Membership Benefits

Our members have free access to our panel of experts.

Our experts can provide you with advice, strategy, and feedback on a variety of topics. Learn more here.

Members can post their job vacancies with us for FREE!

Postings are listed on our website and in our newsletter, and can be posted to our social media if requested.

See our Jobs page here.

Members are kept in the loop about industry and member events, including:

• Our annual day of fun, food and golf at our tournament
• MHA & MRFA Show – the largest hospitality show in Western Canada
• Educational and Networking events like our Lunch & Learn program
• Our Annual General Meeting
• Important industry events as they arise

Visit our Events page here.

Associate member Jani King offers a FREE DEEP CLEAN for all new monthly contracts!

This offer is open to all MRFA members. Membership will be confirmed by Jani King and MRFA.

To learn more and claim your offer, visit this page.

• Paying too much to fill food orders for others to deliver?

• Cooking for… and serving, the delivery company’s customers?

• Would you like to engage with your own customers… and more often?

• Interested in city-wide professional delivery drivers for your customers

AND keeping your money in your pocket?

UnuHub brings like-minded Association Members together as a community, supporting one another, while maximizing potential for a highly profitable business. Check out our special pricing for MRFA Members.

Member Offers**:

• FREE PICKUP FEES for 6 months

• FREE SUBSCRIPTION for 1 month (includes Customer Email Promotion – 3 mailings)

• $75 COUPON for Tamper-Evident Promotional Take-out Seals

• SPECIAL MEMBER PRICING for COMMUNITY CO-OP AD CAMPAIGNS

• MEMBER-ONLY OPPORTUNITY to Win FREE COMMUNITY CO-OP AD CAMPAIGN

LEARN MORE BY OPENING THIS UNUHUB BROCHURE WITH MRFA MEMBER OFFER INFO!

Register for more info: https://www.unuhub.biz/mrfa

**MRFA membership status will be confirmed with both Unuhub and the MRFA.

Exclusive Energy Affinity Program for MRFA and MHA Members

The Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association, the Manitoba Hotel Association, and Western Wholesale Energy are pleased to announce an Energy Affinity  program for MRFA and MHA members.

For members who would like to protect and stabilize their energy rates,  Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association, and the Manitoba Hotel Association has collaborated with Western Wholesale Energy to provide our members with a custom energy solution, tailored to each of your needs.

Benefits of Program

• Wholesale pricing with special discounts + special introductory rates for members.
• Blend and Extend Option (Price Drop Protection) = members can review prices and adjust annually based on market conditions.
• Free Energy Assessment for members.
• Joint Portal for member enquiries and information.
• Quarterly Energy Market Updates from our Supply Desk.

For more information please email alex.ross@westernwholesaleenergy.com

Western Wholesale Energy (Onit Energy) is a boutique Natural Gas supplier that provide energy cost and risk management solutions to mid and large-size commercial customers with over 30,000 commercial customers in Ontario and Manitoba.

With natural gas rates increasingly volatile, we provide the necessary protection for businesses to control those important input costs.

Please see link for member page at  https://www.westernwholesaleenergy.com/Portal_MRFAMHA/mrfamha_main.aspx

Membership will be confirmed with WWE and MRFA.

A FREE subscription to Western Restaurant News!

The MRFA sends your information to Western Restaurant News on your behalf so that you are automatically added to their subscription list. You don’t need to do anything to claim this benefit!

Questions about your subscription or delivery? Please contact us at (204)783-9955 or info@mrfa.mb.ca.

Personalized Business Insurance.

With Federated Insurance you work directly with an industry expert who is committed to understanding the unique risks and opportunities associated with your business. With a dedicated and knowledgeable Risk Management Advisor on your team, you will always get the right coverage for your company. Trust. Advise. Protect. Federated offers industry leading pricing without the use of Brokerage services, we underwrite our own insurance programs.

We offer customized insurance programs created for MRFA members.

Check out Federated Insurance’s fact sheet here.

To claim your benefit, present your MRFA member number when contacting Federated Insurance. Don’t know your member number? Contact us at (204)783-9955 or info@mrfa.mb.ca.

G.J. Andrews is Winnipeg’s premier specialty food and wine shop with endless selections and ideas to make all your dining experiences memorable.

G.J. Andrews is offering all licensee Members of the Manitoba Restaurant Association a discounted rate of 5% for all unlisted wines (wines the MLCC does not carry). The discount applies to the MLCC suggested shelf price.

To claim your benefit, present your MRFA member number when ordering. Don’t know your member number? Contact us at (204)783-9955 or info@mrfa.mb.ca.

We are so excited to announce this new partnership, effective May 1,2022, designed to bring you even more of the good stuff: more member benefit programs, increased advocacy representation, and access to both organizations through one membership!

Restaurants Canada will be contacting all Restaurant Members shortly to direct you to login to access your new benefits through them. We hope you are as excited about this partnership as we are and will find it useful for your business.

Check out our video from Shaun Jeffrey, Executive Director and CEO, to learn more. Cheers!

Paystone is a leading Canadian payment processing and software company redefining the way the restaurant and food services industry engages and attracts new customers. We combine our customer engagement software – including customer loyalty, gift card solutions, and reputation marketing – with our secure payment processing platform to provide an all-in-one secure in-store, on-the-go, and online payment processing solution giving you more opportunities to grow your business with every transaction.

As an MRFA member, we are now offering special bundles that include discounted pricing!

To learn more, check out our offer brochure.

To schedule a chat with our representative, visit our partner link.

Since its inception in 2001, Payworks has been headquartered in Winnipeg with regional presence in ten offices across Canada, including Victoria, Maple Ridge, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Toronto, Montreal, and Dartmouth. With more than 300 employees and growing, we provide workforce management solutions to over 19,000 clients across Canada in all sectors.

MRFA members enjoy discounted rates on payroll run fees with Payworks when signing up as a new Payworks customer.
New MRFA members who are existing Payworks clients receive a month’s free service fees for their current payroll when signing up for a new MRFA membership. 

Enjoy the highest levels of accuracy, reliability and service. See the member pricing sheet here.

To claim your benefit, present your MRFA member number when contacting Payworks. Make sure to contact the representative listed on the pricing sheet. Don’t know your member number? Contact us at (204)783-9955 or info@mrfa.mb.ca.

Since 2000, Ideal POS has grown to be the largest supplier of POS Systems across Manitoba, serving:

• Restaurants
• Retail Stores
• Hotels
• Bars & Nightclubs
• Hospitals
• Institutions
• Schools & Universities
• Golf & Country Clubs

Ideal POS also serves businesses in Saskatchewan, North Western Ontario, Western Canada, Northern Canada, and parts of the United States.

MRFA members get a $500.00 credit On Ideal Safe equipment.
See more on this offer here.

MRFA members get $100.00 off any bill counter and discriminator.
See more on this offer here.

To claim your benefits, present your MRFA member number when contacting Ideal POS about these offers. Don’t know your member number? Contact us at (204)783-9955 or info@mrfa.mb.ca.

POS Systems has been helping Canadian businesses for almost 40 years. We are a leading provider in point of sale equipment, software, service and supplies. We offer custom solutions to all kinds of stores and restaurants, big and small, local, rural, mobile or remote.

MRFA restaurant members receive a 5% discount on any of our restaurant POS Systems.
MRFA restaurant members also receive a 10% discount on our three or five day Hospitality Training course.
Learn more about these offers here.

To claim your benefit, present your MRFA member number when contacting POS Systems. Don’t know your member number? Contact us at (204)783-9955 or info@mrfa.mb.ca.

As Manitoba’s low-cost, high-value printer service and supplies specialist, Carlyle has the experience to maximize the cost-saving benefits for MFRA Members.

MRFA members save on a variety of products and services from Carlyle.

Download Carlyle’s MRFA member benefit information sheet here.

To claim your benefit, present your MRFA member number when ordering. Don’t know your member number? Contact us at (204)783-9955 or info@mrfa.mb.ca.

A comprehensive range of recruitment, leadership development, and business advisory services, combined with our local expertise and global reach, are among the reasons we have gained a first-class reputation with employers across Canada. Our partners encompass a variety of sectors, including start-up companies, small owner-operated enterprises, major corporations, nonprofit organizations and community associations.

Whether your company is in the beginning stages of its journey, or well-established in its industry sector, we can help you! We can assist you locally and even nationally across Canada through our affiliates at Waterhouse Executive Search.

MRFA members receive a 10% discount on Legacy Bowes’ specialized HR in a Box program! 

Click here to learn more about the HR in a Box program.

To claim your discount, present your MRFA member number upon registration. Don’t know your member number? Contact us at (204)783-9955 or info@mrfa.mb.ca.

MRFA Members receive a discount on Food Handler Certification!

MRFA members receive a $10.00 discount on the regular rate of $85.00 + GST, bringing the rate for MRFA members down to $75.00 + GST.

MRFA members also receive a $5.00 discount on the rate to challenge the exam. Normally $55.00 + GST, MRFA members pay only $50.00 + GST.

To find out more information about the Food Handlers training and the dates training is offered, go to the MTEC website at www.mtec.mb.ca.

To register, please call 204-957-7437 or register@mtec.mb.ca.

To claim your discount, please state that you are an MRFA member when you register with MTEC. Members requesting this discount will be verified by MTEC and the MRFA.