PROJECT OVERVIEW

Massachusetts Restaurants United (MRU) is a group of restaurant industry professionals that make up beloved local date night destinations, cafes, lunch spots, and everything in between in the state of Massachusetts. As COVID-19 began affecting the state, Mass Restaurants United formed as a coalition of more than 800 independent restaurant owners and operators fighting to keep their lights on to continue serving food for all its loyal guests. Now, as the pandemic comes to an end, the MRU serves to educate, elevate, inspire, and advocate for a prosperous and equitable future for all locally and independently owned Massachusetts restaurants. Their recent impact includes changes in law to allow restaurants to sell mixed drinks, unprecedented caps on the food delivery fees, and the creation of a Distressed Restaurant Fund and other grant programs.