This is a list of food industry trade associations. A

trade association A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partic ...

is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific

industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...

. An industry trade association participates in

public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. ...

activities such as

advertising Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a product or service. Advertising aims to put a product or service in the spotlight in hopes of drawing it attention from consumers. It is typically used to promote a ...

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

political donations Campaign finance, also known as election finance or political donations, refers to the funds raised to promote candidates, political parties, or policy initiatives and referendums. Political parties, charitable organizations, and political ac ...

lobbying In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying, which ...

and publishing, but its focus is collaboration between

companies A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...

. Associations may offer other services, such as producing conferences, networking or charitable events or offering classes or educational materials. Many associations are

non-profit organizations A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

governed by

bylaws A by-law (bye-law, by(e)law, by(e) law), or as it is most commonly known in the United States bylaws, is a set of rules or law established by an organization or community so as to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authorit ...

and directed by officers who are also members.

Food industry trade associations

A

* American Cheese Society – promotes and supports American cheeses, including

artisan An artisan (from french: artisan, it, artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand. These objects may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative art ...

and specialty cheeses * American Frozen Food Institute – trade association and

group for manufacturers and distributors of frozen food * American Mushroom Institute * American Pie Council *

Assured Food Standards Assured Food Standards is a United Kingdom company which licenses the Red Tractor quality mark, a product certification programme that comprises a number of farm assurance schemes for food products, animal feed and fertilizer. The scheme is subje ...

* Australian Food and Grocery Council

B

* Bread Bakers Guild of America * British Apples and Pears - the national trade body in the UK for the apple industry. *

British Sandwich Association The British Sandwich & Food to Go Association (BSA) was founded in January 1990 and is based in Chepstow Chepstow ( cy, Cas-gwent) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is l ...

– aims to improve the sandwich industry by setting standards and rewarding excellent sandwich manufacturers and retailers in the annual

Sammies The Sammies are annual awards given by the British Sandwich Association to sandwich manufacturers and retailers. Winners Though there are many awards, the main ones are included below. BSA Award The BSA award is given for outstanding achievement ...

annual awards event

C

* California Avocado Society * Canada Beef * Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency * California Beer and Beverage Distributors *

Canadian Cattlemen's Association The Canadian Cattlemen's Association is an advocacy group promoting the interests of cow-calf producers, feedlots, and packers in the Canadian beef industry. Throughout its history, the CCA has worked to improve market access for Canadian beef p ...

* Canadian Meat Council * Canadian Pork Council * Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association * Consumer Brands Association * Cornish Pasty Association * Canadian Veal Association

E

Efficient Consumer Response {{Notability, date=July 2022 Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) is a joint trade and industry body working towards making the grocery sector as a whole more responsive to consumer demand and promote the removal of unnecessary costs from the supply ...

* Europatat

F

* Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations * FEFANA *

Florida Citrus Mutual Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) is the industry trade group representing the citrus industry in the U.S. state of Florida. The group was established in 1948 and claims a membership of 3000 growers. It is led by a 21-member board of directors, elected ...

* Food and Drink Federation (UK) * Food Federation Germany *

Food Products Association The Food Products Association (formerly the National Food Processors Association or NFPA) was the principal U.S. scientific and technical trade association representing the food processing industry until 2007. FPA was headquartered in Washington, ...

* FoodDrinkEurope * Freshfel Europe

G

* Grain and Feed Trade Association *

Grocery Manufacturers Association The Consumer Brands Association (CBA), formerly the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), is a United States-wide trade association for manufacturers of consumer packaged goods (CPG). The CBA represents companies that manufacture food, bever ...

Guild of Bangladeshi Restaurateurs Guild of Bangladeshi Restaurateurs is a national trade association for owners of UK-based Bangladeshi restaurants and caterers. Premise Guild of Bangladeshi Restaurateurs was established by a group of caterers in 1994. The association has memb ...

I

Idaho Potato Commission The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is a marketing board that represents the potato growers of the U.S. state of Idaho. The group's main initiative is ''Grown in Idaho'' — a collective trade mark program for marketing Idaho-grown potatoes, product ...

Independent Restaurant Coalition The Independent Restaurant Coalition is a US trade group formed during the COVID-19 pandemic by independent restaurateurs and chefs. During the pandemic the group lobbied local, state and federal governments for relief after their businesses were ...

* International Association of Engineering and Food *

International Association of Operative Millers International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) is an international organization founded in 1896 which promotes the advancement of education and training opportunities in the grain milling industries. The group was formerly known as the Assoc ...

* International Bottled Water Association *

International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association ThInternational Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA)is a nonprofit trade association, founded in 1964. Focused in the dairy, deli, and bakery industries, they promote growth through the exchange of ideas, inspiration, and information. They’ve ...

International Food Information Council Founded in 1985, the International Food Information Council (IFIC) is a nonprofit organization supported by the food, beverage, and agricultural industries. According to the Center for Media and Democracy, "In reality, IFIC is a public relations ...

J

* Juice Products Association

L

* Local Authority Caterers Association * Love Irish Food

M

Meat Industry Association of New Zealand Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted, farmed, and scavenged animals for meat since prehistoric times. The establishment of settlements in the Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of animals such as ch ...

Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association The Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association is a group of pork pie manufacturers in the Melton Mowbray area of England, UK. The association was set up in 1998 with the aim of helping to protect the Melton Mowbray pork pie recipe. Product protection ...

* Montana Stockgrower's Association *

Mutton Renaissance Campaign The Mutton Renaissance Campaign was founded in 2004 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) to advocate for the consumption of mutton (and not lamb) by Britons. The King, whose favourite dish is mutton, also aimed to support British sheep farme ...

N

* National Cattlemen's Beef Association *

National Chicken Council The National Chicken Council (NCC) is a non-profit trade association based in Washington, D.C. that represents the interests of the United States chicken industry to the United States Congress and United States federal agencies. The association ch ...

National Confectioners Association The National Confectioners Association is an American trade organization that promotes chocolate, candy, gum and mints, and the companies that make these treats. NCA lobbies the American government in favor of the confectionery industry, evaluate ...

* National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association *

National Hot Dog and Sausage Council The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) is an American trade association that promotes the hotdog, hot dog and sausage industry. It was founded in 1994 by the American Meat Institute. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Eric Mittenth ...

National Registry of Food Safety Professionals National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) is a food safety certification for the restaurant, hotel, and quick service industry business administered by Environmental Health Testing. NRFSP was founded in 1998 through partnerships betwe ...

National Restaurant Association The National Restaurant Association is a restaurant industry business association in the United States, representing more than 380,000 restaurant locations. It also operates the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The associa ...

National Turkey Federation The National Turkey Federation (NTF) is the non-profit national trade association based in Washington, D.C., United States, representing the turkey industry and its allies and affiliates. NTF advocates for all segments of the turkey industry, pr ...

National Yogurt Association The National Yogurt Association (NYA) was a non-profit trade organization in the United States that represented the manufacturers and marketers of live and active culture yogurt Yogurt (; , from tr, yoğurt, also spelled yoghurt, yogourt or ...

* Natural Products Association *

North American Meat Institute The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) is a non-profit, industry trade association formed in 2015 from the merger of the ''American Meat Institute'' (AMI) and the ''North American Meat Association'' (NAMA). It is headquartered in metropolitan Wa ...

North American Meat Processors Association The North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) was an industry group for meat processors, packers, and distributors. It was a nonprofit, membership-based group with significant presence in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Its Executive ...

North American Olive Oil Association The North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA) is a trade association of producers, packagers and importers of olive oil. The organization was established in 1989. Certification of olive oil quality The North American Olive Oil Association of ...

P

Potato Council AHDB Potatoes, previously known as the Potato Council, is a trade organisation that aims to develop and promote the potato industry in Great Britain. Previously an independent non-departmental public body, it has been a division of the Agricult ...

* Processed Vegetable Growers' Association *

Produce Marketing Association The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) is a global trade association whose 2200 members represent the full supply chain of the produce and mass-market floral industry, from seed producer to supermarket A supermarket is a self-service shop o ...

S

* Scotland Food & Drink * Scotty Brand Ltd * Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters * Specialty Coffee Association of Indonesia *

Specialty Food Association The Specialty Food Association, Inc. (SFA) is membership-based trade association in the United States representing 3,000+ member companies. The SFA was established in 1952 to foster trade, commerce and interest in the specialty food industry in the ...

Specialty Wine Retailers Association The Specialty Wine Retailers Association (SWRA) is a group representing the wine retail industry who work for the free movement of wine across state lines, whose stated goal is that any adult consumer in any state should be allowed to legally purcha ...

T

TURYID The Turkish Restaurant & Entertainment Association (''Turizm Restaurant Yatırımcıları ve İşletmecileri Derneği'', or TURYID) is the national restaurant association for the wider restaurant industry in Turkey. The association exists to dev ...

U

* U.S. Poultry & Egg Association *

United States Brewers' Association The United States Brewers' Association was a trade organization that existed from 1862 to 1986. Founding The impetus for its founding was provided by the institution of federal taxation during the American Civil War. A group of New York brewers, al ...

*
Uzbekistan Food Industry Association

W

* The Washington Restaurant Association * The Water Dispenser & Hydration Association * Wisconsin Restaurant Association * World Apple and Pear Association * Worldwide Food Expo

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Food industry trade associations Lists of trade associations

Trade associations A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partici ...

Food industry trade associations

A

B

C

E

F

G

I

J

L

M

N

P

S

T

U

W

See also

References