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ANNA MARIA OYSTER BAR FIRST NAMED FIRST RESTAURANT IN FLORIDA TO RECEIVE THE FLORIDA RESTAURANT & LODGING ASSOCIATION SEAL OF COMMITMENT

Anna Maria Oyster Bar First Named First Restaurant in Florida to Receive the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Seal of Commitment

The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) announced the first 12 restaurants and hotels to achieve the FRLA Seal of Commitment on 07/24/2020, demonstrating their dedication to enhanced safety and sanitation practices. Anna Maria Oyster Bar was the first restaurant in the state of Florida to achieve the Seal of Commitment. This award is for demonstrating dedication to enhanced safety and sanitation practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We wanted to be the first restaurant to receive the FRLA Seal of Commitment as we feel it is so important to not only talk the talk but walk the walk in keeping

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2019 FRLA MARKETING + OPERATIONS SUMMIT

2019 FRLA Marketing + Operations Summit

What a fantastic time we had at the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Marketing + Operations Summit in Tampa on August 13th & 14th. This is our big annual conference where restaurant owners and operators come together with hoteliers to learn about industry trends and best practices for marketing & operating our restaurants.  We are always learning new ways to deliver the best possible guest experience. Plus… someone at FRLA thought it would be a good idea to ask me to emcee the entire two-day event… I had a BLAST!       We had a mini-posse accompanying Amanda and

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AMOB AT THE FRLA SUMMIT

AMOB at the FRLA Summit

This week, we spent two days networking and learning alongside Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association colleagues at the annual FRLA Marketing & Operations Summit.  This annual event brings together Florida’s most influential hospitality power players and top-level executives in pursuit of the best practices and business trends to increase overall sales and customer satisfaction. General Managers from Landside and the Pier, Matt Andrus and Tim Bingham respectively, joined owners John & Amanda Horne, Guest & Human Relations Director Nicole Davila, and Eleni Sokos from Sokos Social, whose firm handles our digital marketing initiatives. Our team learned so much about how to

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