OUR MISSION
The Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC) was formed to save the local restaurants affected by COVID-19. IRC was founded on the simple belief that there is power to affect legislative change if we unite our voice.
This national movement is quickly growing and EVERYONE is welcome to join. Together, we represent 500,000 small businesses across this country, playing a key role in the $1 trillion restaurant industry, which represents up to 4% of the nation’s GDP.
For the 11 million people across the country employed by independent restaurants — and the millions of workers up and down the food supply and delivery chain who depend on our restaurants — these small businesses cannot fail.
