The U.S.-China Restaurant Alliance, abbreviated as UCRA, is a non-profit, non- political organization that has three major functions including traditional association, business alliance and academic research institution. UCRA was founded in 2018 by celebrity chef Tony Hu, the president of Lao Sze Chuan Restaurant Group and the honorary president of Chinese American Association of Greater Chicago. UCRA closely ties the restaurant industry and its related sectors such like bars, real estate, media, accounting, insurance, designing, construction & decoration, legal advising, food importing and wholesale, tourism, culinary education, culinary R&D institution and restaurant industry organizations across the United State and China. Headquartered in Chicago, the purpose of UCRA is to build world’s top food exchange platform, promoting the U.S. restaurant industry development, helping China’s top industry brands to grow abroad, and introducing renowned restaurant chains to China. Through this platform, we can make friends through food and enhance friendship and make valuable contribution to prosper Chinese cuisine. We are committed to enhancing this global platform for the industry and strengthening international friendship.
UCRA has been sincerely cooperating with all positive individuals and organizations. We have invited many famous figures from more than 100 major countries and districts over the globe and formed a solid consulting team, which includes world renowned chefs, outstanding industry entrepreneurs, famous organization chairs and notable food journalists. Now we have branches and connection stations in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Xi’an, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Washington D.C., Kansas, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Ervin, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Virginia, Utah, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Minnesota, Atlanta, Dallas, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Nebraska, Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Belgium, Cambodia, Russia, and Italy. Some of the most well-known large events we have been hosting are “Root Search — Food Tour to China”, “U.S. Chinese Cuisine International Forum”, “Global composition competition of ‘My Opinion About Chinese Food’ ”, “Food of Love”, “Chinese Cuisine World Championship”, “Chicagoland’s Next Top Singer Karaoke Competition”, and we have been electing and awarding “World’s Excellent Chefs”, “World’s Best Chef”, “World’s Outstanding Managers”, “World’s Best Manager”, “World’s Outstanding Restaurants”, “World’s Best Restaurant”, “Global Excellent Person Award in Promoting Chinese Cuisine Culture”, “Global Outstanding Contribution Award in Promoting Chinese Cuisine Culture”, and “Lifetime Achievement in Promoting Chinese Cuisine Culture” etc.
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