In this episode we get a change to talk with Jot Conide, President of the California Restaurant Association and Ron Matthews, Show Director for Reed Exhibitions. We review the latest happenings at the Western Food Expo and get a chace to pick the brain of Jot Conide to see what challenges face the state of California Restaurant operators.
About Jot Condie
Jot Condie joined the California Restaurant Association in May of 1999. He was promoted to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer on May 17, 2004. Prior to this post, Condie served as Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy, where he was the restaurant industry’s chief lobbyist in California. Condie was instrumental in the expansion of CRA’s government affairs staff. He also oversaw the Association’s Political Action Committee and the Issues Political Action Committee, both of which have been recognized as being top tier small business PACs in California.
