There are hundreds of associations in the food industry, offering ample opportunity for networking, education, and innovation.
Here are the major food and beverage industry groups and associations, organized by category.
Agriculture
Agriculture Council of America
Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Great for: Farmers and producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 913-491-1895
American Farm Bureau Federation
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-406-3600
Join here.
American Mushroom Institute
Location: Avondale, PA
Great for: Distributors, Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 610-268-7483
Join here.
California Certified Organic Farmers
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 831-423-2263
Join here.
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 321-214-5200
Join here.
Gulf Citrus Growers Association
Location: Fort Myers, Florida
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact Name: Bernadette Rashford
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Phone: 239-690-0281
Join here.
Hop Growers of America
Location: Yakima, Washington
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 509-453-4749
Join here.
Illinois Soybean Association
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 309-663-7692
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 612-870-0453
Kansas Wheat
Location: Manhattan, Kansas
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 785-539-0255
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Location: Manhattan, Kansas
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 785-410-5009
Join here.
Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers
Location: Red Lake Falls, Minnesota
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 218-253-4311
Join here.
Minnesota Corn Growers Association
Location: Burnsville, MN
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Missy Gilbertson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 952 233 0333
Join here.
Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council
Location: Mankato, Minnesota
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 507-388-1635
Mushroom Council
Location: Lee’s Summit, MO
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 816-251-4512
National Agri-Marketing Association
Location: Leawood, KS
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 913-491-6500
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National Association of Wheat Growers
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-547-7800
Join here.
National Corn Growers Association
Location: Chesterfield, Montana
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 636-733-9004
Join here.
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 202-626-8700
National Farmers Organization
Location: Ames, Iowa
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800-247-2110
Join here.
National Farmers Union
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-554-1600
Join here.
National Grain Sorghum Producers
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 806-749-3478
Join here.
National Onion Association
Location: Eaton, CO
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Food Service, Retailers, Consumers
Phone: 970-353-5895
Join here.
National Potato Council
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-682-9456
Nebraska Wheat Grower’s Association
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 402-471-2358
Join here.
North American Blueberry Council
Location: Folsom, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers, Foodservice
North American Millers’ Association
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Chris Clark
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-484-2200, ext. 11
North Carolina Agribusiness Council
Location: Cary, North Carolina
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 919-782-4063
Join here.
Ohio Corn and Wheat
Location: Delaware, Ohio
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Ann Bollinger
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 740-201-8088
Join here.
Oregon Blueberry Commission
Location: Salem, Oregon
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Distributors, Consumers
Phone: 503-364-2944
Oregon Strawberry Commission
Location: Portland, OR
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 541-758-4043
Organic Trade Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Everyone
Phone: 202-403-8520
Join here.
Pacific Agribusiness Alliance
Location: Kanagawa, Japan
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Toshiro Shigaki Ph.D.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Phone: +81- 467-74-7437 (outside Japan) / 0467-74-7437 (in Japan)
Potato Council
Location: Great Britain, UK
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 024 7669 2051
Email: [email protected]
Produce Marketing Association
Location: Newark, Delaware
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 302-738-7100
Join here.
Raisin Administrative Committee
Location: Fresno, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Packers, Consumers
Phone: 559-225-0520
Small Farm Resources
Location: Wisconsin
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association
Location: Austin, Texas
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 512-656-2456
Join here.
U.S.A. Rice Federation
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-236-2300
Join here.
U.S. Wheat Associates
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Vince Peterson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-463-0999
United Agribusiness League
Location: Salinas, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 800-223-4590
Join here.
Washington Potatoes Commission
Location: Moses Lake, Washington
Great for: Food Service, Retailers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-765-8845
Western Growers Association
Location: Irvine, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Robert Steinmann
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 949-885-2266
Join here.
Wheat Foods Council
Location: Ridgway, Colorado
Great for: Everyone
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800-970-2254
Join here.
Wheat Quality Council
Location: Lenexa, Kansas
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 913-634-0248
Join here.
British Growers Association
Location: Lincolnshire, England
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01507 602427
Baking
American Bakers Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Equipment Suppliers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-789-0300
Join here.
American Institute of Baking
Location: Manhattan, Kansas
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800-633-5137
Join here.
American Pie Council
Location: Lake Forest, Illinois
Great for: Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 847-371-0170
Join here.
American Society of Baking
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Great for: Foodservice, Equipment Suppliers, Ingredients
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800-713-0462
Join here.
Bread Bakers Guild of America
Location: Sonoma, California
Great for: Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 707-935-1468
Join here.
Cornish Pasty Association
Location: Truro, Cornwall, UK
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01872 865101
Join here.
Confectionery
American Association of Candy Technologists
Location: Princeton, Wisconsin
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 920-295-6959
Join here.
National Confectioner’s Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Distributors, Retailers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-534-1440
Join here.
Beverages
International Bottled Water Association
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Great for: Distributors, Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 703-683-5213
Join here.
National Coffee Association of USA
Location: New York, New York
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers, Consumers
Phone: 212-766-4007
Join here.
American Beverage Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-463-6764
Join here.
Specialty Coffee Association of America
Location: Santa Ana, California
Great for: Everyone
Phone: 562-624-4100
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Specialty Coffee Association of Indonesia
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Great for: Everyone
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 78834817
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Tea Association
Location: New York, New York
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Consumers
Phone: 212-986-9415
Join now.
Kombucha Brewers International
Location: Beverly Hills, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Join here.
Dairy
American Cheese Society
Location: Denver, Colorado
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Distributors, Equipment Suppliers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 720-328-2788
Join here.
American Dairy Products Institute
Location: Elmhurst, Illinois
Great for: Ingredients
Contact name: Beth Holcomb
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 630-530-8700 ext. 228
Join here.
American Dairy Science Association
Location: Illinois
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Foodservice, Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 217-356-5146
Join here.
American Egg Board
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Foodservice, Farmers and Producers, Retailers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 847-296-7043
American Guernsey Association
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Great for: Breeders
Contact name: Robin Alden
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 614-339-5390
Join here.
California Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Location: Fresno, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Alfred Duran
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 559-274-9605
Dairy.com
Location: Frisco, Texas
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 214-360-0061
Join here.
Holstein Association
Location: Brattleboro, Vermont
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Breeders
Phone: 800-952-5200
Join here.
International Dairy Foods Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Cindy Cavallo
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-220-3505
International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Great for: Retailers, Processors and Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Distributors
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 608-310-5000
Join here.
Maryland Dairy Industry Association
Location: Maryland
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 301-349-0750
National Milk Producers Federation
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-243-6111
U.S. Dairy Export Council
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-528-3049
Distribution
Food Ingredient Distribution Association
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Great for: Distributors
Phone: 513-235-6786
Join here.
Feed and Grain
American Feed Industry Association
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-528-3049
FEFANA
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +32 (0)2 639-66-60
Grain Net
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 217-877-9660
International Association of Operative Millers
Location: Lenexa, Kansas
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: +1 913-338-3377
Join here.
Pacific Northwest Grain & Feed Assoc.
Location: Portland, Oregon
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 503-227-0234
Join here.
U.S. Grains Council
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-789-0789
Join here.
Food Marketing
Beverage Marketing Corporation
Location: New York, New York
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Foodservice
Contact name: Brian Sudano
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212-688-7640
Fishermen’s Marketing Association
Location: Eureka, Washington
Great for: Ingredients, Consumers, Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Travis Hunter
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 707-441-1070
Snack Food Association
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: David Walsh
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-836-4500 ext. 213
Join here.
Food Packaging
Can Manufacturers Institute
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 202-232-4677
Join here.
Institute of Packaging Professionals
Location: Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
Great for: Packers
Contact name: Barbara Dykes
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 847-686-2329
Join here.
Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI)
Location: Reston, Virginia
Great for: Packers, Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Heather Harvey
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 571-612-3200 ext. 3197
Join here.
Southwest Meat Association
Location: College Station, Texas
Great for: Packers, Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 979-846-9011
Join here.
Food Processing
Food Processors of Canada
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 613-722-1000
Join here.
Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA)
Location: McLean, Virginia
Great for: Producers, Retailers, Equipment Suppliers, and Service Providers
Contact name: Andy Drennan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-663-1201
Join here.
Midwest Food Products Association
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Jane Algiers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 608-255-9946
Join here.
National Oilseed Processors Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Food NorthWest
Location: Portland, Oregon
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 503-327-2200
Food Retail
Australian Food and Grocery Council
Location: Barton, Australian Capital Territory
Great for: Consumers, Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: David Hall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02-6273-1466
Join here.
California Grocers Association
Location: Sacramento, California
Great for: Retailers
Phone: 916-448-3545
Join here.
Maine Grocers & Food Producers Association
Location: Augusta, Maine
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 207-622-4461
Join here.
Food Safety
Association of Fruit and Vegetable Inspection
Location: Parma, Idaho
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Laura Thomas
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 208-722-7554
International Association for Food Protection
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Great for: Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 515-276-3344; 800-369-6337
Join here.
NSF International
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 734-769-8010
Food Science & Technology
American Meat Science Association
Location: Champaign, Illinois
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 217-356-5370
Join here.
American Society of Brewing Chemists
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Cheryl Kruchten
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 651-454-7250
Join here.
American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisianna
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 225-324-7211; 225-642-0224
Join here.
American Society of Beet Sugar Technologists
Location: Denver, Colorado
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 303-832-4460
Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology
Location: Burlington, Ontario
Great for: Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 844-755-6679
Join here.
Cranberry Institute
Location: Carver, Massachusetts
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 508-866-1118
Fats and Protein Research Foundation
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Great for: Breeders, Processors and Manufacturers, Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Dr. Jessica Meisinger, Ph.D.
Phone: 703-683-2914
Join here.
Institute of Food Technologists
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Great for: Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 312-782-8424; Toll Free 800-438-3663
Join here.
International Congress of Engineering and Food
Location: South Melbourne, Victoria
Great for: Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 61-3-9645-6311
International Society of Beverage Technologists
Location: Dallas, Texas
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Ingredients, Packers, Equipment Suppliers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 972-233-9107 ext. 203
Join here.
Food Suppliers
Association of Food Industries
Location: Neptune, New Jersey
Great for: Distributors, Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 732-922-3008
Join here.
Food Industry Suppliers Association
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Great for: Distributors, Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 336-274-6311
Join here.
Food Trade
Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations
Location: London, England
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 44-0207-374-2346
Join here.
Grain and Feed Trade Association
Location: London, England
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 44-20-7814-9666
Join here.
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade
Location: New York, New York
Great for: Foodservice
Phone: 646-878-0301
Join here.
Southern United States Trade Association
Location: New Orleans, Louisianna
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 504-568-5986
U.S. Meat Export Federation
Location: Denver, Colorado
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers, Distributors
Contact name: John Hinners
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 303-623-6328
Western United States Agricultural Trade Association
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 360-693-3373
Join here.
Foodservice
British Sandwich Association
Location: Chepstow, Wales
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01291-636335
Join here.
Restaurants Canada
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Great for: Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 416-923-8416 / Toll-free: 800-387-5649
Join here.
Guild of Bangladeshi Restaurateurs
Location: UK
Great for: Foodservice
Phone: 07956800849
Join here.
International Foodservice Distributors Association
Location: McLean, Virginia
Great for: Distributors
Phone: 703-532-9400
Join here.
National Restaurant Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Foodservice
Phone: 202-331-5900 | 800-424-5156
Join here.
R&D Associates for Military Food & Packaging
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Great for: Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 210-493-8024
Join here.
Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-331-5990
Join here.
TURYID
Location: Istambul, Turkey
Great for: Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 90-212-241-75-65
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Great for: Foodservice
Contact name: Dawn Faris
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 608-270-9950
Join here.
Fruit and Vegetables
Apricot Producers of California
Location: Turlock, California
Great for: Consumers
Contact name: Bill Ferriera
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 209-632-9777
California Avocado Commission
Location: California
Great for: Retailers, Foodservice
Phone: 949-341-1955
California Cherry Advisory Board
Location: Sacramento, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 916-441-1063
California Fig Advisory Board
Location: Madera, California
Great for: Consumers
Contact name: Kris Caputo
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 559-673-0526
California Pear Advisory Board
Location: Sacramento, California
Great for: Retailers, Foodservice, Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 916-441-0432
California Strawberry Commission
Location: Watsonville, California
Great for: Retailers, Consumers, Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 831-724-1301
California Tomato Growers Association
Location: Sacramento, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 916-925-0225
Join here.
Cherry Marketing Institute
Location: Dewitt, Michigan
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Ingredients
Email: [email protected]
Corn Refiners Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 202-331-1634
Europatat
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +32 (0)2 777.15.85
Join here.
EUPPA: European Potato Processors’ Association
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +32 2 761 16 56
Florida Citrus Mutual
Location: Bartow, Florida
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Rusty Wiygul
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 352-266-2426
Freshfel Europe
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +32 (0)2 777.15.80
Join here.
Idaho Potato Commission
Location: Eagle, Idaho
Great for: Consumers
Phone: 208-334-2350
Indian River Citrus League
Location: Ft. Pierce, Florida
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 772-595-5026
General Food
Food and Drink Federation
Location: London, England
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 7836 2460
FoodDrinkEurope
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +32 2 514 11 11
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Consumers, Retailers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-639-5900
Join here.
Hawaii Food Manufacturers Association
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 808-422-4362
Join here.
International Food Information Council
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Everyone
Email: [email protected]
National Beer Wholesalers Association
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Great for: Distributors
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800-300-6417
Join here.
National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Great for: Distributors, Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 717-657-8601
Join here.
National Hot Dog and Sausage Council
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Consumers
Phone: 202-587-4200
National Pasta Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Everyone
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-591-2459
National Yogurt Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Distributors, Foodservice, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-245-7698
Scotland Food & Drink
Location: Ingliston, Edinburgh, Scotland
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0131 335 0940
Join now.
Scotty Brand Ltd
Location: UK
Great for: Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01236 771740
Specialty Food Association
Location: New York, New York
Great for: Everyone
Phone: 212-482-6440
Join now.
Tortilla Industry Association
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Foodservice
Phone: 800-944-6099
Join now.
Meat & Poultry
American Association of Meat Processors
Location: Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Great for: Slaughterers, Packers, Processors and Manufacturers, Equipment Suppliers
Contact name: Diana Dietz
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 717-367-1168
Join here.
American Brahman Breeders Association
Location: Houston, Texas
Great for: Breeders, Slaughterers
Contact name: Laura Cabriales
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 713-349-0854
Join here.
American Hereford Association
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Great for: Breeders
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 816-842-3757
Join here.
American Jersey Cattle Association
Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Great for: Breeders
Phone: 614-861-3636
Join here.
American-International Charolais Association
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Great for: Breeders
Phone: 816-464-5977
Join here.
California Poultry Federation
Location: Modesto, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Breeders, Processors and Manufacturers, Consumers
Contact name: Sandy Pohl
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 209-576-6355
Join here.
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Great for: Breeders, Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Jill Harvie
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 403-275-8558 ext. 308
Join here.
Canadian Meat Council
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Great for: Packers, Processors and Manufacturers, Equipment Suppliers
Contact name: Dominic Singh
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 613-729-3911 ext. 22
International Meat and Poultry HACCP Alliance
Location: Texas
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Kerri Harris
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 979-862-3643
Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Great for: Breeders, Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Contact name: Nikki Whitaker
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 859-278-0899
Join here.
Meat Industry Association of New Zealand
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +64 4 473 6465
Join here.
Meating Place
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Mark Lefens
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 312-274-2202
Minnesota Beef Council
Location: Maple Plain, Minnesota
Great for: Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 763-479-1011
Missouri Pork Association
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 573-445-8375
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Montana Stockgrower’s Association
Location: Helena, Montana
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Kori Anderson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 406-442-3420
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Mutton Renaissance Campaign
Location: UK
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
National Chicken Council
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Debra Newman
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-296-2622
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Breeders, Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 866-2333-872
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National Country Ham Association
Location: Conover, North Carolina
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 828-466-2760
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North American Meat Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers, Packers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-587-4200
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National Pork Board
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Foodservice, Retailers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 515-223-2600 / 1-800-456-7675
National Pork Producers Council
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 515-278-8012
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National Poultry and Food Distributors Association
Location: St. Mary’s, Georgia
Great for: Distributors, Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 770-535-9901
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National Turkey Federation
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Foodservice, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-898-0100
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North American Meat Institute
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Slaughterers, Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-587-4200
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Ohio Pork Council
Location: New Albany, Ohio
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 614-882-5887
Red Angus Association of America
Location: Commerce City, Colorado
Great for: Breeders, Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 940-387-3502
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Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Great for: Breeders
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 817-625-6241
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U.S. Poultry and Egg Association
Location: Tucker, Georgia
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers, Breeders
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 770-493-9401
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United Braford Breeders
Location: Tyler, Texas
Great for: Breeders
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 361-296-4415
United Egg Producers
Location: Johns Creek, Georgia
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Audrey Wierson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 770-360-9220
Miscellaneous
Council for Responsible Nutrition
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Retailers
Contact name: Carl Hyland
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-204-7674
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Food & Drug Law Institute
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Consumers, Distributors
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-222-0907
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Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-783-7960
Lead Association for Caterers in Education
Location: Chester, UK
Great for: Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0333 005 0226
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National Association of Margarine Manufacturers
Location: Park River, North Dakota
Great for: Consumers
Phone: 701-284-9467
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Distributors, Wholesalers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-872-0885
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National Cottonseed Products Association
Location: Cordova, Tennessee
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
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National Honey Board
Location: Longmont, Colorado
Great for: Consumers, Processors and Manufacturers, Foodservice, Retailers
Phone: (303) 776-2337
National Registry of Food Safety Professionals
Location: Orlando, Florida
Great for: Packers, Foodservice, Retailers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800-446-0257
National Renderers Association
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Food Science & Technology
Contact name: Heather Davis
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-683-0155
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Natural Products Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-223-0101 ext. 236
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North American Olive Oil Association
Location: Neptune, New Jersey
Great for: Consumers, Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Bob Bauer
Phone: 732-922-3008
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Pet Food Institute
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-791-9440
Private Label Manufacturers Association
Location: New York, New York
Great for: Retailers, Wholesalers, Processors and Manufacturers
Contact name: Barbara Cruz
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212-972-3131
Society of Human Resource Managment (SHRM)
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Great for: Everyone
Phone: 1-800-294-6745 (U.S.) / 703-548-3440, option 3 (International)
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Worcester County Beekeepers Association
Location: Massachusetts
Great for: Everyone
Contact name: Angela Hogue
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 508-277-5949
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Nuts, Seeds, and Beans
Almond Board of California
Location: Modesto, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 209-549-8262
U.S. Dry Beans Council
Great for: Consumers, Distributors, Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
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American Peanut Shellers Association
Location: Albany, Georgia
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 229-888-2508
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American Seed Trade Association
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Distributors
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-837-8140 / 888-890-7333
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American Soybean Association
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 314-576-1770
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Independent Professional Seed Association
Location: Fayetteville, Arizona
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Julianne Thompson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 870-336-0777
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Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa Soybean Promotion Board
Location: Ankeny, Iowa
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 515-251-8640
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Kentucky Soybean Association
Location: Princeton, Kentucky
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Debbie Ellis
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 270-365-7214
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National Institute of Oilseed Products
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Everyone
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-591-2461
National Pecan Shellers Assoc.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Great for: Foodservice, Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 678-298-1189
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Nebraska Nut Growers Association
Location: Valparaiso, Nebraska
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Retailers, Consumers
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Nebraska Soybean Association
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 402-441-3239
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North Carolina Soybean Producers Association, Inc.
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 919-839-5700
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Northern Nut Growers Association
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
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Ohio Nut Growers Association
Location: Ohio
Great for: Farmers and Producers
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Ohio Soybean Council
Location: Worthington, Ohio
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 614-476-3100
Peanut & Tree Nut Processors Assoc.
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 301-365-2521
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Southern Peanut Growers
Location: Canton, Georgia
Great for: Everyone
Contact name: Leslie Wagner
Phone: 770-751-6615
Peanut Institute
Location: Albany, Georgia
Great for: Everyone
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 229-888-0216
Texas Pecan Growers Association
Location: Bryan, Texas
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 979-846-3285
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United Soybean Board
Location: Chesterfield, Missouri
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: 800-989-8721
California Walnut Board
Location: Folsom, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 916-932-7070
Prepared Foods
American Frozen Food Institute
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Everyone
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-821-0770
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Frozen Food Council of Northern California
Location: Tres Pinos, California
Great for: Consumers
Contact name: Mary Ann Winkle
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 831- 637-8561
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Refrigerated Foods Association
Location: Marietta, Georgia
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 678-426-8175
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Seafood
California Fisheries and Seafood Institute
Location: Sacramento, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Distributors, Wholesalers, Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 916-441-5560
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National Shellfisheries Association
Great for: Food Science and Technology
Contact name: Linda Kallansrude
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 631-644-0348
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Spices & Condiments
American Spice Trade Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers
Phone: 202-331-2460
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Association for Dressings and Sauces
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Distributors, Equipment Suppliers
Phone: 678-298-1181
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National Association of Flavors and Food-Ingredient Systems
Location: Neptune, New Jersey
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers, Ingredients, Foodservice
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 732-922-3218
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Sugar
American Sugar Alliance
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-351-5055
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American Sugar Cane League
Location: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 985-448-3707
Beet Sugar Development Foundation
Location: Denver, Colorado
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 303-832-4460
Sugar Association
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-785-1122
Wine, Beer, & Spirits
American Malting Barley Association, Inc
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Contact name: Michael P. Davis
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 414-272-4640
Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association
Location: Philo, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 707-895-9463
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Beer Institute
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Phone: 202-737-2337
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Brewers Association
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 303-447-0816 / Toll Free: 888-822-6273
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Calaveras Wine Association
Location: Murphys, California
Great for: Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 209-728-9467
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California Beer and Beverage Distributors
Location: Sacramento, California
Great for: Distributors, Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers
Phone: 916-441-5402
Carnero Wine Alliance
Location: Vineburg, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Distilled Spirits Council of the USA
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Processors / Manufacturers
Phone: 202-628-3544
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El Dorado Winery Association
Location: Placerville, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 530-409-8688
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Family Wine Producers of California
Location: Sacramento, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Processors and Manufacturers, Retailers, Consumers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 916-498-7500
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Livermore Valley Wine Grape Commission
Location: Livermore, California
Great for: Consumers, Farmers and Producers
Phone: 925-447-9463
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Long Island Wine Council
Location: Riverhead, New York
Great for: Consumers
Phone: 631-722-2220
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Master Brewers Association of the Americas
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Great for: Processors and Manufacturers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 651-454-7250
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Mendocino Winegrape & Wine Commission
Location: Ukiah, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Contact name: Bernadette Byrne
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 707-901-7629
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Monterey County Vinters & Growers Association
Location: Monterey, California
Great for: Everyone
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 831-375-9400
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Napa Valley Vintners Association
Location: St. Helena, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Contact name: Roman Montanez
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 707-963-3388
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New York Wine and Grape Foundation
Location: Canandaigua, New York
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 585-394-3620
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Oregon Brewers Guild
Location: Portland, Oregon
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 971-270-0965
Oregon Wine Board
Location: Oregon
Great for: Everyone
Oregon Winegrowers Association
Location: Portland, Oregon
Great for: Farmers and Producers
Phone: 503-228-8336
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Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association
Location: Aptos, California
Great for: Everyone
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 831-685-8463
Silverado Trail Wineries Association
Location: Napa, California
Great for: Consumers
Sonoma County Wineries Association
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers, Consumers
Phone: 707-522-5840
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Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America
Location: Washington, DC
Great for: Wholesalers, Distributors
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-371-9792
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Wine Institute
Location: San Francisco, California
Great for: Farmers and Producers
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