Restaurant Association of Maryland

The Restaurant Association of Maryland has remained relevant to restaurateurs for over 80 years by maintaining core principles born out of the first national financial crisis.

In 1927 a small group of Baltimore area restaurateurs met to address the challenges facing the economy and the foodservice industry. Today, the Restaurant Association of Maryland is a 2,000 member strong statewide trade association operated for the purpose of promoting, protecting and improving the foodservice industry in the State of Maryland.

Since the very beginning, the Association has been run by restaurateurs and suppliers working not only for the benefit of dues paying members, but also for the restaurant industry as a whole. For more information about the restaurant industry in Maryland please visit our website at
www.marylandrestaurants.com.

Bethesda Magazine

Bethesda Magazine is the magazine for people living in Bethesda and the surrounding towns. Lively, entertaining and informative, Bethesda Magazine covers the topics that are interesting and important to Bethesda-area residents, including restaurants, real estate, home design and décor, community issues (e.g., schools, traffic, development), arts and entertainment, and people. Bethesda Magazine is published six times a year.

The Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce is an organization that represents more than 750, and growing, businesses located in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Potomac, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring, Washington, D.C., Prince George’s County and Northern areas of Virginia. Membership in the Chamber is open to businesses of all types and sizes—from sole proprietorships to international companies. If you do business in Montgomery County, then the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce is the group that you want to associate with.

Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc.

Downtown Bethesda, a thriving destination home to numerous restaurants, retailers, arts organizations and community events, is managed by the Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc. (BUP), a non-profit organization established by Montgomery County in 1994. Bethesda Urban Partnership handles landscaping and maintenance as well as promotion of the downtown through innovative marketing campaigns and large-scale events. In its 12-year operation, BUP created Bethesda Transportation Solutions in 2000, established the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District in 2002 and has grown from employing two full-time staff to housing more than 35 employees working in maintenance, marketing, transportation, customer service and administration. BUP is evaluated every five years by Montgomery County and has been reauthorized twice by the County’s Office of Legislative Oversight to continue its mission of maintaining and marketing downtown Bethesda.

OpenTable, Inc.

OpenTable is the leading supplier of reservation, table management and guest management software for restaurants. In addition, the company operates www.opentable.com, the world’s most popular website for making restaurant reservations online.

OpenTable has more than 20,000 restaurant customers, and has seated more than 250 million diners around the world. It automates the process of taking reservations and managing tables, while allowing restaurants to build robust diner databases for superior guest recognition and targeted e-mail marketing.