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Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association

Name: Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association
Address: Lansing, MI, US
Telephone: +18009689668

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The MRLA exists to enhance and nurture the growth and development of Michigan's hospitality industry

The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association (MRLA) is the recognized leader of Michigan's hospitality industry, providing essential services to its members. The Michigan Restaurant Association was originally founded in 1921 to serve, enhance and nurture the growth and development of Michigan's food service industry. In 2018, the MRA expanded its reach to become the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association to advance the entire hospitality industry. The restaurant and lodging industries play an integral role in Michigan’s economy, employing nearly 600,000 Michiganders and generating $40 billion in revenue statewide.

11/03/2026

Welcome to our new members from October! We're proud to represent you with !

11/03/2026

Thank you to Pure Michigan for supporting the Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference! We appreciate our sponsors so much - we couldn't do this without you!

10/30/2026

Last week was full of exciting opportunities and rewarding experiences for MRLA members! Here's what the team was up to!

Wednesday-Thursday: Chick-Fil-A hosted a Government Relations State Restaurant Associations Summit at their headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Last Friday: Grand Rapids Community College hosted culinary students for the ProStart Boot Camp.

Today is the last day to purchase tickets for our upcoming November events: the Stars of the Industry Awards Dinner and the Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference! Purchase your tickets today at mrla.org/events.

10/30/2026

Today is the LAST DAY to get tickets to the Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference and Stars of the Industry Awards Dinner taking place Nov. 9-10. Don't miss out! Register at mrla.org/events.

10/29/2026

Come see Monica Rothgery at the Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference on November 10 at Saint John's Resort! Tickets available at wihcon.com/tickets until Friday!

10/29/2026

Tickets for the Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference and Stars of the Industry Awards Dinner will no longer be available after tomorrow, Oct. 30!

Get your tickets at mrla.org/events.

10/28/2026

At the Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference on Nov. 10 at Saint John's Resort, participants will explore the psychology behind effective recovery, discover actionable strategies for turning challenging moments into meaningful connections, and leave with a ready-to-use training toolkit to share these concepts with their teams at their next pre-shift meeting.

Jessica "JP" Swanson's session: Solved the Issue, Lost Their Loyalty" will be featured in a breakout along with many other intriguing subjects at WIHL Conference, now less than two weeks away!

Get your tickets before sales close Friday at wihlcon.com/tickets.

10/28/2026

In her thought-provoking keynote, Hidden Cultures Expert Melissa Boggs pulls back the curtain on the dynamics that keep talented hospitality teams and well-intentioned leaders stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. Drawing on nearly two decades of work inside complex organizations, she reveals how culture operates beneath the surface and what it takes to shift it.

Attendees will walk away with a practical framework to:
+ Identify the hidden cultural patterns slowing their teams down
+ Understand why good people default to safe, familiar behaviors
+ Take targeted action to surface and shift the dynamics holding their organizations back

This session is for hospitality leaders who sense something deeper is at play — and are ready to name it, understand it, and change it.

For tickets to the 2026 Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference, go to wihlcon.com/tickets!

10/27/2026

In this candid, interactive breakout, Melissa Boggs names what most organizations won't: the unwritten rules that make exhaustion not just possible, but expected, especially for women who have been conditioned to equate relentless availability with professional worth.

Drawing on her expertise in hidden workplace cultures and her experience leading organizations through high-stakes transformation, Melissa helps attendees see the invisible systems driving the cycle, and what it actually takes to break it.

If you want to hear the full talk, register now for the Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference happening on Nov. 10 at Saint John's Resort! Tickets are available at wihlcon.com/tickets until Friday!

Attendees will leave able to:
+ Articulate why protecting recovery isn't a soft benefit but a performance strategy, and how to say that out loud in their organization
+ Name the implicit cultural policies in their organization that normalize or reward exhaustion
+ Describe what sustainable performance actually looks like on their team

10/27/2026

Get your tickets for the Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference at the link in bio before sales close this Friday!

The hospitality industry doesn't slow down and neither do its leaders. The Women in Hospitality Leadership (WIHL) Conference brings together the women driving this industry forward for a day of real conversation, sharp strategy, and the kind of connection you don't find at every conference.

Breakout sessions go deep on the topics that matter to you. Keynotes challenge how you think, not just what you know. And the relationships you build here follow you back to work the next day.

Address

Lansing, MI

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+18009689668

Website

http://www.mrla.org/

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