Profile: Colorado Restaurant Association

The Colorado Restaurant Association (CRA) is a non-profit membership trade group founded in 1933 serving as the advocate for Colorado's foodservice industry. The CRA represents more than 4,500 restaurants and over 200 allied trade companies that provide products, equipment and services to the hospitality industry. The CRA maintains a dual membership agreement with the National Restaurant Association (NRA) for independently owned  restaurant members.

Chartered under Colorado corporation laws, the CRA has chapters throughout the state in areas including: Metro Denver, Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Colorado West (Grand Junction), Durango, Larimer County, Pikes Peak, Pueblo, Steamboat Springs, Summit County, Weld County, and student chapters at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and Metropolitan State College in Denver.

A 55-person Board of Directors governs the CRA and a nine-person Executive Committee carries out policies. Separate Boards of Directors oversee the CRA Education Fund and Colorado Restaurant Insurance Agency. A paid staff of 20 has offices at 430 E. 7th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80203