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NRA pushes White House on tariffs and card fees
Original headline: “Why trade, swipe fees are NRA’s political priorities for restaurants”
Why this matters
The National Restaurant Association is lobbying the Trump administration to approve the USMCA trade deal and hold tariffs steady, signaling that food cost pressure from cross-border supply chains is the industry's top near-term risk. On swipe fees, the NRA wants federal action to reduce card processing costs that eat 2 to 4 percent of every transaction. Neither fight is won yet, and lobbying timelines are long. For an indie operator, that means both food costs and card fees stay unpredictable through at least the next budget cycle.
What to do
Audit your top 10 food-cost line items for import exposure and check whether your processor contract locks in current rates or floats with market changes.
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Published Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:08:11 GMT