The Knoxville IRC was established in 2021 to serve as a unified voice for local area restaurants.

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Our Mission

Through collaboration and cooperation, we aim to address the many challenges facing the restaurant industry at a local and state level.

What Our Industry Faces

  • Supply chain inflation

  • Labor shortages

  • Occupancy changes due to COVID-19

  • Tipped minimum wage disruption

  • Anti-competitive taxes on wine and liquor

  • Third-party delivery fees and our industry’s reliance on their services

  • Cost of takeout packaging

  • Logistical cost of carryout business for full-service restaurants

  • Consumer behavior changes due to COVID-19

Who We Are

We are a collection of restaurant operators in the Knoxville area, big and small, employing over 5,000 people. To see a list of our members, click here.

If you’d like to join our coalition, please fill out the form here.