CineSalon, a Washington DC based video production agency, secured a media contract with the Maryland Restaurant Association, launching DCV | Live.

CineSalon, a Washington DC based video production agency, secured a media contract with the Maryland Restaurant Association, prompting a launch of a new company division, DCV | Live, a branch focused on live event video services.

The Restaurant Association of Maryland is the most trusted source for restaurant advocacy, regulatory compliance information, foodservice employee training and restaurant-focused vendors.

The MD Restaurant Association is the organizer of the Maryland ProStart Student Invitational, a part of the national ProStart competition put on by the National Restaurant Association’s Educational Foundation. 

​The Maryland ProStart Student Invitational is a state-wide team culinary and hospitality management competition where students compete for scholarships and the right to represent the state of Maryland at the National ProStart Invitational. MPSI demonstrates the skills students learned from the ProStart® program, a nationwide, two-year high school program that unites the classroom and industry to develop the best and brightest talent into tomorrow's restaurant and foodservice leaders.

CineSalon contracted to cover the entire event and beyond, ensuring live broadcasting to the thousands of Maryland families and schools across the state.

“1 in 3 people will have worked in the food and hospitality industry during their life,” said CineSalon CEO, Shane Yeager. “I’m part of that statistic and proud of it. I think there is no better and more exciting program than ProStart. This needs to be in every school in America and beyond.”

The CineSalon team also covers the National Competition that is based in Washington DC. That involves all 50 states and territories. They have supported ProStart since first being contracted in 2015.

Securing an additional ProStart venue, in addition to other live events spurred company expansion for the digital agency.

“We decided it was time to grow our agency,” said Yeager. “The numbers made sense, and the demand was there. We are regularly asked to produce live events, being in DC is the culprit of that.” 

CineSalon plans to formally introduce the DCV | Live brand end of Q1, 2020.