• RAM News •
Local MHEF Scholarship Winner Gets an Additional National Scholarship Award
(August 2008)
 The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA) have awarded $2,500 scholarships to each of five outstanding high school and undergraduate students looking to pursue a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry.
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It Pays to Be Safe - Maryland Restaurant and Hospitality Self-Insurance Fund, Inc. Gives $25,000 to Restaurant Association of Maryland
(July 2008)
 (Columbia, MD) – On July 29, 2008 the Maryland Restaurant and Hospitality Self Insurance Fund (MRHSIF) presented a $25,000 check to Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) at their quarterly board meeting. The check was in support of RAM efforts on behalf of the hospitality industry and a result of the success of the fund in 2007.
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“New President and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Maryland is Ready to Serve”
(July 2008)
(Columbia, MD) Paul Hartgen has wasted no time in his first few weeks as the President and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Maryland. As a newly inducted board member on the joint Board of Directors of the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA) and the Baltimore Convention Center (BCC), Hartgen joins a list of accomplished business partners and looks to make an immediate impact.
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Scholarships Awarded to Hospitality Industrys Up and Coming
(July 2008)
[Columbia, MD] – The Maryland Hospitality Education Foundation (MHEF) announced the awarding of over $50,000 in scholarship money to Maryland students over the past year thanks to the foundation and its affiliate organizations. Scholarships were awarded to high school graduates and current post secondary students who are pursuing culinary arts and/or hospitality management degrees. This amount represents a 56% increase in scholarship money MHEF and its partners awarded last year.
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2008 Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging EXPO - NRA President and CEO, Dawn Sweeney, to Speak at Annual Industry Leadership Breakfast
(May 2008)
 The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging EXPO is giving regional restaurant and foodservice entrepreneurs the opportunity to meet “the voice” of the hospitality industry, National Restaurant Association (NRA) President and Chief Executive Officer, Dawn Sweeney. “Ms. Sweeney is a commendable and accomplished executive. The 2008 EXPO committee is thrilled to present restaurateurs with the opportunity to speak with one of the industry’s most influential ambassadors” commented Marshall Weston, interim President of the Restaurant Association of Maryland.
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Award Winners Celebrate the Restaurant Industry of Maryland
(April 2008)
 (Columbia, MD) The Restaurant Association of Maryland is excited to announce the winners of the awards bestowed at the 54th Annual McCormick & Company Stars of the Industry Awards Gala. The Gala Celebration and Awards Presentation took place on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 6pm at Martin’s West in Baltimore, MD. This Annual Awards Gala is a spectacular event of industry recognition that brings together over 900 of hospitality’s best and brightest to spotlight the industry’s influence as a part of the nation’s foundation of opportunity. The public voting was intense with thousands of votes collected. Congratulations to all of our nominees, honorees and award winners!
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Restaurant Association of Maryland Names President - Paul Hartgen, President of the Nevada Restaurant Association, to Assume Post
(April 2008)
(Columbia, MD) The Board of Directors of the Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) today announced the selection of Paul P. Hartgen of Las Vegas, Nevada, as its President and Chief Executive Officer. “After conducting a thorough national search for our next leader, we are pleased to have found Paul Hartgen whom we are convinced is most capable of leading the organization at this key stage,” said Lynn Martins, Chairman of the Board of Directors and owner of Seibels Restaurant of Burtonsville, Maryland. “His hands-on, managerial experience will make all the difference as we continue efforts in making RAM the most effective and influential hospitality organization in Maryland and the region.”
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Restaurant Association of Maryland Gives Back for the Holidays
(December 2007)
On Wednesday, December 17th, RAM closed the office doors a little early to spend the day giving back to the community and industry we serve every day by volunteering at the Maryland Food Bank in Halethorpe, MD.
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Howard County Students Cook Up
National Award
(April 2007)
 The Maryland Hospitality Education Foundation (MHEF) announced today that the high
school culinary team from the Howard County Applications and Research Laboratory took 5th place at the
National ProStart Student Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina this past weekend.
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• Members in the News •
Burger King Taps Micros Systems for Sales Software
(July 2008)
Burger King has picked Micros Systems' point-of-sale technology for 800 restaurants across the country. The fast-food giant is putting Micros' computer systems that are used to process sales in all of the restaurants it owns -- most of the brand's 11,400 locations are franchises. Burger King is also using Micros (NASDAQ: MCRS) products for training, installation and support.
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Miss Shirley's Café to Open Second Location In Downtown Baltimore
(May 2008)
 [Baltimore, MD] - Miss Shirley’s Café, voted Baltimore’s Best Breakfast and noted Roland Park hot spot for celebrity sightings, announces the opening of its second location adjacent to the lobby of 750 East Pratt Street. With an anticipated opening of mid-late August, Miss Shirley’s Café favorites and specialty menu items will be served Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Acme Paper & Supply Company, Inc. Helping Congress Go Green
(May 2008)
 Acme Paper & Supply Company, Inc. is teaming up with the House of Representatives' caterer, Restaurant Associates, to provide environmentally friendly food service products.
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For Bakeries Such as H&S, Costs
Rising Like Dough
(May 2008)
 For the vice president of Baltimore-based and family-owned H&S Bakery Inc., these factors have almost spelled a rye bread disaster. They are contributing to what the national media have dubbed a global food crisis and made it near impossible for the baker to find affordable rye flour, the high-protein main ingredient in many of H&S’s most popular products.
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Executives Ask Panel for Federal Tax Breaks
(May 2008)
 Maryland business executives are urging congressional leaders to revise some federal tax codes they say are outdated.
Fred Rosenthal, president of Jasper’s Restaurants, which has several locations in Maryland, and Drew Greenblatt, president of Marlin Steel Wire Products of Baltimore, were among those who spoke at a recent hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business.
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2007 Restaurant Neighbor Award Winners
from Maryland
(September 2007)
 The National Restaurant Association and founding partner American Express are pleased to honor restaurant companies that have gone above and beyond in giving back to their communities through its Restaurant Neighbor Award program. We are proud to announce that the award winners from Maryland were: Potomac Pizza - Potomac, Maryland and New York J & P Pizza / The Greene Turtle - Mt. Airy, Maryland.
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Martin Resnick Receives catersource 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
(February 2007)
 Martin Resnick says the way to make sure you aren’t neglecting your family while doing what it takes to build a successful catering operation is to get your family involved in the business. “My wife was my first cook, along with my mother,” he says. “My two daughters always worked for the company. My younger son was six or seven when he started working for us on weekends, now he’s president of the company.
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