Napa Flats College Station Hosts Texas Restaurant Association Meeting, Where Owners And Lawmakers Gathered To Talk About What Needs To Change

L-R: Tom Kenney-Napa Flats, Lillian Kosh-KBTX

L-R: State Representative Paul Dyson (R-House District 14) snd Texas Restaurant Association Leadership

“COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Drive down Harvey Road on any given day, and you’ll notice something that wasn’t there a few years ago: empty storefronts, for-sale signs, and darkened dining rooms where restaurants once thrived.

For local restaurant owners, those vacant buildings aren’t just a sign of the times. They’re a warning.

“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu,” said Tom Kenney, owner of Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen in College Station and a more than 30-year veteran of the Brazos Valley restaurant industry.

That message took center stage Monday when the Texas Restaurant Association brought its biennial Texas Tour to College Station for a town hall at Napa Flats. The event brought together local restaurant owners, industry leaders, and State Representative Paul Dyson (R-House District 14) to discuss the mounting pressures facing the foodservice industry and what lawmakers can do about it.”

If you would like to read more about this influential meeting you can read the whole segment on KBTX’s website