Media Contact:
Elizabeth Ray
FRLA Communications Director
850.224.2250 x255
ERay@FRLA.org
(Tallahassee, FL) – The Pinellas and Hillsborough Chapters of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) are proud to host Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam H. Putnam, at a luncheon in St. Petersburg to highlight his Florida Grown initiative and its impact on tourism. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at the St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater.
“Naturally, Florida’s tourism and agricultural industries blend together to represent the top job creators and revenue generators in the state. Commissioner Putnam is one of Florida’s greatest champions and we are thrilled that he will share invaluable insight with attendees,” said Carol Dover, President and CEO of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association.
Commissioner Putnam is a fifth generation Floridian and a proud alumnus of the University of Florida. Shortly after graduating from UF, Putnam was elected to the Florida House of Representatives at the age of 22. Four years later, Adam was elected to serve Florida’s 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. After 10 years of service in Washington, DC, Putnam returned to Florida and began serving in his current role as Commissioner of Agriculture in January of 2011.
WHAT:
FRLA’s Pinellas and Hillsborough Chapter Luncheon
Speaker: Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam
WHEN:
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM / Networking and Registration
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM / Luncheon
WHERE:
St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater
12600 Roosevelt Boulevard North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
*Media invited to attend.
COST:
$22 per person, member and non-member rate
RSVP by Monday, October 27, 2014
Please click here to view the event invitation and registration information.
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About the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
FRLA is Florida’s premier non-profit hospitality industry trade association. Our mission is to ‘Protect, Educate and Promote’ Florida’s $76.1 billion hospitality industry which represents 23% of Florida’s economy, $4.6 billion in sales tax revenue, and nearly 1.1 million employees – making it the state’s number one industry. We offer regulatory compliance and food safety training needs (RCS and SafeStaff®); industry developed career-building high school programs (FRLAEF); sponsor the only event in Florida exclusively serving the restaurant and foodservice industry (FR&L Show, October 6-8, 2015 in Orlando); and we safeguard the needs of the hospitality industry by providing legislative advocacy. We represent and serve more than 10,000 independent and household name members, suppliers, and theme parks. For more information, go to www.FRLA.org and find us on Twitter @FRLAnews, Facebook and YouTube.