In order to actively stay on top of the latest trends as well as the needs of retailers, food manufacturers, chefs and home cooks, we have joined, sponsor or are affiliated with the following organizations:

• American Institute of Wine and Food (AIWF)
• Chicago Restaurant Pastry Competition
• Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA)
• FLOCERT (Fairtrade Certified products)
• Food Trade Sustainability Leadership Association (FTSLA)
• Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition
• International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP)
• International Association of Food Industry Suppliers (IAFIS)
• International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)
• House Purveyor of the James Beard Foundation
• Specialty Food Association (Formerly the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade - NASFT)
• National Ice Cream Retailers Association (NICRA)
• National Association of Flavors and Food Ingredient Systems (NAFFS)
  
• New England Ice Cream Restaurant Association (NEICRA)
• Organic Trade Association (OTA)
• Pastry Chicago
• Pastry Live Compeition & Seminars
• Research Chefs Association (RCA)
• Retailer's Bakery Association (RBA)
• San Francisco Professional Food Society
• The Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO)
• Women Chefs & Restaurateurs

• Alliance For Illinois Manufacturing
• Loyola Family Business Center
• Illinois Manufacturers Association (IMA)