The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association is one of the largest business associations in Canada. Since its founding in 1944, CRFA has grown to more than 33,500 members, representing restaurants, bars, cafeterias and social and contract caterers, as well as accommodation, entertainment and institutional foodservice.

CRFA's head office is in Toronto, and it has regional offices in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal and Halifax.

CRFA's mission

CRFA's mission is to create a favourable business environment and deliver tangible value to our members in all sectors of Canada's foodservice industry. We accomplish this through a variety of services to members, including:

• Representation to government on key industry issues;
• Industry research and forecasts;
• Money-saving services and group buying programs;
• Hospitality trade shows.
  

CRFA's executive staff

Douglas Needham, President
David Harris, Senior Executive Vice President
Joyce Reynolds, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs
Tamara Kapel, Vice President, Finance
Betty Quan, Vice President, Membership
Steve Barber, Vice President, Expositions
Jill Holroyd, Vice President, Research and Communications
Ron Reaman, Vice President, Federal
Justin Taylor, Vice President, Labour and Taxation

Mark von Schellwitz, Vice President, Western Canada
Courtney Donovan, Vice President, Manitoba-Saskatchewan
Stephanie Jones, Vice President, Ontario
Jean Lefebvre, Vice President, Quebec / vice-président, Québec
Luc Erjavec, Vice President, Atlantic Canada