California Restaurant Association
California cuisine has become a phenomenon, setting the standard for culinary and hospitality innovation worldwide.
Meet the CRA
The CRA strives to be the definitive voice for this vibrant business, infusing our member restaurants’ signature creative spirit into our own mission as we help propel the industry forward. We hope that you will join us in enhancing industry opportunities for success and in keeping California’s restaurants and cuisine unique, exciting and fresh.
Food industry professionals will benefit from joining forces with a powerful and knowledgeable group of industry advocates. From the State Capitol to Capitol Hill, the CRA provides a voice for the state’s restaurant and hospitality businesses. Our resources, member benefits, and business-building tools are designed to make your life easier and your business stronger. We take pride in our ability to assist members through benefits such as our CRA Member Helpline, discounted products and services—such as payroll and credit card processing—and training and certification programs and courses. We believe in engaging in an ongoing conversation with our members and are constantly using their thoughts and comments to incorporate new benefits such as our brand- new online Buyer’s Guide and enhanced publications and communications resources. Our goal is to make running your restaurant as smooth as possible, so that you can focus on staying ahead of the curve. Here’s a look at the different services we provide for food service institutions and professionals.
Serv Safe
Connect with the CRA to determine the schedule for upcoming California Restaurant Association Education Foundation (CRAEF) activities, including Serv Safe Seminars in food protection and alcohol service. Many classes are available in Spanish.
Restaurant owners
Not only will CRA membership arm restaurants with powerful business tools and discounted products and services, but we also provide our members with the most important asset of all: insights from and collaboration with other food industry professionals.
- Discounted products and services (including health, dental and life insurance)
- Industry training and education
- Labor Law information
- Advocacy
Service Providers
CRA membership provides restaurant and hospitality service providers with a platform to easily and directly reach their target market through benefits such as the online Member Directory and an array of marketing and promotional opportunities.
- Listing in the CRA’s online Member Directory
- Networking opportunities on the local and state level
- Statewide advertising, marketing and promotions opportunities
- Admission to the Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo
Benefits & Services
While many of the most valuable benefits that come from joining forces with the CRA are intangible, you will be delighted with everything that this one-stop-shop for resources, products and information has to offer. We strive to provide our members with tools that will make their lives simpler and their businesses more appealing to employees and customers alike.
- For more information and to join forces with the CRA, visit www.calrest.org.
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