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Member Only Benefits

FPSA offers programs, services, and resources that support members’ success, visibility, and growth.

Networking

One of the major reasons companies join an association is for networking opportunities. Who you know is as important as what you know. FPSA offers opportunities for like-minded professionals to share experiences, ideas, and best practices through committees, Councils, and Networks.

Professional Development and Education

FPSA offers materials for professional development and technical education either at no-cost or for a reduced fee.

Free only to members:

  • Food Processing Buyer’s Guide
  • Economic Advisor Newsletter
  • Postings on Job Board
  • Mentoring
  • Webinars
  • Model Sales Contract

Reduced fee only for members:

  • Trend Studies
  • 180 Skills Courses
  • 3-A Sanitary Standards

Cost Savings Programs

FPSA has leveraged the tremendous purchasing power of our members to negotiate several affinity programs and other benefits to help maximize your budget by saving money. These programs support members’ pursuit of operational and safety excellence at better rates than they could typically get on their own, which is particularly helpful for small to medium size businesses. FPSA members have access to excellent services from these partners who understand our industry’s unique needs:


Transparent Energy
Transparent Energy for FPSA Members will:

  • Manage the entire process, which includes vetting all suppliers, gathering historical energy usage, preparing and distributing a request for proposal (RFP), gathering all vetted suppliers to compete for your business, conducting the reverse auction, and facilitating the execution of the contract between you and the winning supplier.
  • Not charge any upfront costs to the member and if you are not completely satisfied with the auction results, you do not have to contract with the winning supplier.
  • Discount their services to all members participating in the program.

FPSA encourages you to reach out to Jonathan Le at (945) 218-2185 or [email protected], to learn more about their process and how your organization can benefit from it.  Or to learn more about Transparent Energy please visit www.transparentedge.com.

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3-A Sanitary Design Program

(FPSA members receive a 50% discount on the Sanitary Standards). FPSA and its members have been involved in developing and using 3-A Sanitary Standards for hygienic equipment design for decades. Today, FPSA proudly continues to support 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. and its dedication to advancing hygienic equipment design for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries to promote food safety and the public health.

Yellow Corporation 

Yellow Corporation's brands (Holland, New Penn, Reddaway, YRC Freight) has one of the largest, most comprehensive LTL network in North America with local, regional, national and international capabilities. Through its teams of experienced service professionals, Yellow offers industry-leading expertise in flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial, and retail goods with confidence.

As a benefit of your membership, you receive customized Association savings discounts!

MYYELLOW.COM
[email protected]
1-855-892-3435

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Discounted Legal Services Program

This members-only benefit program will allow FPSA members to engage the services of Barnes & Thornburg attorneys at a considerably discounted rate. Legal guidance presented as part of the program will include intellectual property counseling, contract review and negotiations, customs, NAFTA and import matters, and labor/employment law matters with other areas to be added in the future. We hope that you will take advantage of the expert legal services from one of the country’s most prestigious law firms – all at a discounted rate. To access this FPSA Member Benefit, please log in to our members' only website, then go to “Cost Savings Programs for FPSA Members” to find the contact information for this program.


Staples

  • Members receive proactive price protection (even retroactive) with guaranteed lower prices compared to Amazon Prime, Office Depot and WB Mason
  • 3% additional discount on all orders greater than $250
  • Professional printing services (forms, signs, posters, stationery, etc)
  • Free next day shipping
  • 30% discount at Avis and Budget on car rentals
  • Up to 70% discount at over 400,000 hotels, access unpublished member rates and discounts at brand name boutique hotels and resorts
  • Up to 50% off drive-up parking with ParkWhiz

To access this FPSA Member Benefit, please log in to our members' only website, then go to “Cost Savings Programs for FPSA Members” to find the contact information for this program.

P3 Cost Analysts

P3 Cost Analysts is a nationwide cost reduction firm. With over 30,000 client locations nationwide and 30+ years of history, P3’s expert analysts focus on saving clients both money and time in a variety of operational expense categories, including:

  • Utilities
  • Telecom
  • Waste and Recycling
  • Uniform/Linen
  • Merchant Processing
  • Small Parcel Shipping
  • Vendor Payments
  • Managed Print
  • Property Tax

When P3 saves clients money, they simply split the savings with them each month. If there are no savings identified, there is no fee. To date, P3 has saved hundreds of millions for tens of thousands of client locations around the country.

Consider this service “forensic accounting” on a risk-free basis. P3 audits clients’ invoices looking for errors, overcharges, and refunds and only share in the savings after they successfully deliver them to the client’s bottom line.

Click here to learn more or feel free to contact Matt Thiele ([email protected]) at 414.688.0916.

 

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