May 13, 2013
- San Diego City Council to vote on proposed changes to sidewalk café regulations Tuesday
(SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2013) –The San Diego City Council will vote on proposed changes to the city’s regulation and permitting process for sidewalk cafés at its meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 202 C St. in San Diego.
Leaders of the California Restaurant Association (CRA) San Diego County chapter have worked closely with city officials and the community to find ways to reconsider the existing burdensome and costly regulations that make it difficult for restaurant operators to expand their dining areas outdoors.
Current city regulations require restaurant owners to pay as much as $12,000 in city fees to add outdoor dining, on top of construction costs, making the venture cost-prohibitive for many small businesses. Restaurant industry leaders produced a proposal for ways to cut the bureaucratic red tape that has made operating a restaurant in San Diego more challenging than necessary.
“This sidewalk café reform is another example of the city council’s firm commitment to work with small businesses and help grow the local economy,” said Brigantine Family of Restaurants President Mike Morton Jr., who also heads the CRA San Diego County chapter
Mission Hills eatery Brooklyn Girl is just one business eager to make use of the soon-to-be altered regulations.
“We are incredibly excited and pleased that our city leaders heard our concerns and were willing to work with the industry to find a solution that worked for everyone,” Brooklyn Girl owner Mike McGeath said. “We hope expanding our dining space and providing al fresco seating will add more jobs and increase tax revenue for the city.
The restaurant industry is the largest contributor of taxable retail sales in the City of San Diego, with every dollar spent in restaurants creating an additional $0.63 spent in the greater San Diego economy.
Contact: Chris Duggan at 619.517.6435 or cduggan@calrest.org
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April 18, 2013
- FoodVoice.com to provide users with a glimpse at survey results
APP BUILT TO GET REAL-TIME FEEDBACK FROM OPERATORS LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO BROADEN REACH, GIVE USERS IDEA OF WHERE THEY STAND
(SACRAMENTO – April 18) – FoodVoice, a smartphone application developed for the restaurant industry by the California Restaurant Association (CRA), is pleased to announce the launch of FoodVoice.com, a website built to showcase the app’s features, as well as survey results.
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April 11, 2013
- California Restaurant Association welcomes four new staffers
- The California Restaurant Association (CRA) family has been growing, with the addition of four new members of the staff in recent weeks.
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April 5, 2013
- CRA wins four awards celebrating excellence in public relations
The California Restaurant Association (CRA) was recognized for its stellar public relations efforts in 2012 at the 26th annual CAPPIE Awards Gala, hosted by the Sacramento Public Relations Association April 4 in Sacramento.
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April 3, 2013
- Darden Restaurants grants CRA Educational Foundation funds to provide scholarship outreach
GRANT IS ONE OF MORE THAN 850 AWARDED THROUGH DARDEN’S RESTAURANT COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM
(Sacramento, April 3, 2013) – The California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (CRAEF) has received a $2,000 grant as part of the Restaurant Community Grants program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc. The grants program, now in its second year, empowers each restaurant in the Darden family of brands to help award a $1,000 grant to support local community programs.
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March 19, 2013
- Pacifica, La Quinta high schools claim top spots at 2013 California ProStart Cup
(SACRAMENTO, March 19, 2013) – Out of 27 high schools in California competing at the 2013 California ProStart Cup, Pacifica and La Quinta high school came out on top. Students, instructors and industry leaders celebrated their victories at an awards ceremony Monday at the Pasadena Convention Center concluding the 11th annual event, presented by the California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (CRAEF). Competition was fierce at this year’s event, with three of the six top teams having never placed before in the competition’s history.
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March 12, 2013
- California ProStart Cup kicks off Sunday in Pasadena
(SACRAMENTO, March 12, 2013) – More than 200 high school students will descend on the Pasadena Convention Center Sunday and Monday for the California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s (CRAEF) eleventh annual California ProStart Cup, including the Boyd’s Coffee Culinary Cup, and the BJ’s Restaurants Management Cup.
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March 1, 2013
- CRA Fresno chapter to honor former Lime Lite owners with Best of the Valley Lifetime Achievement Award
More than 500 restaurant operators and industry partners will convene Monday for the 2012 Best of the Valley Restaurant Awards gala hosted by the California Restaurant Association Fresno chapter. The event will honor George and Cathy Milutinovich, longstanding owners of the Lime Lite Restaurant and Bar, who are the recipients of the 2012 Best of the Valley Lifetime Achievement Award.
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February 28, 2013
- Le Cordon Bleu to serve as gold sponsor of CRAEF's California ProStart Cup
Le Cordon Bleu will serve as a gold sponsor for the 2012 California ProStart Cup presented by the California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (CRAEF). The state competition will be held March 17-18 at the Pasadena Convention Center.
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February 21, 2013
- Boyd Coffee Co. to sponsor 2013 ProStart Culinary Cup
Boyd Coffee Co., one of the oldest family-owned coffee companies in the world, based in Portland, Ore., will return as the title sponsor of the 2013 California ProStart Culinary Cup, the California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (CRAEF) announced today. The 11th annual competition will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center March 17-18.
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