arts.

We have already been contacted by one or several restaurants in the cities listed to the right! We will update the list as the movement continues to grow!

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