Founded in 1933, the Colorado Restaurant Association is the leading trade organization for the state's dynamic foodservice industry. It exists to protect restaurant businesses and help them thrive. The Association’s membership consists of approximately 3,500 restaurant members and over 300 vendor members that provide products and services to the foodservice industry. With a 60+person board cultivated from CRA membership, plus eight chapters statewide, the CRA is run by restaurateurs, for restaurants.

The Colorado Restaurant Foundation is a non-profit that manages a number of workforce development programs and champions health and wellness initiatives within the hospitality community. Both arms of the organization play critical roles in our ability to serve the industry. Joining Chef or Death today is

CEO, Sonia Folsom Riggs,

Government Affairs Manager, Nick Hoover,

President of the Colorado Restaurant Foundation, Mary Mino,

and Communication Director, Laura Shunk